hi guys: I have been using milk thistle for about three years now It's very good stuff , thanks for the sugggestion , I was told by my sister who is a colon hydrotherapist that milk thistle is great for rebuilding the liver ,but does nothing for decogesting the liver and gallbladder ,so I started the castor oil packs to decongest the liver about two weeks ago they suggested 3 times aweek for 1 hour ,the first day I did not feel anything ,but on my second castor oil pack session felt very light headed and felt weak the next 3 days ,I suppose that it is starting to pull toxins out of the liver ,the next 2 sessions the weakness only lasted 1 day ,so far I feel like it is helping me with the depression ,back pain and numbness in my left arm, but the short term memory and chemical sensativity have actually have gotten worse ,it must be pulling alot of toxins out of my liver, I am drinking alot of unsweetened apple juice as they also suggested to remove the toxins ( the pectin in the apple juice is good for this purpose) they suggested the castor oil packs 3 times a week for three months and once a week after that , I also started taking olive leaf to eliminate any yeast(candida ) that might be lurking . SO FAR SO GOOD!!!!