Liver Protectant Always???

Do most of you incorporate some sort of liver supplement in your daily diet, even when not doing orals? I ask this because excessive protein intake stresses the liver out (or so they say).

I use ALA daily, alway's.

There is nothing wrong with taking ALA daily as it has many benifits other than just a liver protectant such as increasing insulin sensitivity, nutrient repartitioning, and fat burning effects.

Its not the protein intake you should be worried about. Its the freakin gear. Thats much harder on your liver than lots of protien. Also, the liver is not the body's main source of proteases. Even if you ate a rhino a day for a year I doubt your liver values would blink. Your kidneys feel more strain from excess protien than anywhere else (other than your a-hole when you have to doody out all the unprocessed connective tissue). But even the kidney strain is debated by lots of people. Take your liver protectants: milk thistle, ala, etc... take some cranberry extract for you kidneys and lots of water. Its all cheap compared to the protein and the gear anyways..

SNDMN said:

Do most of you incorporate some sort of liver supplement in your daily diet, even when not doing orals? I ask this because excessive protein intake stresses the liver out (or so they say).

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ala 1,500mg (500mg 3 times per day)

I take ALA every day always, as well. I'll have to look into the cranberry extract. one more thing. *smile*

Anyone ever notice that if you take ALA and dont eat immediately afterwards, that the pill might be in your esophagus and then dissolve and get a horrible burning in your throat/chest?

hate that... i always try to take it before i eat but sometimes I forget and then i suffer.

I remember taking a BCAA capsule and when I coughed the powder from the capsule came shooting out. It was very funny...which went away very fast when it started coming out my nose and then proceeded to burn my nasal passage....those are the days....TT

good lord, man...that doesn't sound fun at all.......well, it sounds as funny as the time I threw up 4 Xenadrine...yum, yum that tasted awesome

I had swallowed some kind of supplement capsule once (can't remember) and a few minutes later I belched and a cloud of burning powder came out my mouth. that was pretty gross.

(I like the tangent this thread has taken. *smile*)

ALA and thistlin work well.

I'm one of those people who can swallow over 20 pills at once without even a gulp of water!!! Anyways I always get that if I don't drink soon after swallowing. Things like xenadrine, ripped fuel, or any capped powder, esp yohimbe for some reason comes out in clouds when I burp! Lesson here is drink some water to wash the shit down with!