Any recommendations for Probiotic Brands or Milk Thisle brands that have improved your fatty liver ?

[SarahG23]

Recommendations please.

[Travelgoldies]

I use milk thistle brand from Britishsupplements.net and I swear by it being the most effective I’ve ever taken. They don’t add nasties in their supplements, you can check and read about them online and also read reviews to make your decision.

Wished they sell probiotics, so with that I buy from Nutriadvanced.

Good luck!

[Plan9Mars]

I use Life Extensions brand of supplements. US based. Check out their web site at Lef.org.

They also publish a number of scientific articles and publications.

[nash2 Partner]

Hi Sarah

That is actually a more complicated question than you may realize. There is some evidence that milk thistle may be helpful but it is fairly slim. The larger problem is that you never know what you are actually getting as few herbal products are exactly what they say and there generally is no quality control. A better choice might be one of the silymarin extracts which claim to be standardized. The compound does have some liver effects but one thing to be aware of is that it is processed by the CYP450 detoxification system so is an additional workload for the liver and can interfere with some drugs so a mixed bag.

With probiotics everyone's gut grows its own unique population so there is no universally helpful mix. We don't have any inexpensive way to predict what cocktail would be best for you but not a lot of risk other than to your wallet to try some as they will likely just die if not right for your system. A wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables will expose your gut to a range of organisms and reinforce those that suit you.

[Livmar in reply to nash2]

Hi Wayne, I could not agree more. I feel we have what is best in what Mother Nature provides for us and that is an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables to help us heal.

[Shelby17]

I like Solgar milk thistle capsules. You can get them in most health stores and amazon.

[sophiaS1980]

I don't care how pure milk thistle claims to be, it isn't control, i wouldn't trust any stores, not even health stores, health stores is a billion dollar establishment just as pharma companies, good luck!

[SevereFattyLiver]

My hepatologist told me not to take milk thistle.

[SarahG23 in reply to SevereFattyLiver]

did he mention why not