All my life I've thought of anything claiming to change my weight/metabolism was bad for my body. Even the all-natural options. I haven't considered them once. My mom has taken them and got short-term, temporary results, but I try to keep any kind of pills out of my body as much as possible.
So when the personal trainer at my gym recommended a weight loss supplement, I was confused. She said it will promote greater weight loss without causing any side effects on your body. It doesn't contain any caffeine and won't "speed up" anything. "If it's this good," I thought, "then why isn't everyone taking it?"
The product she mentioned was APEX Fat Burn 1 . She then quietly told me to just use milk thistle because it does the same thing.
Basically, what milk thistle does is clean out the liver- and the liver influences the processing of fat and metabolism. So a healthy liver= uninterrupted weight loss.
I couldn't find much evidence backing up the relation between milk thistle/healthy liver and weight loss. Tons of research did talk about milk thistle cleaning out the liver, so maybe we're just supposed to make that connection ourselves.
I did find this source which says the following: "The liver is the major fat burning organ in the body and regulates fat metabolism by a complicated set of biochemical pathways. The liver can also pump excessive fat out of the body through the bile into the small intestines. If the diet is high in fiber, this unwanted fat will be carried out of the body via the bowel actions. Thus the liver is a remarkable machine for keeping weight under control, being both a fat burning organ and a fat pumping organ."
I thought "what the heck" and bought it. I found this- 200 caplets for $13. I wouldn't buy a "product" put out by a company, but this is different. It's not that different from taking Vitamin C, right?
So when the personal trainer at my gym recommended a weight loss supplement, I was confused. She said it will promote greater weight loss without causing any side effects on your body. It doesn't contain any caffeine and won't "speed up" anything. "If it's this good," I thought, "then why isn't everyone taking it?"
The product she mentioned was APEX Fat Burn 1 . She then quietly told me to just use milk thistle because it does the same thing.
Basically, what milk thistle does is clean out the liver- and the liver influences the processing of fat and metabolism. So a healthy liver= uninterrupted weight loss.
I couldn't find much evidence backing up the relation between milk thistle/healthy liver and weight loss. Tons of research did talk about milk thistle cleaning out the liver, so maybe we're just supposed to make that connection ourselves.
I did find this source which says the following: "The liver is the major fat burning organ in the body and regulates fat metabolism by a complicated set of biochemical pathways. The liver can also pump excessive fat out of the body through the bile into the small intestines. If the diet is high in fiber, this unwanted fat will be carried out of the body via the bowel actions. Thus the liver is a remarkable machine for keeping weight under control, being both a fat burning organ and a fat pumping organ."
I thought "what the heck" and bought it. I found this- 200 caplets for $13. I wouldn't buy a "product" put out by a company, but this is different. It's not that different from taking Vitamin C, right?
Help me out here people. Tell me your stories, curiousities, rumors, etc. MizFit, I know you'll especially have something to add here!
As for my two tablets daily with a meal, I'll keep you posted. I started last night.
**Check out milk thistle if you're allergic to anything else. Also, pregnant women and new moms shouldn't take it. Make sure to do your homework!
**Check out milk thistle if you're allergic to anything else. Also, pregnant women and new moms shouldn't take it. Make sure to do your homework!
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