Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Key Takeaways Check with your healthcare provider before taking milk thistle supplements, as it could lower blood sugar and alter estrogen levels. Avoid milk thistle if ...

Every January, the same wave of "detox" promises rolls in. Juice cleanses, detox teas, charcoal capsules and liver "resets" all sell a familiar story: you overdid it over Christmas, your body is full ...

What is the best milk thistle supplement? The liver is one of the body’s most critical organs. It protects us from toxins that are around us — heavy metals, chemicals, preservatives and contaminants ...

Liver conditions including toxin-induced damage and hepatic cirrhosis; and Dyspepsia. Milk thistle is one of the most frequently sold herbal products in the United States, with retail sales reaching ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Any thoughts on milk thistle supplements in fatty liver disease that was diagnosed by an ultrasound due to elevated AST and ALT levels? — B.S. Answer: Milk thistle (sylmarin) has had ...

We’ve all been there–getting up from the table after an evening of eating and drinking with that unpleasant feeling of heaviness. Not to mention the fact that stress–inevitable at such a busy time of ...