Milk thistle works ,weight loss,liver detox
nicolebarnhill32
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Been taking milk thistle 175mg 2-3 times a day to detox my liver and I dropped 16lbs in @4 months and it brought my liver enzymes to normal levels!!!.
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I am sure it was the caloric deficit and healthier diet more than any supplement.17
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No it didn't.8
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I once stepped on a milk thistle. Hurt like hell.13
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YOOO !! one time I started to eat in a deficit and I, too lost weight.
I was like damn!8 -
wait-we are all telling how we lost weight right?1
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I haven't thought of using milk thistle for what ails me, but please realize that consistently staying in a small calorie deficit is what lost your 16 lb in 4 months. Yea you!5
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how did you test your liver enzyme levels. I want to test mine also?3
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It is sometimes part of routine blood work. Called the "metabolic panel". Elevated liver enzymes are sometimes a sign of cirrhosis, fatty liver, or infection. In all seriousness, there are studies that show silymarin, a substance derived from milk thistle, can block accidental poisonous mushroom ingestion that can damage the liver, and has been shown to help reverse cirrhosis. But it does absolutely nothing for weight loss.Therealobi1 wrote: »how did you test your liver enzyme levels. I want to test mine also?
This. My dog takes a Denamarin which is a combination of silybin and S-Adenosylmethionine, because his liver was failing. Got his enzyme levels back to normal and got him eating normally again. He's put on 10 lbs lol.6 -
Yes, I have a fatty liver and my enzymes were high, so I took the milk thistle and I lost. .. enzymes went back to normal too. It's not my calorie intake because,I vary drastically and go over alot.0
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nicolebarnhill32 wrote: »Yes, I have a fatty liver and my enzymes were high, so I took the milk thistle and I lost. .. enzymes went back to normal too. It's not my calorie intake because,I vary drastically and go over alot.
For any weight loss to occur , one must be at a calorie deficit. Regardless if they realize they are at a deficit or not
If you feel milk thistle caused your weight loss, fine more power to you. But it is irresponsible to create a thread stating the milk thistle caused your weight loss . Beginners often lurk these boards desperately seeking information. Someone could read this and really believe that all they need to do is take milk thistle to lose weight.
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nicolebarnhill32 wrote: »Been taking milk thistle 175mg 2-3 times a day to detox my liver and I dropped 16lbs in @4 months and it brought my liver enzymes to normal levels!!!.
Weight loss tends to improve NAFLD.
Because you lost weight, you cannot necessarily conclude that the milk thistle reduced your liver enzymes. It's more likely that your diet caused you to lose weight and the weight loss caused your liver enzymes to go down.
Congrats so far though, I hope you continue to do what you need to do and that your NAFLD doesn't cause you problems.
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zoeysasha37 wrote: »nicolebarnhill32 wrote: »Yes, I have a fatty liver and my enzymes were high, so I took the milk thistle and I lost. .. enzymes went back to normal too. It's not my calorie intake because,I vary drastically and go over alot.
For any weight loss to occur , one must be at a calorie deficit. Regardless if they realize they are at a deficit or not
If you feel milk thistle caused your weight loss, fine more power to you. But it is irresponsible to create a thread stating the milk thistle caused your weight loss . Beginners often lurk these boards desperately seeking information. Someone could read this and really believe that all they need to do is take milk thistle to lose weight.
Yes, you are right, it is both my healthy diet and MILK thistle combo..... I did forget to mention that in my original post but it is not just calories. I eat more calories sometimes and still lost weight . But I eat clean and healthy,lots of veggies,fruit,lean meat,nuts.
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nicolebarnhill32 wrote: »Been taking milk thistle 175mg 2-3 times a day to detox my liver and I dropped 16lbs in @4 months and it brought my liver enzymes to normal levels!!!.
Weight loss tends to improve NAFLD.
Because you lost weight, you cannot necessarily conclude that the milk thistle reduced your liver enzymes. It's more likely that your diet caused you to lose weight and the weight loss caused your liver enzymes to go down.
Congrats so far though, I hope you continue to do what you need to do and that your NAFLD doesn't cause you problems.
Thank you:) so far I'm doing great.0 -
nicolebarnhill32 wrote: »zoeysasha37 wrote: »nicolebarnhill32 wrote: »Yes, I have a fatty liver and my enzymes were high, so I took the milk thistle and I lost. .. enzymes went back to normal too. It's not my calorie intake because,I vary drastically and go over alot.
For any weight loss to occur , one must be at a calorie deficit. Regardless if they realize they are at a deficit or not
If you feel milk thistle caused your weight loss, fine more power to you. But it is irresponsible to create a thread stating the milk thistle caused your weight loss . Beginners often lurk these boards desperately seeking information. Someone could read this and really believe that all they need to do is take milk thistle to lose weight.
Yes, you are right, it is both my healthy diet and MILK thistle combo..... I did forget to mention that in my original post but it is not just calories. I eat more calories sometimes and still lost weight . But I eat clean and healthy,lots of veggies,fruit,lean meat,nuts.
Eating nutrient dense foods is fantastic but as others have pointed out, it is the calorie deficit that resulted in your 16 lb loss, not the milk thistle or the "clean foods" you are eating. It is impossible to lose weight unless you are in a deficit.
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It is sometimes part of routine blood work. Called the "metabolic panel". Elevated liver enzymes are sometimes a sign of cirrhosis, fatty liver, or infection. In all seriousness, there are studies that show silymarin, a substance derived from milk thistle, can block accidental poisonous mushroom ingestion that can damage the liver, and has been shown to help reverse cirrhosis. But it does absolutely nothing for weight loss.Therealobi1 wrote: »how did you test your liver enzyme levels. I want to test mine also?
Actually, milk thistle cleans the liver of all the harmful toxins so it works properly which causes weight loss with healthy diet.1 -
nicolebarnhill32 wrote: »
It is sometimes part of routine blood work. Called the "metabolic panel". Elevated liver enzymes are sometimes a sign of cirrhosis, fatty liver, or infection. In all seriousness, there are studies that show silymarin, a substance derived from milk thistle, can block accidental poisonous mushroom ingestion that can damage the liver, and has been shown to help reverse cirrhosis. But it does absolutely nothing for weight loss.Therealobi1 wrote: »how did you test your liver enzyme levels. I want to test mine also?
Actually, milk thistle cleans the liver of all the harmful toxins so it works properly which causes weight loss with healthy diet.
Which toxins, specifically, does milk thistle work on that your liver does not process on its own?
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That's a commercial page selling the stuff. That's not science.1 -
MissusMoon wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
That's a commercial page selling the stuff. That's not science.
You may want to read it again. Examine.com is one of the more reliable supplement information sites you can find on the internet and they do not sell any supplements.0 -
MissusMoon wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
That's a commercial page selling the stuff. That's not science.
You may want to read it again. Examine.com is one of the more reliable supplement information sites you can find on the internet and they do not sell any supplements.
Um, then why is there a shopping cart icon on the upper right corner? Why is there a link to their store, where they say they are the most trusted seller of supplements. Again, this site is not a scientific one...it's a supplement store.1 -
MissusMoon wrote: »MissusMoon wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
That's a commercial page selling the stuff. That's not science.
You may want to read it again. Examine.com is one of the more reliable supplement information sites you can find on the internet and they do not sell any supplements.
Um, then why is there a shopping cart icon on the upper right corner? Why is there a link to their store, where they say they are the most trusted seller of supplements. Again, this site is not a scientific one...it's a supplement store.
Examine.com is probably the most reliable database for unbiased reviews on supplements.
Last I checked they do not sell supplements.1 -
MissusMoon wrote: »MissusMoon wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
That's a commercial page selling the stuff. That's not science.
You may want to read it again. Examine.com is one of the more reliable supplement information sites you can find on the internet and they do not sell any supplements.
Um, then why is there a shopping cart icon on the upper right corner? Why is there a link to their store, where they say they are the most trusted seller of supplements. Again, this site is not a scientific one...it's a supplement store.
Um, I don't know what you're reading, but they do not sell supplements. Here, try their "About Us" page: https://examine.com/about/ They even specifically list the three products that they sell (hint: they're not supplements)0 -
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You can buy herbs and supplements at the Examine website. As you can at CVS, Walmart, Amazon. That doesn't necessarily make a supplement useless. Here is a Wikipedia link with positive remarks in regards to Milk Thistle, and a link there to one of it's active ingredients, Silymarin. And Wikipedia does not sell supplements.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silybum_marianum
And again, no, it will not help you lose weight.
Can you link me to a sales link at examine.com for any herb or supplement?0 -
You can buy herbs and supplements at the Examine website. As you can at CVS, Walmart, Amazon. That doesn't necessarily make a supplement useless. Here is a Wikipedia link with positive remarks in regards to Milk Thistle, and a link there to one of it's active ingredients, Silymarin. And Wikipedia does not sell supplements.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silybum_marianum
And again, no, it will not help you lose weight.
Orly? Please provide a link to their store where they sell herbs and supplements. That'd be great. Thanks.
As far as milk thistle - first of all, detoxes are a scam and do nothing beneficial. Second of all, there are no scientific studies showing any "cleansing" benefit of milk thistle. You do realize that Wikipedia is open source and can be edited by anybody, right? "Positive remarks in Wikipedia" do not equal science.1 -
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@MissusMoon & @Noel_57Sorry. Yes you are correct. When you click on the "store" or shopping icon, it shows "supplements" there. But I could not find anywhere where you can actually buy anything. So I am confused about the "Store".
This is what they sell:
(have to click learn more then scroll through the information about your selection for the link to buy it...the first one allows you to buy an individual guide based on your goals or all 16...the second one is a book...the third is a monthly subscription)
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