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15/09/2023

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04/08/2023

If you’ve ever heard anything about milk thistle — a prickly plant named for the white veins on its leaves — it might be that it can help your liver detox . Widely available as a supplement, you can get it as a powder, in capsules, or as an extract.
Here’s what the science does say:
1. Support liver health
Their is evidence showing that silymarin’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties can help reduce liver damage and inflammation in people with certain liver diseases, like alcoholic liver disease.
2. Balance your blood sugar
Got type 2 diabetes? The silymarin in milk thistle has the potential to lower your fasting blood sugar levels and HbA1c as well as improve insulin sensitivity.
Milk thistle isn’t a substitute for diabetes meds though.
3. Calm an upset stomach
One of milk thistle’s traditional uses is easing indigestion. There’s not a ton of evidence showing that it actually works, but herbal medicine regulators in Germany do list milk thistle as a possible treatment for a sour stomach.
4. Promote brain health
We’re not saying you should count on milk thistle to protect you from Alzheimer’s or anything. But silymarin’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties might protect your noggin from the damaging effects of free radicals, which could promote healthier brain function as you age.
5. Help fight acne
Plagued by pimples? Silymarin’s antioxidant properties just might help boost the effectiveness of other proven treatments. People who took 140 milligrams silymarin and 100 milligrams doxycycline capsules daily for 8 weeks showed a reduction in acne lesions.
6. Keep your cholesterol in check
Making milk thistle part of your healthy cholesterol regimen (eating right and exercising, naturally) might be beneficial: One study found that folks who took the herb to manage their diabetes had lower cholesterol levels compared to those who took a placebo.
7. Ease asthma symptoms
FYI, experts haven’t actually studied the effects of milk thistle on asthma in humans. But asthmatic mice who were given silymarin experienced less airway inflammation than those who didn’t get the stuff, one study found.
8. Support immune health
Both animal and human research has shown that milk thistle extract can boost the body’s immune system response. Still, if you’re looking for a supplement to help defend against germs, you’ve got some other options that are backed by a little more evidence.
9. Starve off bone loss
Silymarin’s antioxidant properties might exert a genetic influence that helps prevent bone loss and encourages the growth of healthy new bone, giving milk thistle promise as a treatment for osteoporosis, some rodent research shows.
10. Boost breast milk production
Limited findings suggest that silymarin could encourage the body to produce more prolactin, the hormone involved in making breast milk.
11. Increase the effectiveness of cancer
This is a big maybe. But limited test tube research suggests that silymarin has the potential to make cancer treatments like chemotherapy more effective.

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04/08/2023

28/07/2023

Redefining Nutrition Advice
The mainstream understanding of nutrition is overdue for an update. Decades of advice centered on calorie-counting and reducing 'dangerous' fats have left us with more questions than answers.
🍔 We've been conditioned to fear certain foods - red meat, eggs, dairy. But these foods are nutrient-dense powerhouses, the very foods our ancestors thrived on. Instead, we're sold on processed 'low-fat' substitutes, with nutrients stripped away.
🥑 The narrative that calories are the root of our health problems is flawed. Not all calories are created equal. It's not just about energy intake, but the QUALITY of that energy. Calories from protein, vitamins, minerals, essential fats = GOOD.
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🍞 Unfortunately, 'empty' calories dominate the modern diet. Refined grains, sugars, and fats contribute to energy overload without providing the nutrients we need. This leads to a cycle of constant hunger, overeating, and ultimately, disease.
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⚖️ Yes, being overweight is a significant health risk. But focusing solely on weight overlooks the dangers of visceral fat, which can afflict thin individuals too. It's a silent consequence of a poor diet, high in empty calories.
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💔 The real villain? Insulin resistance. It's the harbinger of most chronic diseases and is directly related to diet. But the spotlight rarely falls on it. We're told to count calories, but what about managing our insulin response?
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🌽 It's a grim irony: the very diet advice touted as 'healthy' – low-fat, high-carb, calorie-counting – has led to an epidemic of insulin resistance. We've swapped nutrient density for energy density, and our health has paid the price.
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💪 A healthy diet isn't a war against your body. You can't fight hunger with willpower alone. Winning the health battle involves embracing satiating, nutrient-dense foods. It's about the right nutrients, not just fewer calories.
🌱 We need to redefine our understanding of nutrition. It's time to champion a diet that emphasizes whole foods and nutrient density over processed, energy-dense foods. Long-term health is not about deprivation, but nourishment.
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🥩 We evolved eating nutrient-rich foods like red meat, seafood, eggs, dairy. It's time we return to these roots and dismiss the fear-mongering around them. Remember, it's not just about energy. It's about the nutrients

31/05/2023

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30/05/2023

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