Um, I did some research on n-acetyl cysteine (NAC) myself and found out it was an antioxidant. Or something like that, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this antioxidant?

I want to know..

1. Can it kill me?

2. Can it damage my health? I'm perfectly healthly already and I want to convince my mom to buy me this antioxidant since I read it lightens skin and is a good powerful antioxidant. so I thought maybe if it cleans out toxins it could clear up my KP..

3. They say on some websites to take Vitamin C with it? what do they mean? vitamind C capsules or what?


^__^ I hope someone can help me out.

SK,

I looked up n-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and read of the many health disorders it treats: excess mucous, bipolar disorder, compulsive-obsessive behavior; reduce cravings for cocaine.
Acetylcysteine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Like everything else, there are warnings: In tests, it increases blood pressure in mice, and could potentially cause damage to heart and lungs.

Re: vitamin C --
There are claims that acetylcysteine taken together with Vitamin C and B1 can be used to prevent and relieve symptoms of veisalgia (hangover following ethanol (alcohol) consumption). The claimed mechanism is through scavenging of acetaldehyde, a toxic intermediate in the metabolism of ethanol.

If you decide to take this, you need to educate yourself first before you make a decision. Google will give you all the information you need.

I hope this helps.

kebod

Thank you^^

I hadn't read about the damage to heart and lungs before, I thought anti-oxidants were suppose ot be good for you,, T.T I will have to ask my doctor about this,, but do you know if this is a over-the-counter antioxidant? Like for anyone to buy? =O I'm not sure if it is. >.<;

SK,

No, I don't know where you can buy it, but why don't you google it and see what comes up?

There are so many safe antioxidants -- Vit. E and C, cocao beans (the source of chocolate), and many others. You can read more about it here;
WHFoods: Which WHFoods are highest in phytonutrient antioxidants? Does cooking affect antioxidant content?

kebod

SweetKiki, NAC is an amino acid that supports DNA. It's been given to HIV patients for quite some time in major medical research centers, to keep them from going into active AIDS - and it's working. Cancer patients often take this too, but from what I was told by someone doing this research, its important to purchase the standarized, top quality NAC(acteyl cysteine). Everything that is abused can have negative effects on us, so merely follow the directions on any high quality product. Its important to remember that the actual cause of cancers is the breakdown of DNA so supporting our basic health status to the best of ability is critically important.