Liver Fat

Review by D. C. Rennie:

I have been a wine lover for many years. I can drink quite a bit more than you average guy. It is not out of the question to drink 8-10 glasses of wine in a day. I always drink at night after work and never had any negative effects on the job as I can function fine the next day. The problem came a year ago when in a routine physical my doc did blood tests and my liver function tests showed VERY elevated levels…like over 3-4 times what they should be. I didn’t pay heed much but did taper my drinking for awhile.

Time went by, I put it out of my mind and when I really did try to control my number of drinks I again went to a doctor to explore my options. I took another liver function test and they were all sky high. He asked me to reduce my drinking and return in 2 1/2 weeks to repeat the tests. I immediately researched fatty liver and started to find that this product had a lot of buzz on the internet. I ordered it priority overnight shipping and I also went to Trader Joe’s and bought Milk Thistle. I took the recommended dose for the next 2 1/2 weeks and returned to get my blood tested again. My liver enzymes were all down significantly in just 2 weeks! To make it more amazing I did reduce my drinking some but was still drinking 4-6 a day. When my doctors and the nurses told me that this was something they have never seen in patients that fast when they stopped drinking. They said “I don’t know what you are doing, but keep doing it!” That was enough for me. I continued to take these as well as 1000 mg of milk thistle a day since and I can not believe how much better I feel. I still struggle to moderate drinking but this product clearly made me feel better by helping my liver detoxify my system. I definitely recommend this for any reason you have to think your liver function is compromised from medications or other toxins we all put in our bodies!

Review by Rig-A-Ma-Jig:

With the above average experience that comes from a many year odyssey in our American medical system (Ignore Ketama, as that’s only my Summer residence!) and being treated by those mostly dim witted personel in that profession, and their litany of mistakes and just plain stupid screw ups, I finally picked up Hep C. Not only was I bitter over this, but it was preventing me from continuing the ongoing treatment I was going for to begin with, because of the elevated liver enzymes my blood tests revealed, I couldn’t continue my regular medications! This continued for several months, with the levels only dropping a few points every couple of months, with some dietary improvement changes. Then, they wanted me to seek out this & that specialist when I decided to see what I could try on my own first, when I ran across LIV.52, and looked into some studies on that, and more importantly, what users were saying about it. Satisfied it was worth trying, I picked up some shortly before an upcoming blood test–VERY shortly. In fact, I had 17 days until my next test,by the time I received it, and did not expect any results that soon, and figured it would take until the next test around 30 days later, if no improvements were made. I started by taking 2 caps a day, as directed, for 7 days to see if I tolerated it okay, and that was fine, so I went up to 3 caps a day, for the 10 days prior to the test. (I read where others with elevated enzymes usually took 4 caps a day, since 2 caps is really just meant as a preventative dose for those that want to maintain a normal, toxic free liver, and don’t have any elevated enzyme counts to begin with, and a disease free liver.) As I said, over several months my enzyme counts dropped a few points with each consecutive blood test, yet were still VERY high on the previous test, done on 2/2/09, with an AST level of 127 (Normal range is 14 to 48), and an ALT level of 150 (Normal range is 7 to 58), so you can see they were quite high. After 2 caps per day of LIV.52, for 7 days, then, 3 caps for 10 days, I had my blood pulled on 4/6/09, about 2 months after the previous test, and my AST level was 74, and my ALT level was 90, still higher than normal, but a vast improvement as you can see. There is NOTHING else to attribute this to but the LIV.52, so I’m a believer. Now, I’m back on my regular treatment path, and my next blood test won’t be for 5 months, and I’ll continue on the LIV.52, and I’ll try to remember to update this with those results, which I hope and expect will be much better still, and quite possibly within the normal range. This was all my doing, and the bottom line is that you can ONLY count on yourself for what’s right for you. Don’t get me wrong, as a whole, the medical profession has made great strides, and there are some personel doing great things, but any ‘discoveries’ are huge team efforts usually, after years of research and millions or billions of dollars spent, and the great doctors & surgeons you hear of are few and far between, leaving most no more competent than your average moron, or worse. Still don’t believe me? Well, believe this: The forth leading cause of death in the United States is from medical mistakes. Yes, you heard it right, look it up, then, say they aren’t “morons”! I believe the last count has it at 249 people a day, dead from medical “MISTAKES”, think about it, then, take care of yourself, you’ll live longer. And, if you have high liver enzymes, LIV.52 works, it’s not one of the many worthless herbal preps out there. Plus, it’s pretty cheap, and through Amazon, I got it pretty fast too, just about a week I think.

Good Luck & Health!

Review by Heather L. Parisi:

STANDARDIZED SILYMARIN IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO, AND THIS PRODUCT ISN’T STANDARDIZED!!!!

IN A NUTSHELL: VERY SAFE BUT THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS COME ONLY FROM STD. DOSE

The current scientific literature shows that Milk Thistle, standardized to 80% “Silymarin”, in doses of about 600 mg. per day offer therapeutic benefits in the maintenance of a healthy liver.

Specifically, clinical research has shown that; Alcohol-related liver disease, Hepatitis, Liver cirrhosis and Gallstones are conditions that standardized Milk Thistle has been shown to improve over a period of at least 8-12 weeks of continued use.

CAUTION:

Bear in mind that some of the above conditions are potentially fatal, and all are serious. Therefore, the care of a qualified physician is necessary, and the use of any product should NOT be considered to be an adequate self-treatment as a cure or preventative.

HAVING SAID THAT: WHOLE HERB MILK THISTLE IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD LIKE BREWER’S YEAST OR WHEAT GERM – NOT A MEDICINE WHICH STD. SILYMARIN IS!!!!!

Standardized Milk Thistle, UNLIKE the product being offered here, is very beneficial to people who take presciptions drugs, are exposed to environmental toxins or that have concerns about the health of their Liver. Fortunately, Milk thistle is among the safest herbs one can consume, but STANDARDIZATION for Silymarin is essential if a therapeutic effect is desired.

ABOUT BRANDS: MANY DECENT BRANDS – BUT STANDARDIZATION IS ESSENTIAL

Yes, of course I think “Nature’s Way” is tops and “Now” is excellent, but the “Swanson Superior Herbs” product, which is standardized for 80% silymarin, is the one on my shelf. Honestly, for me, this is a matter of cost, and the Swanson product costs less than half as much as the Nature’s Way product. Occasionally, Swanson runs buy 1 & get 1 free promos for this specific product. That is when I get mine, generally I buy 3 and get 3 free. Bear in mind, the product being offered here is not standardized, but Swanson does offer it under the label of “SWANSON SUPERIOR HERBS” – “MILK THISTLE” and it is available at this site, right now.

WHY & HOW TO TAKE MILK THISTLE:

I take 3-4 capsules of Swanson Superior Herbs – Standardized Milk Thistle per day, on an empty stomach. I take Milk thistle because I take a large number of prescription medicines, and have for over twenty years. Naturally, I wish to help keep my Liver healthy, and this is one way I believe that I can. I do my own research, and my only motivation is the continued health of my family and myself.

INGREDIENTS: EACH CAPSULE= 250 MG.[80% SILYMARIN] + 250 MG. RAW MILK THISTLE HERB

[PLEASE NOTE: I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY PRODUCT OR COMPANY - BUT I DO PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT EXACTLY AS YOU MIGHT]

Review by D. Wiseman:

My experience with this SPECIFIC product is this: I had a liver test done for some reason a couple years back and the doctor told me my liver enzymes were pretty high. I did some research and found out about milk thistle. I started taking the 500 mg version (this product above) and just happened to get sick two weeks later for an UNRELATED ISSUE. I was in the emergency room and they did a test on my blood and I asked them what my liver enzymes were. They told me my enzymes were just fine and when they compared them to the scores from just 2 weeks earlier, they scratched their heads and said that was impossible. THIS PRODUCT IS JUST AS GOOD AS THE STANDARDIZED… DON’T LISTEN TO THE BAD REVIEW.

Review by steven kayser:

No other reviews mention this, but this product is only 1/2 milk thistle (what you would expect) and 1/2 blessed thistle (not mentioned for some reason) per the ingredient label. Blessed thistle is noted for other positive benefits, but none are particularly liver-related, and it is not the same thing as milk thistle. I was somewhat confused why it is included in this product. Nature’s way is a good company, but note that you are only getting about 1/2 the milk thistle you are probably expecting when you order this product…

Review by prissycat:

I purchased this for my dogs after they receive heart worm prevention every month. So far, the one that seems to react to the medication has been very good (no throwing up). Will stay with this program and think it will benefit them.