Question about supplements

Tinyme

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Are all the supplements we take daily or cycles bad for our liver?

I know prohormnes and stuff are...
 
Depends on what you take, but many will not place undue stress on the liver.
 
Really it depends on what your talking about. Most basics like fish oil and multis don't. Some others may depending on what.
 
Yea it will be different for each supp you are talking about. Other than PH's if used at the suggested dosage and suggested time frame it won't put an overly about of stress on it.
 
As stated above, your staple supplements like creatine, fish oil, and other daily vitamins and minerals won't have an impact on your liver when taken in recommended doses. PH's are always outlined as being bad for the liver because many of them are methylated compounds - meaning they are designed to pass through the liver without being broken down so they can enter the body as a steriod. This process is very hard on the liver.

As far as staple supplements and natural anabolic products go, you shouldn't be concerned. Just follow the label recommendations and be sure to cycle off any products that suggest to do so on the label.
 
Tinyme said:
Multivitamin
Fish oil
Joint support
Powermax xt
Aphramax xt
Xgels
Protein powder
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That stack looks fine to me. If your diet is good this should be fine. None of these would be overally harsh on your liver.
 
Tinyme said:
Multivitamin
Fish oil
Joint support
Powermax xt
Aphramax xt
Xgels
Protein powder
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This stack is perfectly fine. Just be sure you're drinking water throughout the day and stay hydrated. There are no complications with any of these products and your liver or kidney health. Alphamax XT and XGels are not a PH's, and neither product contains any ingredients that would stress the liver.
 
Actually, you have some ingredients that may even be beneficial for the liver:

Betaine (from PowerMax XT):
In view of the fact that SAM has already been used successfully in the treatment of human maladies, including liver dysfunction, betaine, shown to protect against the early stages of alcoholic liver injury as well as being a SAM generator, may become a promising therapeutic agent and a possible alternative to expensive SAM in the treatment of liver disease and other human maladies.
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A significant amount of data from animal models of liver disease indicates that administration of betaine can halt and even reverse progression of the disruption of liver function
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OBJECTIVES: No effective therapy currently exists for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Betaine, a naturally occurring metabolite of choline, has been shown to raise S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) levels that may in turn play a role in decreasing hepatic steatosis. Our aim was to determine the safety and effects of betaine on liver biochemistries and histological markers of disease activity in patients with NASH.

METHODS: Ten adult patients with NASH were enrolled. Patients received betaine anhydrous for oral solution (Cystadane) in two divided doses daily for 12 months. Seven out of 10 patients completed 1 yr of treatment with betaine.

RESULTS: A significant improvement in serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase (p = 0.02) and ALAT (p = 0.007) occurred during treatment. Aminotransferases normalized in three of seven patients, decreased by >50% in three of seven patients, and remained unchanged in one patient when compared to baseline values. A marked improvement in serum levels of aminotransferases (ALT -39%; AST -38%) also occurred during treatment in those patients who did not complete 1 yr of treatment. Similarly, a marked improvement in the degree of steatosis, necroinflammatory grade, and stage of fibrosis was noted at 1 yr of treatment with betaine. Transitory GI adverse events that did not require any dose reduction or discontinuation of betaine occurred in four patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Betaine is a safe and well tolerated drug that leads to a significant biochemical and histological improvement in patients with NASH. This novel agent deserves further evaluation in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
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Whey protein may even be beneficial as well:
CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that oral supplementation of cysteine-rich whey protein isolate leads to improvements in liver biochemistries, increased plasma GSH, total antioxidant capacity and reduced hepatic macrovesicular steatosis in NASH patients. The results support the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of this disease.
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CONCLUSIONS: WPS improves hepatic steatosis and plasma lipid profiles in obese non diabetic patients, without adverse effects on glucose tolerance or creatinine clearance.
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Given no pathology there shouldn't be any OTC supplements that will permanently damage the liver. People need to give the body more credit, certain organs are highly resilient and regenerative.
 
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