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Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) contains a group of compounds known collectively as silymarin. Silymarin has been shown in studies to be one of the most effective liver-protective substances known to science.
Silymarin is a potent antioxidant. It is ten times stronger than Vitamin E This antioxidant activity protects the liver and other parts of the body from the harmful effects of free radicals, a group of toxic compounds which cause cellular damage.
Milk Thistle / Silymarin also helps to protect the liver from free radicals by stimulating the production of glutathione. Glutathione forms the basic foundation for building several powerful antioxidant
enzymes. Like Vitamin E and silymarin itself, these enzymes convert highly toxic free radicals into harmless compounds.
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