NOW Foods Supplements, Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg with Artichoke and Dandelion, Double Strength, Supports Liver Function*, 100 Veg Capsules

Everyone in our family takes milk thistle and we have used this brand for a long time. There is no after taste with these, easy to swallow and I found the quality to be consistent. We use these as a liver support supplement. I give them to my dog as well. She is medium size dog and I give double dosage a few days prior and after she is vaccinated or gets flea/tick/heartworm preventive. All of us have had healthy liver results when doing blood work and for that I am grateful and believe this is part of the reason.

I use this to support liver detox and health. Our bodies are bombarded with toxins and our livers can really start to struggle. I like the blend of ingredients in this one. I usually take it at bedtime.

I've had some chronic myofacial pain in glutes and legs and I've found Flavinoids and flavolignins can really help you heal. Apparently, I had some fibrosis / extra clotting going on as I got older (i.e. 58 ish). Milk thistle extract is one of many you can take (silymarin is a bunch of flavolignins, I believe; I also take diosmin / hesperidin and some quercetin (stay below 500 mg or so daily / resveratrol; ORAC energy greens) and extra vitamin C. This regimen along with stretching and exercise reversed or is cutting down on my sitting pain / neuropathic pain in the legs and glutes (i.e. less "sciatica") and reduced fibrosis in the muscles/veins, etc. I also supplemented with enzymes nattokinase / serrapeptidase and lumbrokinase, too, taken between meals to help with possible fibrin (or other amyloid type deposits) in veins / tissues. This milk thistle extract is a good addition to the above substances as a source of favinoids. I do believe these promote healing and proper tissue remodeling / regeneration which may go awry as we age and don't heal properly without the correct supplementation. One thing for men to be aware of - silymarin might cause gymecomastia “man boobs” if used too long (Larger / tender) - so be aware. I was not compensated for this review.

I'm an optometrist and I see an acupuncturist for health maintenance. I bring this up because living in Hawaii, a lot of my patients enjoy the outdoors, and daily, I'll see eyes with yellow conjunctiva and diagnose that as a pinguecula. This change in the conjunctiva is usually due to sun damage or excessive eye rubbing. I recommend sunglasses and lubricating eye drops to prevent pinguecula progression. I, myself, am also a surfer and suffer from the same problem. My acupuncturist says the yellowing was from some kind of dysfunction in my liver. I ignored that.At 35 years old, I noticed my metabolism slowing down, I changed my diet to strictly Pesca-vegetarian, gluten free, and vegan diet. I've become very conscious how my body reacts to foods, products, and the environment with this lifestyle change. Eight months since this change, I wanted to keep my liver healthy and my acupuncturist recommended milk thistle. A week into taking my supplements daily, I found the whites of my eyes. Yay. Bright! I was stunned because this was such an unexpected benefit. I may recommend milk thistle to the right candidate in the next eye exam.End note, my pinguecula is still there but a much better improvement in conjunctiva health. I'll keep updated on any further noticeable benefits.

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Coming from someone who realistically probably has internal issues from drinking so much when I was younger. It seems to make me feel better and be a very legit product. I’ve been using it for a couple of years now. I’ve just recently added another liver cleanse product. That’s called liver cleanse.These morning and night in those at lunch seems to work outstanding. This is an a bad product In it of itself.

only have to take two. easy to swallow. good price. order handled quick and perfect

Now foods is an honest and quality company. We've been buying a lot of supplements over the past 9 years, due to several chronic ailments, and have some a lot of research. We don't buy all of Now products, because thyy don't have all of the products that meet all of our needs, but they are the company that the largest portion of our supplements are from. They have fair prices, too.