#Stained glass kaleidoscope cracked#

Fatigue, weakness, and a strange pounding in my head. I could find very little on milk thistle and jaundice, so presumed it was a 'detox symptom' ( Oh those two fatal words.) Of course, it was also back to my old friend Google.

#Stained glass kaleidoscope cracked#

We cracked a lot of jokes about it, sent pictures to people. By 9/19, my husband even agreed, I was definitely Y e l l o w. In retrospect, I also began to notice some tiredness, especially near the end of the week. That week I took it faithfully, and must say, I thought I noticed an increasing yellow hue to my eye-whites and skin. How else would I remember? I also stopped taking all my other supplements (which consisted of basics like iron, evening primrose oil, a multivitamin, all things I'd been taking for months.) because I figured I should let my little liver focus on the milk thistle. Actually sat down with my planner and wrote 'MT' 'MT' MT' on each day for the following two weeks, starting with a first dose on 9/11. I'm not one to do anything half-way, and since I was planning on a short two week usage figured I should go with the maximum recommended dosage of 1 capsule, 3 times daily. Double Strength Silymarin Liver Support (Milk Thistle with Dandelion and Artichoke.) The milk thistle supposedly helps flush and support the liver, while the dandelion and artichoke help the other systems of the body eliminate the toxins. Did some more research about the safety of milk thistle (not to be confused with milkweed, which is known to be toxic) and ordered some through Puritan's Pride - NOW Foods Inc. I'm talking about popping a simple capsule 1 to 3 times a day. So I ran across a blog that said to 'take two weeks of milk thistle to cleanse the liver of excess hormones and environmental toxins.' I'm not talking about an extreme 'liver cleanse', with dieting, juice fasting, etc. But, I had a weakness - Googling herbal supplements that could make my body even better. ( I mean, hey, plank-rows with 20 lbs was an accomplishment for these skinny bones.) I had a healthy appetite, ate 'mostly clean', no recreational drugs, alchohol, smoking, minimal over the counter meds. If you have the time and interest, here's the whole story. In a nutshell, I went from healthy to dying (even tho I didn't know it) thanks to taking a simple, common herbal supplement.

If you ever start to turn a nice shade of yellow, don't ignore it.