Best Supplements for Men: For More Muscle, Higher Testosterone, Longer Life, and Better Looks by P. D. Mangan

Author:P. D. Mangan
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Phalanx Press
Published: 2017-05-11T18:30:00+00:00

Psychiatric illness

Chronic fatigue

Influenza

Heavy metal chelation

Aging

NAC replenishes glutathione, including in the brain, and this is likely its mechanism of action in various psychiatric illnesses.

Bipolar depression: An open-label trial of NAC in patients with bipolar depression yielded “a robust decrement in depression scores”. The patients took 1 gram NAC, twice a day, and this was as “a maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder.”[204]

Addiction: NAC has been studied for its effects in cocaine, marijuana, and nicotine addiction, with varying success, and studies are ongoing.[205]

NAC in chronic fatigue: NAC may be useful in treating chronic fatigue. In chronic fatigue, oxidative damage to DNA is higher than in controls, which indicates the presence of oxidative stress.[206] It’s been speculated that competition between the immune system and muscle for glutathione precursors such as cysteine favors the immune system.[207] When that happens, muscles become depleted of glutathione and cannot function properly, leading to fatigue and myalgia. A number of studies have found depleted levels of glutathione in chronic fatigue syndrome, and n-acetylcysteine results in improvement of symptoms.[208]

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.