Milk thistle question

[beatle]

Does anyone know if it should be taken with food, or on an empty stomach?

[Popeye]

Milk thistle question

Before food is what it says on my bottle...

[beatle]

Milk thistle question

Thanks, I guess that means on an empty stomach?

[vlad]

Milk thistle question

I always took it with food, but then I can't hack it anyway and have ended up drinking milk thistle tea.

[periwinkle]

Milk thistle question

beatle,
my research says that it is best absorbed on anempty stomach.

pperiwinkle

[vlad]

Milk thistle question

I my milk thistle tea first thing in a morning before anything else.

[vlad]

Milk thistle question

:yuk:

[beatle]

Milk thistle question

Thanks Peri, that's what I thought, but I couldn't find it supported anywhere, and then I oticed that a lot of multi supplements have milk thistle in them, and they are supposed to be taken with food.

vlad, why can't you hack the mt?

[periwinkle]

Milk thistle question

vlad, I have also read that the only side effect identified with it is diarreha. But that is only supposed to last for the first couple days. What have you experienced. I would imagine that the tea might not taste so good.

[beatle]

Milk thistle question

I heard it is much better to take milk thistle in a tincture form. I guess that is true of almost any herb, actually. But that is 1) much more expensive and 2) usually only comes in a base of grain alcohol (thanks, but no thanks!).

I did try it once, though, when I found a tiny $9 bottle of alcohol-free stuff. You put 30 drops in water and drink it. It tasted fine. Not particularly offensive, anyway (like valerian-- ugh!).

[vlad]

Milk thistle question

beatle;476633 wrote:
vlad, why can't you hack the mt?

It makes me nauseous.

[vlad]

Milk thistle question

periwinkle;476643 wrote: I would imagine that the tea might not taste so good.

The tea is OK, as it also has lemon and limeflower in it. It is a drink designed to have first thing in the morning after a heavy night out - hence its name Morning Detox.

[beatle]

Milk thistle question

vlad, I have been taking milk thistle for years, tried many brands, and only one ever made me nauseous. Maybe you should try another brand? I suggest the MWO stuff-- I've done a good bit of comparison shopping based on both physical experience and value for money, and the MWO stuff wins hands down. (It is very concentrated, so you get about 2 caps worth (of other brands) in each cap of the MWO stuff. It also has dandelion root and artichoke, I think, which I know is supposed to work in synergy with the milk thistle, but I suspect it also makes the mt less harsh on your tummy.)

[beatle]

Milk thistle question

p.s. I know I sometimes sound like an MWO advert, but actually, I only use specific products from MWO which have stood the stringent beatle test. In fact, I get the majority of my supps elsewhere-- but the ones I get from MWO are unique and, in mho, absolutely superior.

[Determinator]

Milk thistle question

good call Beatle, and supporting a good cause to boot!

thank you for reminding me to reorder my milk thistle