N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC): The Potent Antioxidant
NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) is a potent antioxidant and creates glutathione in the body, which is extremely helpful for a number of reasons. Usually NAC is prescribed for cough to loosen the firm mucus, but NAC can be prescribed also to help replenish glutathione, one of the body’s most important antioxidants. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC): the “mother” […]
Treating Mitochondrial Dysfunction with Natural Supplements
Mitochondrial dysfunction results in impaired cellular energy production and produces excess fatigue thus making the simplest tasks feel onerous. However, it is possible to treat mtochondrial dysfunction with natural supplements. Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs in aging and in all kinds of chronic diseases: neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, metabolic, autoimmune, gastrointestinal, chronic infections, neurobehavioral, and cancers. Non-genetic, acquired mitochondrial […]
Integrative Cancer Therapy Concept at St. George Hospital
As if confronting a potentially fatal disease were not depressing enough, many cancer patients also have to face debilitating side effects induced by chemotherapy and radiation treatment. These range from fatigue and hair loss to life-threatening pneumonia, emboli or a crippling wastage of lean muscle mass. Sometimes conventional treatment and its side effects can be […]
Taurine: hope in neurological diseases
For a long time we believed that brain shrinkage was inevitable and irreversible, as it was taught in medical school. However, actual research has shown that brain cells can regenerate. The amino acid called taurine plays an important role in creating new brain cells. Taurine is a very important amino acid for healthy brain function […]