Jarrow Formulas Artichoke 500 mg - Liver Support & Digestion Dietary Supplement - Vegan - Standardized Extract - 180 Servings (Capsules) (PACKAGING MAY VARY)

I bought this as it was recommended for encouraging bile production/flow. After a lot of research, I'm certain I have pancreatitis. I went to the ER for intense pain in the upper back, which they diagnosed as gallbladder attack, even though no gallstone was found (only a very tiny one which was considered insignificant to cause the pain). My upper back often gets tired and sore when standing in certain positions while at work. This is exacerbated when I drink soda (high fructose corn syrup) or high amounts of sugar. I also replicated gallbladder attacks on several occasions by going back to consuming soda (regardless of restricting fat content of meals). Occasionally I also get an odd tingling sensation of the skin on my upper back as well. The pancreas is behind the stomach closer to the back in this area and seems to be the cause. When I corrected my diet all the symptoms went away. However maintaining this pure organic diet is untenable due to its exorbitant cost. Eventually I have to go back to eating unhealthy foods for a week or more, and the symptoms come back. What I found that helps is taking this supplement. I also typically have other issues from eating unhealthy food, like developing fungal candida. This supplement seems to eliminate it by producing a lot of bile acids which affects the pH in the digestive tract, so fungal candida can't flourish. My stools also go from very pale to a very dark brown. (Although I take 6 or 8 pills at a time, instead of 1) Liver health and bile flow is also essential in removing toxins and preventing cancer (which tends to develop due to "autointoxication" created from chronic stagnation of waste in the body). Like I said, I take far more than the recommended dose (about 6 pills per meal) to really boost bile production and flow. I definitely feel like my body is functioning a lot better without aches and pains, and I have more energy/enthusiasm to attack my day. More bile flow is essentially the effect of an enema which has similar benefits of increased alertness and energy. Studies have also shown that most Americans on a typical diet (convenient foods, fast foods, that are processed, dead, full of pesticides and other chemicals) don't produce nearly as much bile as a healthy person. In my opinion this is really an underrated supplement that a lot of people could benefit from.

Started taking this June of 2021, blood work drawn in December. Results came back in January of 2022, my doctor called, wanting to know what have I done differently. Went from overall 300+ to 197 in six months. Now that’s still high but look what has done in that short time. I will stay the course and see it lower even more. Doctor no longer wants to put me on statin drugs, which I refused, told her to give me time to work on it myself. Voila, this stuff works it’s magic! Highly recommended.

I like the product and think it will do me good, but capsules are so big that they end up giving me heartburn. Wish they could be smaller. I can open them up, but tastes pretty bitter that way.

Todo bino bien,empeze a tomarlo hace una semana, no tengo idea de si funciona, más adelante actualizaré, por el momento solo puedo decir que las cápsulas tienen un buen tamaño!

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