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NAC: The Remarkable Supplement I Underestimated for Years I have a confession to make. For many years, I underestimated the value of N-acetylcysteine, better known as NAC. It wasn't that I thought NAC was unimportant. I simply thought I understood its primary purpose: to serve as a precursor to glutathione, one of the body's most important antioxidants. And since I had long been using S-acetyl glutathione, a form designed to deliver glutathione directly and effectively, I saw little reason to su …

As anyone who has known me for even a relatively short period of time knows, I am a glutathione enthusiast. So much so that I have, on occasion, referred to myself as "The Glutathione Girl!" When people ask me what's so special about this amazing little tripeptide, I can recite its attributes like a schoolgirl who has done her homework: "It's the master antioxidant!" "It's the master anti-inflammatory!" "It's the master detoxifier - especially of metals!" You get the idea. I am a fan. So you …