You asked about milk thistle helping supplement breakdown. Milk thistle can benefit digestion function in several ways: it promotes the production of hydrochloric acid (which breaks down protein), pancreatic enzymes and bile (which promotes peristalsis (intestinal motion)). Milk thistle also helps liver detoxification and offers numerous liver-protective effects.

However, some people find that milk thistle can make them feel nauseous or even make their mercury symptoms worse, most likely due to milk thistle's ability to promote liver detoxification. If this happens, you could try taking extra algin (if you see an increase in mercury symptoms), try taking a capsule of Ginger with the milk thistle (to help remedy the nausea), or take less milk thistle.

Let us know how it goes,