Milk Thistle Holista 150 mg - 240 gel capsules

The liver eliminates toxins from the blood, metabolizes alcohol and drugs, promotes the production of bile, etc. It is involved in the production of hormones, the secretion of bile, the release of glucose into the blood so that the body can have constant energy, etc. Unfortunately, however, the liver is exposed to various attacks on a daily basis – stress, an unhealthy diet with too many sweets, fatty and refined foods, alcohol, smoking, use of inappropriate cosmetics, polluted air, etc.

Milk thistle is the #1 natural liver support. The active compound in its composition, to which it owes its effects, is called silymarin. Silymarin is a unique flavonoid complex, a source of silybin, silydianin and silyrizin. The active flavonoid complex silymarin was discovered in 1968 by a group of German scientists. Since then, hundreds of studies have been conducted on silymarin. Today, it is present in the monographs of the German Commission E, which contains the most accurate available information on the safety and efficacy of herbs. There, silymarin is recognized as an effective means of prevention or concomitant treatment of cirrhosis, hepatitis, fatty infiltration caused by alcohol and other toxins, etc.

How does silymarin work?

→ It scavenges free radicals that can damage cells. It has at least ten times more powerful antioxidant activity than vitamin E.
→ Increases glutathione in the liver by more than 35% in healthy individuals and by more than 50% in rats. Glutathione is the most important cellular antioxidant responsible for detoxifying a wide range of hormones, drugs and chemicals. High levels of glutathione in the liver increase its ability to detoxify.
→ It stimulates protein synthesis in the liver and thus promotes the production of new liver cells to replace damaged ones.
→ Inhibits the synthesis of leukotrienes (inflammatory mediators) that provoke the development of a wide range of diseases, including psoriasis.

The Holista product (part of Natural Factors, Canada) contains milk thistle extract, which is of exceptional quality! It can be taken both preventively and as a complementary remedy to the main treatment.