LIVER STACK HIGHLIGHTS:
Contributes to liver protection*: Milk Thistle, Burdock and Chicory.
Contributes to the detoxifying potential of the liver*: Milk Thistle, Dandelion and Artichoke.
Helps to maintain a healthy liver function*: Garlic
Enriched with N-acetyle Cysteine and Selenium.
*The health claims marked with* are currently under consideration by the European Food Safety Authority.
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum)
Milk thistle has been used to treat liver disorders for more than 2,000 years. It’s most often used for liver complaints. The active substance in milk thistle is silymarin.
Botanical on hold claims which are currently under consideration by the European Food Safety Authority:
Supports liver health /contributes to liver protection /contributes to the detoxifying potential of the liver /helps to maintain the liver function and additionally promote the digestion and the body´s purification.
N-acetyl Cysteine
Cysteine is a semi-essential amino acid. Consuming adequate cysteine and NAC is seen as important for a variety of health reasons including replenishing the most powerful antioxidant in your body, glutathione.
Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L., leaf)
Artichoke leaf has antioxidant properties. Studies suggest that it may protect the liver. Research done in animals indicate that it may help liver cells regenerate.
Botanical on hold claims which are currently under consideration by the European Food Safety Authority:
support of detoxification/ helps support the digestive juice flow/ mantains a healthy liver/ contributes to intestinal comfort.
Choline
Choline plays an important role in the human body, in particular for the maintenance of normal liver function. One of the major benefits of choline is its role in keeping the liver free from harmful toxic buildups.
Greater Burdock (Arctium lappa L., )
Burdock root is a vegetable native to Northern Asia and Europe. Burdock root has been used for centuries in holistic medicine to treat a variety of different conditions.
Botanical on hold claims which are currently under consideration by the European Food Safety Authority:
helps to protect the liver which in turn maintain the liver function / supports liver health / helps to maintain a normal liver function.
Garlic (Allium sativum L.)
Studies indicate that garlic helps your liver to activate enzymes that can flush out toxins. In addition, it also has high levels of the natural compounds allicin and selenium, which aid in liver cleansing.
Botanical on hold claims which are currently under consideration by the European Food Safety Authority:
Helps to maintain a healthy liver function/ Supports a normal secretion and the drainage at the liver and the gall bladder level.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Dandelion root aids liver function by improving the body’s ability to remove toxins while also boosting the production of bile. Researchers found that the high concentration of antioxidants in dandelion root can protect liver cells, as well as warding off free radicals that can harm the cells.
Botanical on hold claims which are currently under consideration by the European Food Safety Authority:
Helps to support a healthy digestion / Contributes to liver protection, to the detoxifying potential of the liver. / For the stimulation of the production of the digestive body fluids and of the gastro-intestinal movement / Helps to maintain the normal liver function, promote the digestion and the body’s purification. /
Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.,)
Chicory root is high in antioxidant compounds.
Botanical on hold claims which are currently under consideration by the European Food Safety Authority:
helps to protect the liver which in turn maintain the liver function / supports liver health / helps to maintain a normal liver function
Selenium
An important trace mineral found naturally in the soil and in some foods is selenium. Selenium has numerous health benefits. It’s required for the body to form both glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase. These two enzymes are both needed to indirectly reduce certain oxidized molecules. Because oxidation is linked to liver damage, antioxidants such as selenium are vital for preserving liver tissue.
