{"id":5186,"date":"2018-08-06T11:32:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T15:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2024-11-07T09:52:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:52:27","slug":"zap-your-zits-away-with-milk-thistle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/zap-your-zits-away-with-milk-thistle\/","title":{"rendered":"Zap Your Zits Away With Milk Thistle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum)<\/em>, named for the white veins on its prickly leaves, has historically been used to treat diabetes, indigestion, and liver disease. Its use in medicine dates back at least as far as classical Greece, where physicians used it to treat both the liver and gallbladder.<\/p>\n

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Did you know? It may also be a natural aid for clearing up some forms of acne.<\/p>\n

The Clear Link Between Milk Thistle and Healthy Skin<\/h3>\n

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It may seem odd that a plant commonly used to treat liver disease could help clear the zits from your skin, but there\u2019s an important connection. The liver is the largest internal organ and, as part of its many metabolic functions, it is responsible for clearing toxins from your body.<\/p>\n

Keep that in mind as we discuss your body\u2019s next largest organ: the skin.<\/p>\n

Our daily bombardment of beauty advertisements seldom mention that our skin is basically a soft wrapper for keeping toxins out of our bodies. It\u2019s an underappreciated service.<\/p>\n

But what about toxins that are already inside us? Being the body\u2019s largest organ, illness often manifests on the surface. When you\u2019re sick, you may experience:<\/p>\n