Life Extension Advanced Milk Thistle - With Silybin, Phosphatidylcholine and other Phospholipid - For Liver, Kidney Health & Detox - Non-GMO, Gluten-Free -120 Softgels

Phenomenal Product

A phenomenal product. It's a true shame that more medical doctors don't care to promote Milk Thistle for the liver. My AST levels dropped from an out-of-range 61 to a normal 20, and my ALT from an out-of-range 128 to a normal 26 in five months. It probably happened earlier, but that's when I got tested again. A strong recommend to anyone with a liver - especially those with livers under stress

127 persons found it helpful

Great product. My dog and I both take it!

Great product. I'm sharing this for anyone thinking about giving it to their dog as I had great luck. My large German Shepherd dog has liver issues so I decided to give her a human grade product. I gave her 2 of these a day for 6 weeks along with (2) SAMe 400 and to everyone's shock, her elevated liver dropped 300 points to almost normal. I changed her diet to a homemade cod diet which helped however I feel this Milk Thistle supplement was the strongest part of her amazing turnaround. I'm so glad I tried it out. Now I'm taking it too

68 persons found it helpful

Works Great, Phospholipid version or not

I have previously used for a year the slightly cheaper Life Extension European Milk Thistle without the Phospholipid delivery, which is 1 pill per day instead of 2 with this one taken at bedtime. I found that to work quite well, so I decided this time around to try the 'upgrade' with the phospholipid delivery. This one suggests two per day in split doses. They say that Silybin is difficult for your body to absorb. So they combined milk thistle extract with phospholipids for better absorption and bioavailability. While I cannot say whether its working better or not with the phospholipids, the small price difference and the potential for better performance and absorption would lead me to recommend this as the preferred version to try. I can say overall that all the life extension european milk thistle products are excellent and have worked well for my needs

61 persons found it helpful

Cleared hives/rash

I had a rash/hives that I believe came about as a result of eating berries that had been sprayed with pesticides, even though they came from a Farmers Market. Shortly after eating a bowl of these berries I broke out in a horrible rash all over my body. I have no food allergies and grew up eating berries, so I am only assuming they were tainted. Eleven days later and after taking Benadryl and a five day dose of dexamethasone, the rash/hives continued to cover my body causing welts and severe itching. In fact my doctor told me to stop taking the dexamethasone because it seemed to be doing more harm than good. On my own I started taking two capsules a day of Life Extension Milk Thistle and within four days the rash finally went away. I can't say for certain that the milk thistle resulted in the rash finally going away, but it does make sense that once my liver was cleansed my skin cleared. I will continue to take one milk thistle a day on a daily basis to keep my liver free of toxins

42 persons found it helpful

If you have any liver issues…you need this product

I have been taking Milk Thistle for several years for Hep C. I don't know for sure if the Milk Thistle is responsible, but my lab work now comes out almost completely normal. I believe the Milk Thistle is 100% responsible for this but I can't prove it. So...if you have liver issues, or even as a preventative measure, Milk Thistle certainly can't hurt

35 persons found it helpful

Not Cheap — But How Much Is Your Life Worth?

A member of our family constantly has had her liver enzymes score way too high. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for it. She exercises a lot, eats correctly, doesn't smoke, and constantly tries to take care of herself. Perhaps it is just a part of her personal aging process. Her primary physician recommended that she get on a Milk Thistle supplement, specifically the Life Extension brand, in order to see if taking this NON GMO product as directed would help detoxify her liver. Her first blood test after beginning this regimen showed a slight decrease in her liver enzymes. Hopefully this improvement will continue over time. Life Extension has always been highly regarded by her physician and we as a family order about 95% of our supplements from them. One of the features that we like about the company is that 99% of their products are manufactured in the U.S. None of this guesswork coming out of China

35 persons found it helpful

Labs results proves…

Lab results prove that LEF milk thistle works! Husband elected to get vaccines. Since then a host of problems including; elevated Liver Enzymes, Neuropathy and even lots of Blood Clots in his legs - which now have been removed. (thankfully his doctor has attended seminars about side effects and even clots) 3-4 months ago, knew the liver needed help, since levels kept increasing. Last week, liver labs re-tested and they are now in the Normal Range. Without a doubt will continue using twice a day - after all no one needs a fatty liver

30 persons found it helpful

Best Product for Hep C

I have done a fair amount of research on milk thistle products. I have found Life Extension Milk Thistle is by far the best product. "In addition to an optimal 80% standardization of the main active compounds, silymarin flavonolignans, Certified European Milk Thistle is further standardized to three highly active isomers: silibinins, isosilybin A and isosilybin B". According to the research I have done, the 80% standardization is very important in the processing of the herb. I'm not a scientist, but I do have Hep C and have for many years. I have had 2 failed interferon treatments, the last one in 2002. Since then I have done nothing except take milk thistle and even my Dr. is surprised at how well I'm doing/feeling. I can't endorse this product from a medical stand-point - I'm not a Dr. and have no formal medical training. All I know is that there is no other explanation for my well-being, except for this milk thistle. And my Dr. said there is NOTHING he could give me from the pharmacy that would help me. It seems that most products has 100mg to 250mg (on average) but Life Extension Certified European Milk Thistle contains 700mg. I've not been able to find any product like this one

28 persons found it helpful

This product caused severe depression and gastrointestinal upset

I don't know what it is about this product, but it caused severe depression and terrible stomach upset when I was taking it. I suspect the problem for me was caused by the phospholipid delivery system and perhaps a buildup of too much choline as a result, but the effects were just awful. After I made the connection between this product and what was happening, I discontinued it, of course. Taking this product was the only change that I had made in the supplements I normally take. It took 3 days to get back to baseline after stopping it. I don't normally have problems with milk thistle, as I've used the herb in the past without any problems. Again, I suspect the phospholipids were the culprit for me. So, buyer beware

26 persons found it helpful

Liver Issues Hero

Improved my ALT results by 100% but I only took 1/2 a dose daily for three months and reduced my prescription drugs. I was amazed as was my doctor. I bought two months supplies to keep current during Virus-19

25 persons found it helpful