Life Extension Advanced Milk Thistle – 120 softgels

Advanced Milk Thistle from Now Foods comes in a pack of 120 softgels, with each two-softgel serving delivering a 760 mg Milk Thistle Phospholipid Proprietary Blend. This blend combines a standardised milk thistle fruit extract — supplying 480 mg silymarin, 180 mg silybin, and 48 mg of isosilybin A and B — with phospholipids to form a silybin-phosphatidylcholine complex. Each serving also includes 160 mg of SILIPHOS phytosome milk thistle extract, providing a further 47.52 mg of silybin.

The phospholipid delivery format is central to this formulation. Silybin, the primary active constituent of silymarin, has naturally low water solubility, which can limit absorption. Binding it to phosphatidylcholine creates a complex designed to facilitate passage through the intestinal lining into the bloodstream, offering a more bioavailable form of milk thistle compared with standard silymarin extracts.

The softgel format makes these easy to swallow, and the 120-count pack provides a generous supply. This product is well suited to those who prefer a more sophisticated milk thistle supplement and are already familiar with silymarin-based formulations.