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Posted 6/20/2013 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone have experience with NAC - dosages, usefulness, brands, blends etc?

As I understand it NAC is a a precursor for Glutathione which is very useful in the body for removal of toxins, heavy metals etc.

Pathogen Killer I know you take it. What do you recommend? and have you read much about some of these new products that claim that D-Ribose along with NAC makes it much more bioavailable?

There are a few products out there making quite bold claims. Such as Ribo-ceine, Cellgevity.

Anyone with views?
Posted 6/20/2013 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
I just started Twin Labs NAC. I've worked up to 1800mg per day. I am also taking zinc, copper and Vitamin C now.

I did have headaches for the first week, and it does a lot of mucus moving for me. I'm still trying to clear the last of the cold DS shared with me a month ago, and I'm passing a lot more plain UC mucus ( no blood with it now) this week.
Posted 6/20/2013 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting thanks Tornado. I'd be interested to hear your progress over the coming weeks.
Posted 6/21/2013 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
I take NAC for mycoplasma pneumonia.. It has the side effect of helping to produce more glutathione ;). You should work up slowly. Start at 500 mg and add 500 every few days up to 2000. You will probably have a detox reaction. Nac also moves heavy metals, so.. Just be aware.

I think that ribose is bs, buy the cheap stuff, which isn't even that cheap, honestly.. Considering how much you take.
Posted 6/21/2013 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
Are you taking the enteric coated NAC?

I found this 2009 article saying combining mesalamine+enteric coated NAC is beneficial for UC.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090119081346.htm
Posted 6/21/2013 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
Nope, I've never even seen an enteric coated version. If anyone finds a product that is, lmk.. I'd be interested in trying it.
Posted 6/22/2013 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks PK,

I'll be introducing it at some stage soon once I can source it. I think it will help me as I'm pretty sure I have metals to get rid of. The glutathione production is also what I'm after.
Posted 6/24/2013 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
Have order some 500mg capsules.

PK - what do you take as a binder agent for removal of mercury? You ever used activated charcoal? Thiol resins?
Posted 6/24/2013 3:02 AM (GMT 0)
I never use activated charcoal because I take herbs 3 x per day, probiotics 2x per day and the mthfr stuff.. I don't wanna risk it sopping any of that up. So stick with chlorella, spirulina and psyllium for now and lots of fiber/fruit pectin.

Post Edited (PathogenKiller) : 6/24/2013 11:28:12 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/24/2013 4:17 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks PK. I have been takeing a product that has chorella and blue green alagae along with others. See the product label tab on this link.

http://www.prlabs.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=397

I hadn't heard of pectin being a chelator before but a quick google shows plenty of articles. I see PR labs also do a chem detox that has modified Citrus pectin as it's main ingredient

http://www.prlabs.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=178

Thoughts?
Posted 6/24/2013 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
I take 5 grams of chlorella and 3 grams spirulina a day. I do chlorella powder and it's so disgusting I'll pay more for the pills in the future. You want broken cell wall chlorella for digestibility

The pectin product looks good.
Posted 6/25/2013 7:11 AM (GMT 0)
Got my NAC capsules today. Each contains:
300mg NAC
100mg sodium ascorbate
50mg vit b6 (pyridoxine)
20mg Seleno Methione at .5%
30mg magnesium sterate

Not quite sure what the other ingredients effect is.

Will start with 1 cap a day on the weekend, I've had a minor cold this week so will wait for that to pass.
Posted 6/25/2013 11:02 AM (GMT 0)
Sodium ascorbate is Vitamin C. Seleno Methione is selenium. Both of these are frequently taken with NAC.

Magnesium sterate is a filler / anti-caking ingredient.

I'm not sure about the others.
Posted 7/3/2013 11:05 PM (GMT 0)
Still taking 1800 mg per day, without food.

Still passing mucus, but it is getting quite watery this week.

My cough has finally cleared, except at bedtime, which is pretty normal for this time of year. The air quality here has been terrible.

I am beyond the headaches I had at first.

The combination of NAC and butyrate this week has produced some gas issues, but I think (hope) that is smoothing out now.
Posted 8/14/2013 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
Anybody has update to report?

Thanks in advance.
Posted 8/15/2013 12:46 PM (GMT 0)
I've noticed very positive effects from L-Cysteine HCI in regards to mucus clearing and changing from this Amino Acid Therapy trial thing - though we all take 6 capsules daily split between 3 doses (11am, 4pm, 7pm) so a total of 9,000mg.

I'm quite sure NAC is derived from L-cysteine by the body...

Anyway - the effects I have found are so far positive.
Posted 8/15/2013 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
For those who are interested in increasing their levels of glutathione, there is a product MaxGXL.

MAXGXL is a Patented High Performance Formula which Increases Cellular Glutathione
MaxGXL Formulator
Robert Keller MD, MS, FACP, has been named as one of the worlds 2,000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century, and has served on the scientific review panels for the National Institutes of Health and the VA.
http://max-gxl.org/
"The patent documents on Max GXL further state that MaxGXL will contain: "one or more of the following substances from the group consisting of alpha-lipoic acid, sylmarin, quercitin, l-glutamine, a probiotic, and dietary protein...to stimulate the natural production of glutathione". "
Posted 8/20/2013 10:04 AM (GMT 0)
@lookforcure,

This MaxGXL product looks interesting but I have serious problems with their selling method and the cost. If the product is so darn good, why go Amway? Sell it in the stores or at least on your website. 180caps for $50, really? If I buy those components separately, I am sure $50 would buy me at least double that supply.

The wording on the link you provided makes too many claims, feels like 'As seen on TV'.


If anyone knows other brand with similar ingredients, would love to know.


PK pointed towards mucolytic ability but the thing that confuses me is, mucus in our case is messed up as it is, so I am little way about adding mucolytic agent like NAC. It will loosen more mucus and may be we will be left with very little mucus in the intestines.
I am not counting its role in glutathione or sulfur precursor, just concentrating on mucolytic action.

Anyone who is taking for longer term has anything to comment? Hows your UC doing since you started NAC? better, worse or same?
Posted 8/20/2013 11:23 AM (GMT 0)
I stopped all supplements on vacation, about a month ago. I've been taking my NAC again for about ten days. My GI also doubled and then stopped my Imuran during the same term, so I've not been able to isolate any UC change due to NAC.

I've had less NAC gas this time. I'm taking 1 gram with food instead of 500 mg on an empty stomach.
Posted 8/20/2013 2:47 PM (GMT 0)
Deltaforce,
I have ordered MaxGXL and should get it in about 2 days. I will let you guys know how it works for me. I have read quite a bit about glutathione, how it works and what it can do. NAC can be a problem for some people, especially at higher doses and you need to be careful with it. MAXGXL should stimulate the body's production of glutathione.
Well, I will see. I agree, it is expansive. I just did not want to buy 6-7 different things....My goal is to stimulate my own immune system and help my body to heal itself.
Believe me, I am skeptical too.
Posted 9/15/2013 3:28 AM (GMT 0)
I'm thinking about taking NAC because I heard it's good against Trichotillomania. I've been suffering from Trich since I was a kid. I would like to give it a try.

Those who take NAC: How are you doing on it?
Posted 9/15/2013 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
I decided not to take it because for Trichotillomania you need to take a dosis of 1800 mg. Someone in a German Trich forum told me that it may irritate stomach and intestines. So I will not take it.
Posted 8/24/2015 12:32 PM (GMT 0)

deltaforce said...

PK pointed towards mucolytic ability but the thing that confuses me is, mucus in our case is messed up as it is, so I am little way about adding mucolytic agent like NAC. It will loosen more mucus and may be we will be left with very little mucus in the intestines.
I am not counting its role in glutathione or sulfur precursor, just concentrating on mucolytic action.

Anyone who is taking for longer term has anything to comment? Hows your UC doing since you started NAC? better, worse or same?

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