The health benefits and uses of milk thistle.
Milk thistle is a herb that has been used for over 2,000 years to promote health and
heal certain conditions in the human body.
It comes from a plant with the botanical name Silybum marianum and usually has purple flowers
with shiny pale green leaves.
Nowadays milk thistle is usually dried and added to tablet supplements to treat a wide
range of health problems, especially when it comes to cleansing the liver.
In today's video I'm going to the highlight the 10 main health benefits of milk thistle
and how you can use this at home.
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1.
Benefit 1: Detoxification Milk thistle contains a group of phytonutrients
called silymarin.
These are powerful detoxifying agents because they help your liver remove toxins that we
get from foods like pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals we absorb from cleaning
products etc…
If you are a smoker or drink alcohol, the silymarin in milk thistle will help your liver
remove these chemicals from your body so that they cause less damage.
2.
Liver Healing If you are overweight around the belly area,
you likely have insulin resistance and a fatty liver.
Consuming freeze dried milk thistle regularly helps to heal the hepatic liver cells from
existing damage.
This is why it's often used to support weight loss and in preventing type 2 diabetes.
3.
Antioxidant The phytonutrients in milk thistle are also
antioxidants, which help to protect your body from free radicals and the damaging effects
of aging.
I always recommend getting a mixture of herbs into your diet like this on a daily basis
to help prevent premature aging of the body and loss of collagen.
4.
Kidney Health In addition to cleansing the liver, it also
has been shown to improve kidney health and helping to eliminate toxins through your urine.
This is beneficial if you have consumed lots of alcohol, soda drinks or refined fruit juices
in the past, and may help to prevent kidney disease.
5.
Gallbladder Health Traditionally milk thistle was used to help
prevent and dissolve gallstones.
It helps improve the function of bile, the liquid that your liver and gallbladder makes.
Bile helps to break down fat from the foods that you eat, detoxify chemicals, support
digestion and prevent blockages like gallstones from forming.
6.
Thyroid Milk thistle also helps improve the conversion
of thyroid hormones (T4 into T3) preventing problems like Hashimoto's, underactive thyroid
and thyroid nodules.
These hormones are mostly made inside the liver and the kidney, so you can see the connection
here.
7.
Depression Studies also show that taking milk thistle
3 times per day can improve depression.
This may be due to the fact that milk thistle reduces oxidative stress to the brain, and
also helps the liver break down amyloid plaque that can impact brain health.
8.
Cancer Chemotherapy patients often take milk thistle
throughout the day to work alongside their medical treatment.
By supporting the liver and providing antioxidants, it can reduce some of the harmful effects
of chemo on the body, and help trigger the destruction of cancerous cells.
9.
Varicose Veins By supporting liver function, milk thistle
has also been shown to reduce high levels of estrogen in the body, which is the culprit
behind varicose veins.
If you suffer with dark, bulging, twisting veins in your legs then this may help to prevent
them from worsening, along with a liver cleansing diet such as keto.
10.
Prostate Enlargement Finally, if you are a man who suffers with
an enlarged prostate you may find that you have to pee regularly during the night, and
have problems with erectile dysfunction.
This can be caused by high levels of estrogen in your body.
Milk thistle helps your liver to detoxify this excess estrogen and bring your hormones
back into balance.
How To Use Milk Thistle
Unlike other herbs, the extract of milk thistle is not the most effective.
The best way is to use the entire herb in its whole form, as the stalks, leaves, roots
and flowers are all edible.
You can purchase this in freeze dried form if you wish.
It's important to note that the healing compounds in milk thistle are quickly removed by the
liver so it's important to consume this multiple times per day to allow it to work through
your system.
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