Showing posts with label milk of thistle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label milk of thistle. Show all posts

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Milk Thistle Prevents Fat Cell Growth

Milk thistle is known for it's benefits in the liver. Milk thistle is also beneficial when it comes to weight loss. Some people may not know this fact, but the liver plays a huge part in the metabolism of fat cells. Milk thistle was shown in a study to actually prevent fat cells from maturing.

Milk of thistle actually has the ability to prevent fat cell growth and maturation in your body. This is beneficial for those who want to lose fat. Milk thistle also decreased the chance for new fat cells to form. As you may know, if fat cells form in your body they cannot go away. They only increase in size or decrease in size. Those who lose weight will experience a decrease in the size of their fat cells. In people who gain weight, the fat cells increase in size and mature and new fat cells form.

What you want to do is prevent new fat cells from forming and decrease the size of the ones that you already have in your body. Milk thistle has been proven in a study to do just that for you.

Milk of thistle is so beneficial to the body. If you want to get the full benefits, you should use milk thistle extract.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Lose Weight With Milk of Thistle

Milk thistle is a plant that has thistles which contain milk. This thistle milk has medicinal properties. It has been used as a liver tonic for many thousands of years. Milk thistle is also said to help with weight loss.

Does milk thistle work?

I have taken milk thistle and I can say that I believe it did work for me. I didn't get any lab work, so I cannot confirm 100%, but from the way my body felt, I think it did work. We'll look into how milk thistle helps with weight loss.

As I stated milk thistle is known for being beneficial to the liver. The liver is supposed to get rid of toxins in the body. The liver is the cleanser. Sometimes the cleanser gets over-worked and too many toxins take over. Most people's livers are working in overdrive right now, especially those people who drink and smoke. You don't have to drink and smoke though for your liver to be overwhelmed. There are toxins in just about everything.

So what helps the liver out when the liver has too much work? Milk of thistle can cleanse the liver and give it a boost. When the liver is cleansed and gets this boost, your metabolism will speed up.

Toxins are so bad for your metabolism. They can slow your metabolism by 20%.

Another way milk thistle helps with weight loss is that it helps lower your blood glucose levels. When you eat processed foods (white bread, white rice, donuts, potatoes) your blood sugar spikes and falls. This prevents your body from burning fat. Milk thistle helps control your blood sugar levels so that your body can resume burning fat.

If you want to take milk thistle for it's medicinal benefits, it's best to take milk thistle extract.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Swanson Vitamin's Milk Thistle Review

I bought Swanson Vitamin's Milk Thistle and would like to share my experience.

It costed $6.69 and it was 80% silymarin standardized. 98% of customers would recommend it to a friend.

I bought this milk thistle because I read a study about milk thistle and fat on liver which basically stated that milk thistle will cleanse your liver, get rid of fatty liver (fat on liver), and through this it will boost metabolism. I was looking for a metabolic boost from milk thistle.

I did feel that this milk thistle helped detoxify. I was losing weight at the time. I lost 5 lbs in one month. I was taking some other herbs too and doing 30 minutes of cardio each day. I would take the milk thistle once in the morning and then once right before going to sleep.

The milk thistle didn't interfere with my sleep at all. It may have helped me sleep a little better, but certainly didn't prevent me from sleeping. I also felt that the milk thistle didn't give me more or less energy throughout the day. There are no stimulants in milk thistle.

I was able to lose weight and I feel like this milk of thistle extract gave my metabolism a boost that I needed. I would definitely take it again and I would encourage others to try it, especially if you are someone who smokes or drinks. Those toxins are not good for the body and you should cleanse your liver with milk thistle so that it's able to function normally again.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Milk of Thistle

What is milk of thistle?

Milk thistle is a medicinal herb that is used as a liver tonic. It can be used to treat a wide range of liver, gallbladder, and kidney issues. Milk thistle extract silymarin is particularly useful for health benefits. Milk thistle has been proven to improve liver function.

Some benefits of milk thistle include:
  • Liver health/protection
  • Heartburn
  • Lower blood sugar
  • Weight loss
  • Digestive problems
  • Depression
  • Induce menstrual flow
  • Hangover

In one study, milk of thistle was shown to improve liver laboratory data in participants who had hepatitis C. More information is needed about milk thistle in this area. Hopefully there will be more people who will take the time to conduct research on milk thistle.

One thing is for certain: There is a reason milk thistle has been used for more than 2,000 years for liver disorders. It's because milk thistle promotes health liver function.

Milk thistle can also be used to boost the metabolism. Since the liver metabolizes fat, it's important that your liver is optimally functioning if you want to burn fat. Milk thistle has been shown to raise the metabolism.

Fatty liver is a condition where there are fat deposits on the liver. Many people in America have this problem without knowing. Milk thistle is the perfect herb to treat this issue. Milk thistle has been very effective against fatty liver deposits.

Milk thistle also help prevent aging because of it's powerful antioxidant properties. Milk thistle is used for diabetes because it helps to control blood sugar.

This is another reason why milk thistle is good for weight loss. When you eat processed foods (foods in packages), starches, and simple carbs your blood sugar spikes. This prevents your body from being able to burn fat. Instead, it promotes fat storage. Milk thistle can remedy this problem for you.

If you want to use milk thistle for it's medicinal benefits, you should get a milk thistle extract silymarin 80% standardized. That way you can be sure to get all of the medicinal benefits.