MaxGXL Glutathione

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Has anyone on here had experience with a product called MaxGXL.

(http://www.maxgxl.com) It claims to be a more effective way to achieve

Glutathione absorbtion into the body. I don't know much about

suplicments and would be appreciative if someone knowledgeable in this

area could give me their opinion of the product. Thanks. Sid

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Hey Sid,I think improving glutathione levels is an important part of HIV care. (And hepatitis C.) Glutathione is NAC-glycine-glutamic acid, a "tripeptide."This product has ingredients that can help to that, particularly the NAC, alpha lipoic and milk thistle. However, it is $85.00 for a 30-day supply or even $69 if you get it monthly.ThiolNAC has 500 mg of NAC and 200 mg of lipoic per tablet and a month's supply is $14. Milk Thistle is about $12. The other ingredients are nice but the C is low and you can get in a multi. Glutamine is good and can help the guts. The "rate-limiting" step in glutathione synthesis is the cysteine, and N-acetyl-cysteine is the best form for that. (Also, Droge and his group in the 90s noted a massive loss of sulfur in HIV+ people, largely due to a reduced cysteine level; cysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid.)In short, not a bad product in terms of ingredients. Way overpriced. And uncertain about the quality.Hope that helps! M. On Dec 17, 2008, at 2:02 PM, swagla wrote:Has anyone on here had experience with a product called MaxGXL. (http://www.maxgxl.com) It claims to be a more effective way to achieve Glutathione absorbtion into the body. I don't know much about suplicments and would be appreciative if someone knowledgeable in this area could give me their opinion of the product. Thanks. Sid