Re: Glutathione information, seems to cover everything!

[Guest guest]

Let's just correct this statement:

> Alternatively, the majority of exogenous N-Acetyl-Cysteine

> (NAC) is converted to Glutathione (the NAC form of Cysteine, unlike L-

> Cysteine, is not oxidized

Balderdash (an English term... ...

NAC produces pretty strong toxic side effects at the doses required

(400-500 mg every 4-5 hours) to max out glutathione production.

This is because the cycteine is more absorbable in this form BUT it

is still very unstable and it produces toxic metabolites, just like

cysteine does.

When the drug is withdrawn, glutathione levels plummet often to below

original readings. All infections tend to reduce glutathione

reserves. Low glutathione STIMULATES infection, so care must be taken

to not miss doses of NAC.

This is why the research states that the it isn't very useful; it

produces almost as much toxin load as it corrects. The FDA website

states that properly-made undenatured whey isolate is the best way to

increase cellular glutathione.

Moving along,

I think also that note should be made that some substances that

increase glutathione levels, are doing it not by stimulating

production but by mounting a real or perceived challenge to

glutathione levels, thus increasing those levels. This is not all

good.

Also, some things elevate glutathione by inhibiting depletion. This

in fact is preventing glutathione from being used as an antioxidant

or detoxifier. This is not all good either; it's supposed to be used.

So we increase production, but use all we need to.

regards,

[Guest guest]

> Let's just correct this statement:

>

> > Alternatively, the majority of exogenous N-Acetyl-Cysteine

> > (NAC) is converted to Glutathione (the NAC form of Cysteine,

unlike L-

> > Cysteine, is not oxidized

>

> Balderdash (an English term... ...

>

> NAC produces pretty strong toxic side effects at the doses required

> (400-500 mg every 4-5 hours) to max out glutathione production.

>

> This is because the cycteine is more absorbable in this form BUT

it

> is still very unstable and it produces toxic metabolites, just like

> cysteine does.

>

> When the drug is withdrawn, glutathione levels plummet often to

below

> original readings. All infections tend to reduce glutathione

> reserves. Low glutathione STIMULATES infection, so care must be

taken

> to not miss doses of NAC.

>

> This is why the research states that the it isn't very useful; it

> produces almost as much toxin load as it corrects. The FDA website

> states that properly-made undenatured whey isolate is the best way

to

> increase cellular glutathione.

You want us to go by what the Food and Drug Administration says?

Aren't they controlled by the Drug industry?

Rick

[Guest guest]

> You want us to go by what the Food and Drug Administration says?

>

> Aren't they controlled by the Drug industry?

>

Yes they are controlled by Big Pharma, but not everything the FDA

states is wrong; they have to maintain a facade of credibility, so

they liberally mix the wheat back into the chaff, so to speak.

If you want good information then you can always go to the source,

the research.

regards, Duncan Crow

[Guest guest]

Rick,

Touché!

Let's just correct this statement:

Alternatively, the majority of exogenous N-Acetyl-Cysteine

(NAC) is converted to Glutathione (the NAC form of Cysteine, unlike L-> >

Cysteine, is not oxidized

Balderdash (an English term... ...

NAC produces pretty strong toxic side effects at the doses required

(400-500 mg every 4-5 hours) to max out glutathione production.

This is because the cycteine is more absorbable in this form BUT it

is still very unstable and it produces toxic metabolites, just like

cysteine does.

When the drug is withdrawn, glutathione levels plummet often to

below original readings. All infections tend to reduce glutathione

reserves. Low glutathione STIMULATES infection, so care must be

taken to not miss doses of NAC.

This is why the research states that the it isn't very useful; it

produces almost as much toxin load as it corrects. The FDA website

states that properly-made undenatured whey isolate is the best way

to increase cellular glutathione.

You want us to go by what the Food and Drug Administration says?

Aren't they controlled by the Drug industry?

Rick