Monday, August 13, 2007

try milk thistle...it really works!

i had my first "annual" physical in three years last week and apparently i'm very healthy! my good cholesterol (hdl) is way high, my bad cholesterol (ldl) is quite low, and my overall cholesterol and cholesterol/hdl ratio are both remarkably good. all my blood cell counts are normal, and apparently my thyroid, kidneys, and liver all function very efficiently. my doctor actually hand-wrote "excellent" on my copy of my lab results that i got in the mail. matt recently has his blood work done too and his results were just like mine. now, the reason i'm telling you all this is not just to disclose too much personal information, but because, by all rights, neither of our livers should be anywhere near the well-oiled machines that they both apparently are, and i credit milk thistle. as long as i've known matt, he's taken this obscure supplement. he told me, and several other people have since, that many brewers take milk thistle because it supports and enhances liver functioning, and brewers tend to drink a lot of beer. having similar tendencies myself, i started taking it about a year ago. and lo and behold, it works! so i'm writing this post as advice for any of you who also enjoy ample portions of beer and wine: milk thistle...it does a body good.

23 comments:

jenn said...

i've read that about milk thistle before, but was characteristically skeptical. perhaps i will try it now...at the very least, it sounds like it's not doing you any harm.

Anonymous said...

First of all, Congratulations, again!! and it was great seeing you and celebrating with you. It was a GREAT time!!!!!!!!

But is repsonse to your blog, Yeah for youand Matt and your good health(s)!!! But as for the milk thistle, what exactly does it do?? It sounds great, I just am unclear. I don't think I had bad cholestral or blood pressure last time I checked, and I stay in pretty good health. So I'm always tempted by supllements, but never sure which would help me inparticular. Like they say you need certain dosages of vitamins, etc, but if you don't eat the exact amounts, and don't supplement your intake, what difference does it really make in your life? I don't want to sound cynical, I've just never figured out the way to choose the best supllement/s for myself, and am curious. (I know non-standard supplements like milk thistle are not reccomended specifically, but often have great unknown properties, I just don't know how to choose). Anyway, I'm just curious. : )

marissa said...

jj-i know that homeopathic/alternative doctors often prescribe milk thistle to reverse liver damage in people who already have that problem. and i know that lots of brewers take it because they have to stand around and sample their product throughout the day. and i know that i put my liver through a lot and it is still quite well. so i guess my evidence is more circumstantial than scientific. but like jenn said, even if it isn't what is helping, it isn't doing any harm.

Anonymous said...

Sorry if I sounded unbeleiving; I'm not, I'm sure it is very good for everyone, beer drinkers included. I guess I get confused on what supplements are best for me (versus other people's needs). Thanks for the info!!

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