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Gluthathione, NAD or NAC and Reservatrol
What are your thoughts on the above?
1) For someone who is 25 years old. Would you recommend I take these supplements? I have been taking Reservatrol and I love it.. I don’t know why but since i have been taking it. – I feel my skin has shown less inflammation and also less discoloration yay.
2) What are Gluthathione, NAD or NAC and Reservatrol for? Why should people take them? and if Yes – Which brands would you recommend?
3) My friend is a heavy drinker and would you recommend glutathione? I heard it protects against alcohol-related liver damage
Many many thanks,
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3 Replies
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@Sara I’ll reply one by one below:
Resveratrol is a potent antioxidant therefore it can help reduce inflammation in the body, which you’ve noticed on your skin.
NAC vs Glutathione
Glutathione is made from 3 amino acids: glycine, glutamine and cysteine. NAC (or N-acetylcysteine) is made from cysteine (and is dependent on vitamin B6) that can be used by the body to make glutathione. Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant particularly concentrated in the liver.The OAT test has a marker called N-acetylcysteine. If this marker is low, it means that you either
don’t produce NAC or
it is being used up because there is an increased need for NAC or
both!
Do we need both? The advantage of supplemental liposomal glutathione is that you know you are getting in glutathione in an absorbable form. NAC still needs to be converted to glutathione, but in a lot of cases, it does help raise glutathione. To form glutathione, you still need the other amino acids and cofactors. If someone is vegan, has poor digestion affecting protein breakdown, has malabsorption issues, is exposed to mold/toxins, etc., glutathione may be a better choice.
In terms of NAD (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide), I encourage you to watch this video inside the Mold & Mycotoxin Illness course about mitochondrial health to better understand where it fits into the whole picture of how the cell functions (cellular metabolism) and the Electron Transport Chain where cellular energy is produced.
Glutathione does help neutralize free radicals and detoxify harmful substances in the liver, potentially reducing the oxidative stress caused by heavy alcohol consumption.
Some studies suggest that glutathione or its precursors (such as N-acetylcysteine, which boosts glutathione levels) can mitigate alcohol-induced liver damage. But ultimately, the best way to avoid liver damage is to reduce/eliminate alcohol altogether.
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Thank you very very much. Would you recommend this version of supplement https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/glutathione-sr?
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@Sara reduced form is ok but my preference is in liposomal form like the one by Seeking Health.
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