SAT 60cap - Thorne

Each of the three ingredients in Thorne's SAT supports good liver health. Silymarin (milk thistle) contains important antioxidant constituents that protect liver cells from free radical damage, strengthen liver cell membranes, and help maintain the liver's own built-in antioxidant system. Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) has a long history of use for liver support. Turmeric has been used traditionally in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine to support liver function. The main effective agent in turmeric is curcumin. SAT offers silymarin and curcumin complexed with phospholipid compounds (such as Siliphos® and Meriva®, respectively) to optimize their absorbability and hepatoprotective effects.

For centuries, Asian cultures have benefited from the beneficial effects of curcumin, the orange pigment found in turmeric (the main ingredient in curry). Curcumin is a potent antioxidant that offers numerous health benefits, including supporting joint, liver, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular function, and helping to maintain the body's normal inflammatory response by optimizing cytokine production. Cytokines play an important role in the body's natural immune response to inflammation, infection, and trauma. Curcumin's hepatoprotective activity is likely due to its strong antioxidant activity and potential to maintain the body's normal inflammatory response in the liver.

Whether taken as a supplement or obtained from food, curcumin is typically poorly absorbed into the bloodstream. Using a unique curcumin formula based on Indena SpA's proprietary "phytosome" technology, a curcumin extract/phospholipid complex is significantly better absorbed than stand-alone curcumin extracts. Because phospholipids are essential components of human cells, phospholipids obtained from food or nutritional supplements are very well absorbed.

Three flavonoids comprise silymarin. Of the three, silybin predominates and is the most biologically active. The silybin phytosome provides the benefits of silybin and phospholipids in a single compound. Silybin is naturally a water-soluble flavonoid, but it is lipid-friendly because it is complexed with phospholipids. The result is that the phytosome preparation achieves better incorporation of this liver-protective flavonoid into liver cell membranes. * Studies indicate that this silybin-phospholipid complex provides superior absorption compared to conventional milk thistle products.