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NAC
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NAC (N-acetyl L cysteine) is an amino acid that is essential in times of illness and stress. It has garnered significant attention for its possible immune health benefits. It may play a crucial role in the production of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant, and also may help regulate the brain’s most important neurotransmitter. Human clinical research highlights its neuroprotective properties, and suggested a significant improvement in concussion symptoms in elderly patients with a mild traumatic brain injury given NAC versus the control group receiving a placebo.
Dosing Example - 2 capsules / 1000mg
FOUNDATION - 1000mg 1x per day
RECOVERY - 1000mg 2x per day
CLINICAL TRIAL - 2000mg 2x per day
Best on an empty stomach, may also be taken with food, particularly at higher dose. Take for brain health and resiliency support or as directed by a healthcare provider.
Clinical Trial Dosing Info
4000mg a.s.a.p initial loading dose,
Then 2000mg twice per day for 7 days
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NAC
Foundation - NAC
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a supplement form of cysteine, a conditionally essential amino acid. NAC has many health benefits, including replenishing antioxidants and nourishing your brain. NAC is considered ‘conditionally essential’ because your body can produce it from other amino acids. It becomes essential only when the dietary intake of methionine and serine is low. Cysteine is found in most high protein foods, such as chicken, turkey, yogurt, cheese, eggs, sunflower seeds, and legumes.
Other Ingredients:
HPMC Capsule, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide
Ingredient Details
Why NAC?
NAC is valued primarily for its role in antioxidant production. Along with two other amino acids — glutamine and glycine — NAC is necessary to make and replenish glutathione. NAC helps regulate glutamate levels, the brain’s most important neurotransmitter. While glutamate is required for regular brain activity, excess glutamate and glutathione depletion can cause brain damage. NAC and glutathione also benefit immune health.
N -acetylcysteine was associated with significant improvements in concussion symptoms in elderly patients with mild TBI. Subjects receiving NAC within 24 hours of blast had an 86% chance of symptom resolution with no reported side effects versus 42% for those seen early who received placebo. NAC (200mg/kg) provided marked neuroprotection with up to 78% reduction of brain injury in the pre+post-HI treatment group and 41% in the early (0 hour) post-HI treatment group, which was much more pronounced protection than another free radical scavenger, melatonin. Protection by NAC was associated with the following factors: reduced isoprostane activation and nitrotyrosine formation; increased levels of the antioxidants glutathione, thioredoxin-2, and inhibition of caspase-3, calpain, and caspase-1 activation.