Milk thistle

2 January 2007

January is kind of like 'the morning after the night before' - all month, depending on how wildly you let yourself go in December! Very gently, its time to give your liver a little TLC in the form of a herbal tonic (more about liver detoxifying nearer to Spring!)

Milk Thistle is a liver strengthener, which is what you need after Christmas. It not only actually repairs damage caused by excessive alcohol intake, but its lesser-known qualities are as an antioxidant more powerful than vitamin E and an anti-viral against colds and flus. It also stimulates bile production to aid fat digestion and protects against refined carbohydrate and other types of food-allergies. It's also a natural anti-depressant... what more could you need to start the year off with the right attitude?

Roberta Stimson, m.b.r.c.p., mach.rt

Practitioner of Holistic and Preventative Medicine