by: March 31, 2025
(NaturalHealth365) The liver weighs about three pounds – a small fraction of the average adult’s body weight. This remarkable organ plays an outsize role in sustaining life and health – with a daily “to-do” list that includes cleansing the blood of toxins and bacteria, producing nutrients, creating bile, and regulating blood sugar. Unfortunately, exposure to toxins and environmental pollutants can overburden the liver, leading to sluggish and inefficient liver function. This is where the humble milk thistle can come to the rescue.
A review in Food Science and Nutrition reports that milk thistle’s major bioactive compound – a flavonoid known as silymarin – supports liver function on multiple levels. You won’t want to overlook this versatile herb’s potential to renew and reinvigorate your liver health.
Silymarin in milk thistle has “remarkable” liver-protective qualities