Re: milk thistle, whey and glutathione - Rich?

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Hi, Penny.

Milk thistle and its active ingredient, silymarin, are beneficial to

the liver in several ways, including increasing its production of

glutathione, at least in people who are not cysteine-depleted. I

haven't heard of any down sides to taking milk thistle.

Concerning the product that combines undenatured whey protein and

DMG, I hadn't heard of it before. There is some evidence that DMG

helps the immune system. And if Bernie Rimland says it helps in

autism, I would believe him. I still believe that the nondenatured

whey protein products (RenewPro and ImmunoPro Rx) are to be

preferred over the undenatured whey protein isolates.

Also, I don't think that all of the information on the website you

mentioned for this combined product is accurate. It sounds quite a

bit like some of the information on the Immunocal site, which I

think is also inaccurate. I don't believe that the gamma peptide

bond occurs in natural whey proteins.

Concerning Protandim, I think it's a very interesting combination of

herbs. I don't know how it will work in PWCs. Maybe some will try

it and comment on the results.

Rich

> Hi,

>

> Started doing a little research and came across Thorne's

description

> of silymarin (milk thistle):

>

> The antioxidant activity of silymarin stabiizes hepatic (liver)

cell

> membranes, neutralizes free radicals, and maintains liver

> glutathione levels.

>

> So, Rich, have you investigated Milk Thistle's ability to help

with

> glutathione productioN? Could this be one reason to explain why a

> lot of people report success with Milk Thistle?

>

> I'm also wondering if you've heard of the following product, which

> is also claiming to boost glutathione production and immune

> function. It's whey combined with dmg.

>

> http://vital-nutrients.com/aangamik_gluta-dmg.htm

>

> They also claim that DMG is very helpful for autism (another area

> that you've been connecting to glutathione depletion).

>

> http://vital-nutrients.com/behavior_balance-dmg_liquid.htm

>

>

> I've been doing more research on Protandim, the new product that

> contains ingredients which boost the body's ability to produce

it's

> own enzymes and antioxidants. One of the 5 main ingredients is

Milk

> Thistle (Silymarin).

>

> I'm not sure any of these ingredients alone are so unique, just

that

> they are all together in one pill and you only need one per day

> which is something I find appealing.

>

> Here's an interesting thread on the topic:

>

> http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?act=ST & f=6 & t=6624 & s=

>

> Of course, these people are looking at it as a potential fountain

of

> youth. I'm simply looking at it as a way to improve my health by

> reducing oxidative stress and perhaps boosting liver function and

> glutathione production, all at the same time. Anytime I can reduce

> the number of pills I take, I'm happy. :-)

>

> penny