How should I take milk thistle for cleansing??!

How should I take milk thistle for cleansing??

I just bought some Solor Ray Milk thistle from my local health food store and I'm looking for some advice on how I should take it to cleanse my liver. Once a day? twice? For what duration - 1 month? 2 months? Should I supplement this w/ anything else?

For the past six years I've drank almost every weekend, maybe sometimes 4 times a week, usually anywhere from 2-7 or8 drinks a night. I've planned to stop drinking for the next month just to see if my energy levels increase. It seems like my immune system has been week as I've been really fatigued and catch colds easily. I normally take a multi-vitamin and try to drink a lot of water, workout (lift weights) 2-3 times a week

Any advice will be much appreciated

4 months ago
The Solaray Milk thistle i bought contains 175 mg of Silymarin. Also I just started drinking about 3+ cups of green tea a day.

4 months ago
sonofstar:
You mentioned to add walking to my exercise, regimen to aid in removing toxins; I take it bicycling or light jogging will do the same? correct me if I am wrong.

I forgot to add that I play basketball a couple times a week .

Thanks all for your replies

You have already received some good advice. I take Milk Thistle for a month or two each year. I take a third of a daily dose of somewhere between 500 and 600mg with each major meal. Lemon helps to detoxify as does Turmeric. Milk Thistle seems to have become a standard treatment for liver detoxification and for the treatment of liver complaints.