How should I take milk thistle for cleansing??

Question

I just bought some Solor Ray Milk thistle from my local health food store and I'm looking for some advice on how I should take it to cleanse my liver. Once a day? twice? For what duration - 1 month? 2 months? Should I supplement this w/ anything else?

For the past six years I've drank almost every weekend, maybe sometimes 4 times a week, usually anywhere from 2-7 or8 drinks a night. I've planned to stop drinking for the next month just to see if my energy levels increase. It seems like my immune system has been week as I've been really fatigued and catch colds easily. I normally take a multi-vitamin and try to drink a lot of water, workout (lift weights) 2-3 times a week

Any advice will be much appreciated

The Solaray Milk thistle i bought contains 175 mg of Silymarin. Also I just started drinking about 3+ cups of green tea a day.

sonofstar:
You mentioned to add walking to my exercise, regimen to aid in removing toxins; I take it bicycling or light jogging will do the same? correct me if I am wrong.

I forgot to add that I play basketball a couple times a week .

Thanks all for your replies

Answer 1

You have already received some good advice. I take Milk Thistle for a month or two each year. I take a third of a daily dose of somewhere between 500 and 600mg with each major meal. Lemon helps to detoxify as does Turmeric. Milk Thistle seems to have become a standard treatment for liver detoxification and for the treatment of liver complaints.

Answer 2

Milk thistle is good for a liver cleanse as is Dandelion. I would have chosen it in a form where I could have made it into tea because your liver is going to have to process the pills.

To begin with, follow the dose on the package. Drink plenty of water and add long walks to the weight lifting. Walking helps to move toxins out of the body.

Remember, it took you a while to load up your liver. It will take time to detox it.

Answer 3

first talk to a doctor or your doctor. Milk Thistle is good for the liver one 500 gel cab. at night and one in the morning. Thats twice a day. No drinking. Milk Thistle is not a claenser. its a blocker to help the liver. Before you take this ask a doctor first.

Answer 4

not exactly sure about the amount of milk thistle, but i do know for certain, that half a lemon juice in hot water, in the am before you eat anything will help clear your liver out also..
good luck ..

another good thing to get your body back in balance would be 1-2 tblspn raw unpastuerized apple cider vinegar in a glass of water in the am and the pm..

Answer 5

Always follow directions on bottle. Add garlic slowly that will clean the yeast you grow also.When you can take 20 a day your clean.Garlic is OK to take as much as you want it is food.