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| Registered User | Need liver supporting supplement for my father My father takes Lipitor (Atorvastatin) due to high cholesterol (as well as 100mg CoQ10 due to statins ability to block formation of CoQ10 in the body). The problem is that his liver reading are all slightly high and he would like to bring them back into normal range. He has tried a supplement containing milk thistle, dandelion, and artichoke, as well as Liv52, lecithin and aloe vera juice without success. Is there any supplement/ drug which he should try, which won't cost a fortune? Opinions, please. |
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| Registered User | what dosage is he using on the liv52? |
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| NutraPlanet NinjaMonkey Rep Board Sponsor | You could do some bulk Milk Thistle, Grape Seed Extract and NAC. Also some ALA if you want too. Then cap it for him, and it shouldn't be too expensive. |
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| Avant Research Rep Board Sponsor | Milk Thistle, NAC, ALA, and SesaThin. Avant Research Representative http://avantresearch.com/ AR products at NP rodja@avantresearch.com B.S. Exercise and Sports Science (M.Ed. in progress), NSCA-CPT, Pro MMA Questions? Comments? I am a PM away |
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| Registered User | Try Sam-e also. Supposed to be awesome for liver health, and many other things, including mood. A little expensive, but totally worth it IMO. |
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that being said: 3 caps of liv52 is not gonna cut it... i would bump it up to 3 caps twice daily. its also sold under 'livercare' which you may be able to find easier (and cheaper) regular milk thistle is sh1t... use a silybin phytosome. its a patented extract, so you should be able to get it through any number of companies. @ 200-300mg daily also PicroMax if you can find it... again, i patented extract. any number of companies will sell it. @100mg daily also daily consumption of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables. high on the fiber, low on the starchy carbs and completely cut out the trans fats. if his bloodwork doesnt normalize after a month or two, hes gonna have to try another drug. | |
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how high was his cholesterol? whats his diet & exercise regimen look like? | |
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He is a vegetarian who gets some exercise every day, usually walking about 30 minutes a day. There just seems to be bad genes for cholesterol, blood pressure and liver health on his side of the family. | |
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have you looked into life support from AI along with CL's orange triad for daily supplements almost all from 2 products? life support would help with liver, cholesterol, etc etc etc orange triad, sam-e, and life support would be a killer stack for general health and by getting rid of all the other products, would prob. be around the same price. Iron is my greatest friend. Iron never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends come and go, but 200lbs will always be 200lb. ~ Henry Rollins Ralph4u2c is a fictitious character so far fetched that my name isn't even Ralph and in no way reflects the views of Thermolife --- Thermolife Rep. | |
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i think the supps i outlined will probably help... but i dont think you should underestimate the importance of adequate nutrition (both macro & micro). correcting deficiency states might be able to drop it to the point where he might be able to drop his medication dosages....which in turn would have a sparing effect on his liver im a vegetarian btw... if he has the typical 'bad vegetarian' diet (high in starchy carbs, processed foods, low in protein, etc) that should be corrected... trans fat is a 100% no go... that needs to be cut out totally. he should keep his saturated fat on the lower side too, but also make sure he is getting enough to begin with as sat fat intake tends to be lower in vegetarians. make sure he's taking a good multi... also have his serum vitamin D levels checked. make sure they are checking blood calcidiol (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) ask him if he knows how much fiber he's taking in every day... correcting inadequate soluble fiber intake can have a pretty significant effect on cholesterol. | |
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