Re: Milk thistle side effects, silver and kidney stones
You know, it is easy for some of us who love nature and herbs to overdo it - trying to get nature to do too much instead of merely relying on nature to maintain properly nourished, clean and healthy bodies. Too much of anything, even water, can be dangerous. I cannot personally imagine dosing on anything to the point that my body tells me that I have reached a limit because my legs and ankles have blown up like water balloons! Maybe my organs don't scream and communicate nearly as well with me as yours do, but I believe that there is a very real danger in overdoing it and, if not incurring immediate problems, then perhaps incurring cumulative ones. My way may not be the best, but I tend to stay within the recommended limits of supplements I trust.
Also, when I hear of people having problems, my initial tendency is to advise them to cut back or eliminate supplements, not add more. I am not at all comfortable with a person taking supplements in whatever form and then piling on more supplements to try to offset problems that may be caused by the original supplements in what can turn out to be a never ending balancing act. That can get out of hand and sounds way to much to me like what happens with mainstream drugs: a nice profit model for the supplier(s), but not a very beneficial one for the consumer.
Kidney stones are common for people who take a lot of supplements, particularly ones in powdered form and the thick suspensions. That is why, to me, it is important to regularly cleanse (or do a combination of a fast and cleanse) and detox,
Including plenty of melons in your diet, while a good thing, is not the same at all as fasting for an entire day on only watermelon. You might wish to try it sometime. If you are like me, it will have a very similar effect to fasting for a day on nothing but dark grapes and grape seeds.
Do you happen to take bromelain? Bromelaiin is a wonderful, wonderful supplement - but it is also a powerful binder and you must drink plenty of water when you take it. Of course, if you are taking something that is causing bloating, you should watch your intake of water and liquids until you determine and eliminate the cause of water retention. It surely sounds like that is MT to me.
One of the uncommon side effects from milk thistle is bloating. It appears you have it in spades. At any rate, I can scarcely imaging a better made case for discontinuing the milk thistle.
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