I just got done reading an "study" in the new Muscular Development entitled "Milk Thistle: Good for Livers, Potentially Bad for Gains" (Page 271). The bottom line of this "study" stated that Milk Thistle "seems to prevent the androgen receptor from traveling to the nucleus, and in our case, this prevents the desired effect. The androgen receptor, once bound to the androgen, must make it to the nucleus in order to increase protein synthesis."
Authors were: Zhu W, Zhang JS, Young CY.
Source: Carcinogenesis 2001 Sep;22(9):1399-403
This is very interesting if in fact it is credible.... This of course would mean taking Milk Thistle could be hurting our gains!! Given that it may be time to find other means of liver protection, maybe ALA, LIV 52, ect..?
Authors were: Zhu W, Zhang JS, Young CY.
Source: Carcinogenesis 2001 Sep;22(9):1399-403
This is very interesting if in fact it is credible.... This of course would mean taking Milk Thistle could be hurting our gains!! Given that it may be time to find other means of liver protection, maybe ALA, LIV 52, ect..?