Thoughts on Glutathione, NAC, and Multivitamins
 

I heard a podcast a while ago on healing from concussions by a sports chiropractor. Two things he recommended was high dose fish oil and glutathione. The fish oil he said you could take it until you get loose stool. I recently started this protocol http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/...jury-protocol/ and have noticed amazing results already.

I've only read a little about glutathione. One article (below) stated, "The researchers found that applying glutathione (an antioxidant that is normally found in our cells) directly on the skull surface after brain injury reduced the amount of cell death by 67 percent. When the researchers applied glutathione three hours after injury, cell death was reduced by 51 percent. “This idea that we have a time window within which to work, potentially up to three hours, is exciting and may be clinically important,” said Dr. McGavern."

As far as I understand, N-Acetyl Cystene (NAC) is a precursor to glutathione. NAC is also much cheaper, but I don't know if it is as effective. Good glutathione runs at about $1.50 a day. http://www.bulletproof.com/glutathio...-wt-1-35-fl-oz


I'm wondering what people think of glutathione or NAC, the high dose fish oil, and this multivitamin mineral http://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-syn...2-fl-oz-946-ml

And

http://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-ear...-21-oz-585-g-4


Glutathione Article http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_ev...s_12082013.htm

Concussion Podcasts
http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/...-a-concussion/

http://drhoffman.com/podcast/is-fish...ry-tbi-part-2/

There are many substances that are very useful during the first 24 hours because they break or stop the cascade of brain injury chemistry. Glutathione looks like one of them. I have not seen any research that suggests use days or weeks later.

Some suggest taking many substances as a normal regimen, maybe in hopes that if you suffer a head impact with the substance in your system, your injury will be less. The challenge to this idea is the body likes to keep a balance of how much of these substances is naturally available.

I've wondered is they will eventually develop a post head trauma cocktail for athletes and others who have suffered head impacts that can be administered/consumed right away.