protecting ur liver

[edvedr]

what do u guys use for liver protection....i always use ALA....do u think its pointless to add more...like milk thistle and liv52...and the ala as well....or do u think adding more will def be better than just ALA

[rado]

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I only use thistle and R-ala...

[jenergy]

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do you all like liv.52?

[mick-G]

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I use the milk thistle, r-ala, and liv 52 depending on the cycle. Main thing is to drink plenty of water and i also like to drink the green tea.

[DIRTY_SOUTH]

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I use 1500mgs ALA/ed and thats it....but I've been known to miss a few days too.

[BM]

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I just use Vitamine Shoppes brand of liver protectant that has Milk Thisltle and other stuff in it also. Blood work has always been fine.

[TRAM]

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GREEN TEA DOES WONDERS WEATHER YOU NOTICE THEM OR NOT

[blink]

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I use R-ALA and NAC, or I'll use Liv52

[badasz32]

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milk thistle, and the ala that is in my creatine.

[John Benz]

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I've always used milk thistle...just now trying the Liv-52.

[YellowJacket]

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Milk Thistle & NAC.... research is beginning to show the significant effects green tea has on liver cell re-generation as well.

Heres one, it involves drinking but shows green tea's effects on preventing OS.

Biol Chem 2002 Mar-Apr;383(3-4):663-70 Related Articles, Links


Green tea extract protects against early alcohol-induced liver injury in rats.

Arteel GE, Uesugi T, Bevan LN, Gabele E, Wheeler MD, McKim SE, Thurman RG.

Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7365, USA.

Oxidants have been shown to be involved in alcohol-induced liver injury. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that the antioxidant polyphenolic extract of green tea, comprised predominantly of epigallocatechin gallate, protects against early alcohol-induced liver injury in rats. Male Wistar rats were fed high-fat liquid diets with or without ethanol (10-14 g kg(-1) day(-1)) and green tea (300 mg kg(-1) day(-1)) continuously for 4 weeks using an intragastric enteral feeding protocol. Mean body weight gains (approximately 4 g/day) were not significantly different between treatment groups, and green tea extract did not the affect average concentration or the cycling of urine ethanol concentrations (0-550 mg dl(-1) day(-1)). After 4 weeks, serum ALT levels were increased significantly about 4-fold over control values (35+/-3 IU/l) by enteral ethanol (114+/-18); inclusion of green tea extract in the diet significantly blunted this increase (65+/-10). Enteral ethanol also caused severe fatty accumulation, mild inflammation, and necrosis in the liver. While not affecting fat accumulation or inflammation, green tea extract significantly blunted increases in necrosis caused by ethanol. Furthermore, ethanol significantly increased the accumulation of protein adducts of 4-hydroxynonenal, a product of lipid peroxidation and an index of oxidative stress; green tea extract blocked this effect almost completely. TNFalpha protein levels were increased in liver by alcohol; this phenomenon was also blunted by green tea extract. These results indicate that simple dietary antioxidants, such as those found in green tea, prevent early alcohol-induced liver injury, most likely by preventing oxidative stress.

[supasaiyan99]

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Funny...At work my co-worker went and had some blood work done a few weeks ago after he stopped taking 1-AD for 1 week. he got his results this morning. The results were very bad. So he asked the doc about Milk thistle. The Doc told him all those over the counter stuff are B.S. The only thing that works is eating the actual plant. he said the same thing goes with tea. You need to boil the actual leaves to get the real benefits.

[John Benz]

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YellowJacket...great post brother. Have any recommendations on brands and source for NAC and green teat extract?

[John Benz]

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Funny...At work my co-worker went and had some blood work done a few weeks ago after he stopped taking 1-AD for 1 week. he got his results this morning. The results were very bad. So he asked the doc about Milk thistle. The Doc told him all those over the counter stuff are B.S. The only thing that works is eating the actual plant. he said the same thing goes with tea. You need to boil the actual leaves to get the real benefits.

Sorry, but doctors are some of the most ignorant and misinformed people on the planet when it comes to OTC supps. Most of the blame is due to the large pharmaceutical companies who stand to lose billions if they cannot downplay the therapeutic benefit of OTC supps.

All the lab tests showing beneficial results of milk thistle extract (silimaryn) were done with the powder or extract. And current studies indicate you can hardly get adequate therapeutic effects from drinking green tea. Extract is far more condensed and works better. You need to download a copy of the audio-tape or CD "Dead Doctors Don't Lie!"

[edvedr]

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great post thanks YJ