The Many Benefits of NAC — One of the Most Important Supplements You’ve Likely Never Heard Of

This supplement boosts production of glutathione, an important antioxidant that may help reduce free radical damage and support detoxification.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• N-acetylcysteine (NAC) boosts production of glutathione, an important antioxidant that helps reduce free radical damage and plays a role in the detoxification of heavy metals and other harmful substances

• In emergency medicine, NAC is used as an antidote for acetaminophen toxicity resulting from an overdose. Mortality due to acetaminophen…