In addition to that, drinking green smoothies and eating more vegetables and fruits are beneficial. In your green smoothie, you can use celery, apples, an avocado, whole beets, baby spinach, flax seed, cucumbers, red seedless grapes, kale, tangerines, oranges, bananas, and other fruits and veggies and mix and match to taste. MOST of us to not eat enough green leafy vegetables and making a green smoothie is a great way to increase your intake every day.
Other supplements in a good quality multiple or as individual supplements could be zinc, vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin D3, vitamin B12, vitamin A.
Dan
A LINK on Milk Thistle below:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/508159-does-milk-thistle-cleanse-the-liver/
Another link on Milk Thistle:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/485291-does-milk-thistle-help-to-rid-the-body-of-toxins/
EXCERPT:
Does Milk Thistle Help to Rid the Body of Toxins?
Jul 5, 2011 | By
If you want to detoxify, milk thistle may be a good aid.
This herb enhances your liver function, which in turn helps your body rid itself
of toxins. Milk thistle has a 2,000-year history of use for treating liver
ailments and is the best-researched plant for treating liver disease. However,
the herb's liver-protective potential still needs more scientific investigation,
notes the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. This herb
can have side effects and interact with medicines, so consult a doctor before
using it.
Effects
Milk thistle has three effects on your liver. It blocks
the entrance of toxins by binding to the outside of your liver cells, it helps
regenerate dead or dysfunctional liver cells, and it has free-radical scavenging
action. This scavenging action helps prevent damage due to pollutants and toxins
by preventing free radical damage.
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Use
Milk thistle theoretically may be used to counter toxic
effects of alcohol, nicotine, carbon monoxide pollutants, cadmium, poison from
the death cap mushroom and dry-cleaning fluid, according to "The Complete Herbal
Guide," by Stacey Chillemi and Michael Chillemi. It also may be effective
against liver damage due to acetaminophen, radiation, iron overload and
phenylhydrazine and is purported to rid your liver of accumulated digestive
byproducts and unwanted fats. If you want to take it, seek a standardized milk
thistle product that has 100 to 200 mg silymarin per dose. To support liver
function, the recommended dose is 100 to 200 mg silymarin twice a day.
Standardized products will state silymarin values. Silymarin is the main active
ingredient in milk thistle.
Status
In the United States, the National Institutes of Health
advises you that there is not enough scientific evidence to recommend milk
thistle for uses such as death cap mushroom poisoning, liver damage due to
excess alcohol consumption, liver disease caused by chemicals and hepatitis.
Germany's Commission E, that country's regulatory body for herbs, approves milk
thistle for treating liver complaints along with gallbladder complaints and
dyspeptic symptoms like bloating and heartburn.
Considerations
Milk thistle can cause gastrointestinal side effects as
well as allergic reactions. It also may lower your blood sugar levels. If you
are diabetic, hypoglycemic or take supplements or medicine that affects your
blood sugar levels, do not take this herb without consulting a doctor. Milk
thistle may be harmful if taken with acarbose because it can raise the risk for
adverse effects from this drug. It may interfere with the action of
phentolamine. It also may have estrogen-like effects, so do not use it if you
have a hormone-sensitive condition like breast cancer.
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