Good thought. We often assume that one thing is @ the root of all symptoms, but health is a totality that depends on many interrelationships of metabolism. My philosophy is: if you start out healthy, you should remain so, unless you develop a lack of some vital (vitamin, mineral, elemental, etc.) substance or acquire some toxic (heavy metal or other toxic element, endocrine disruptor, etc.) one. The only way to be Lyme free is to empower the immune system to eradicate it. I think the genetics of the liver detoxification systems determines what things will overload those capacities.
Here in the States, heavy metals abound. Mercury and aluminum are in adult vaccines, arsenic is in some commercially raised chicken, Bis-phenol A is just about everywhere there is plastic, which is just about everywhere. Dentists have been getting away with using amalgam fillings for over 160 years, even though world health organizations realize that the most human exposure to mercury is from them and mercury is one of the, if not the most toxic metal(s) on the planet.
I know that I feel better when I take NAC 3 times a day, prepare everything I eat from fresh, raw ingredients, and get lots of sunshine.
And that is not even taking into account the stresses of living in the modern world with all its geo-political uncertainty. The ultimate objective of modern societies should be diligent stewardship of the Earth, not proving that one system of government is better than another...
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I agree with your theory and do think heavy metals and other chemicals are ruining our biology. Also like you I feel better on NAC. My question is how much do you think is a good amount to take?
I usually take one 600mg tablet or 2 300mg tablets a day.
Thank you.
Ukcarry,
Sorry to hear about your mom. My mom is sick too, I'm taking care of her and trying to get better at the same time. As I'm sure you know it's very stressfull.
Looking forward to getting the A- Gluthatione and sharing info with you.
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I used to take 600mg once daily at most, and if I skipped for a little while and then restarted, I would have vivid, chaotic, but not unpleasant dreams. A few years ago I took red yeast rice for a while because my cholesterol was high, and simultaneously started having trouble sleeping. That persisted after I stopped the red yeast rice, and for some reason (maybe because the anxieties that went through my head when I couldn't sleep was similar to what I felt before I had my amalgam fillings removed) I started taking 600 mg 3-4 x day, as NAC is supposed to help with heavy metal removal. My sleep problems improved dramatically, and I felt much better. I researched lots of info about how much NAC was safe at the time and it seemed that there was no upper limit... I take 1200 mg at a time periodically, if I become anxious or start perseverating on things and it usually gets me out of whatever funk I am in but I think vit. D helps with that too, as I often take them simultaneously. Probably not the most scientific approach, but it seems to keep me going.
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Thank you for the kind words, Chootik and I feel for you too with your mom.
By the way,the little bottle of Nutricology Acetyl-Glutathione has just arrived!
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Does your bottle of Nuttricology AG have a messy label with blurry letters? Mine came like that and it looked very cheap and unprofessional to me.
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Hi James: no, mine looks pretty ordinary.
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