Be Prepared With Answers About Milk Thistle

Questions often come up about milk thistle...since it’s consistently one of the top-selling natural medicines.

Milk thistle is also known as Silybum marianum...a plant native to Europe that’s now found in the US and many places across the world.

Effectiveness. Explain that milk thistle extracts of silymarin are possibly effective for type 2 diabetes...based on several small studies suggesting they may reduce fasting glucose and A1c.

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