NAC: The Best Flu and Cold Remedy Yet?

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NAC: The Best Flu and Cold Remedy Yet?

Are you ready for the flu and cold season?

It turns out that a little known dietary supplement may be your best

defense against symptoms of the flu and common cold.

The supplement, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), is a form of the amino acid

cysteine and a component of protein. It's also one of the most potent

immune boosters around.

Never heard of it?

Virtually every hospital emergency room in the country stocks it as

an antidote for acetaminophen (Tylenol®) poisoning.

Overdoses of acetaminophen, a common analgesic drug, deplete your

liver's supply of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant, leading to

liver failure.

Large supplemental doses of NAC restore liver glutathione levels and

help the organ break down acetaminophen.

NAC has also been used since the 1960s as a " mucolytic " agent-that

is, to break down lung-clogging mucous in chronic bronchitis and

other respiratory disorders.

Rich in what chemists call " free sulfhydryl groups, " NAC breaks down

the disfulfide bonds of mucous-in essence, thinning it out.

http://www.thenutritionreporter.com/NAC-flu_and_cold_remedy.html

Alana