N-acetyl cysteine can help to protect your liver and kidneys
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a small protein with over 40 years of scientific research to back up its clinical effectiveness. NAC’s powerful health benefits derive from its ability to restore intracellular levels of glutathione. Glutathione is a very important compound because it’s your body’s own powerful antioxidant and detoxifier.
Glutathione helps your liver to protect you against toxicity, and it is most needed by people with an inflamed liver or fatty liver. Chronic liver inflammation depletes your body of glutathione, and in fact so do many different diseases. Immune system problems and autoimmune diseases cause chronically low levels of glutathione. This is not good for your liver and it can worsen the inflammation and symptoms of autoimmune disease.
NAC is the precursor of glutathione and is the most effective way of raising levels in your body. NAC is also very beneficial for the kidneys and can help to protect them from damage.
NAC neutralizes toxins and pollutants including heavy metals that accumulate in the liver, kidneys, brain and fatty parts of the body. Restoring glutathione levels with NAC supplements makes liver cells more able to protect themselves from ongoing damage caused by fatty accumulation (fatty liver), viral infections, drug induced damage, alcohol excess or autoimmune inflammation.
How can we get more glutathione in our body?
Oral glutathione supplements are available in some health food stores and pharmacies and do not require a prescription. The main problem is that glutathione is not well absorbed from the gut, as it is broken down by digestive enzymes before it has a chance to be absorbed. For this reason it is far more effective to take its precursor (building block). NAC is the most important precursor to glutathione synthesis. NAC is easily absorbed from the gut and is rapidly turned into glutathione.
Approximately 150 milligrams daily of glutathione is obtained from the average diet, mainly from fruits and vegetables. However the majority of glutathione is manufactured within the cells of the body, especially within liver cells. It is interesting to know that around 80% of the glutathione produced in the liver is transported to the bloodstream to be used by the kidneys for detoxification. Thus increasing glutathione levels is good for the liver and the kidneys.
For people with severely depleted levels of glutathione in their body, taking glutathione intravenously would be best, but this is impractical and expensive. The practical solution is to take NAC, the main precursor to glutathione, as well as selenium and vitamin C, which are also required for its production.
Many researchers have come to the conclusion that a deficiency of liver glutathione is one of the leading factors that allow liver disease to progress. The liver cells of people with chronic liver disease are continually overworked as they fight toxins and free radicals and it is mainly glutathione which can protect them from severe damage or cell death. If you have elevated liver enzymes it means your liver cells are inflamed and dying. There are no known contraindications to NAC. In some people NAC can cause some indigestion.
NAC can help to prevent kidney damage
NAC can protect the kidneys against harm caused by radio-contrast dyes used in diagnostic scans.
Radio-contrast induced nephropathy refers to kidney damage caused by the dyes used in various diagnostic procedures. Kidneys are very sensitive organs and once damaged, may not be able to repair themselves.
It is so very important to look after your kidneys because they filter and clean your bloodstream. People with impaired kidney function are at high risk of heart disease.
NAC can help to protect the kidneys against contrast dyes by acting as an antioxidant in the kidneys, dilating blood vessels and improving blood flow. Taking an NAC supplement before and after having a diagnostic scan is an inexpensive way of helping to minimize harm to your kidneys.
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My son age 24 was diagnosed with fatty liver and CKD. His eGFR isv109 and his alt/ast goes from normal to OOR. He also has high carbon dioxide levels in his blood. I have recently started him on NAC 600MG 3x a day. He was also pre diabetic but his numbers are coming down,last was 97. He is also on synulin. Can NAC reduce the carbon dioxide in his blood?
Thank you in advance. I also much note he is on a STRICT kidney diet.
Warm regards
Sue A
What caused his chronic kidney disease?
Is he a diabetic type 1?
His eGFR of 109 is normal so that’s good and does not look like CKD?
NAC can help repair liver and kidney damage
Dr Cabot
Thankyou
NAC is both safe and most beneficial although Dr Cabot has developed a targeted supplement for those with kidney disease.
Your problems are able to be improved or completely reversed if you are open to considerable diet and lifestyle changes.
If improved health appeals to you, please read and follow the protocol of Dr Cabot’s Weight Loss book, or her Diabetes book if you are diabetic.
Kind regards
Victoria
Naturopath for Dr Sandra Cabot MD
NAC is protective and tonic for the kidneys.
Those with kidney disease and need to reduce potassium are best to remove all potassium rich foods from their diet.
Kind regards
Victoria
Naturopath for Dr Sandra Cabot MD
My mom got a blood test and there is significant advancements in inflammation with her immune system and the liver's enzyme's process is overwhelmed. There are decreasing blood counts and a decrease in kidney function as well. The abnormal results are as follows:
Creatinine: 0.53 mg/dL
ALT: 365 units/L
Alkaline Phosphatase: 244 units/L
AST: 175 units/L
WBC: 3.5 10'3/uL
Do you have any suggestions on which of your products would help reverse this?
Thanks,
franc
Your mother’s decreasing kidney function and rising liver enzyme levels are likely to be different aspects of the same problem, which is likely to be her diet which she may have enjoyed her whole life.
If she is open to it we recommend Dr Cabot’s 15 Day Cleanse and Maintenance Program.
There are supplements to hasten her health improvements and Dr Cabot prescribes Berberine, Glicemic Balance, Livatone Plus, Vitamin D and Vitamin C.
Kind regards
Victoria
Naturopath for Dr Sandra Cabot MD
The NAC will be your best chance to repair kidney damage.
Take 2 caps twice daily with a glass of water.
Once improved, stay on it and you may only need one cap twice daily.
NAC works completely differently to prednisone (you cannot compare apples to oranges)
You also need selenium - my Selenomune caps, one cap every second day would help the NAC to work much better!
Be aware not all nephrologists understand NAC and often underestimate its healing ability.
These supplements can be purchased here:https://www.liverdoctor.com/products/supplements.html
Kind regards,
Dr Sandra Cabot
The only problem with NAC would be if there is an allergy.
Dr Cabot also recommends Kidney health and Selenommune.
These can be purchased here:https://shop.liverdoctor.com/
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Nutrition Consultant for Liverdoctor.com
You need to help your kidneys with raw juices, there are excellent recipes in Dr Cabot's book 'Raw Juices Can Save Your Life'.
Read this article for further information:https://www.liverdoctor.com/eat-healthy-kidneys/
We recommend you take
Kidney Health caps one daily.
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) one twice daily.
Magnesium Ultra Potent Powder 1/2 tsp daily.
Let us know how you get on.
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Nutrition Consultant for Liverdoctor.com
For fatty liver we recommend you take
Livatone Plus 2 caps twice daily to improve liver function.
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) 2 caps twice daily at least 2 hours away from meals, if any upset occurs please take with meals. NAC is the precursor to glutathione; the body's most potent antioxidant. This supplement works well with Livatone Plus to get the liver better faster.
These supplements can be purchased here:https://shop.liverdoctor.com/
There is an excellent eating plan in Dr Cabot's book 'Fatty Liver: You Can Reverse It'.
Let us know how you get on.
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Nutrition Consultant for Liverdoctor.com
Will NAC help rid of Vitiligo?
With any autoimmune disease we recommend you eliminate grains and dairy from your diet.
There is excellent information in Dr Cabot's book 'Healing Autoimmune Disease'.
Dr Cabot recommends you take
Livatone Plus 2 caps twice daily to improve liver function.
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) 2 caps twice daily at least 2 hours away from food, if any upset occurs please take with meals. NAC is the precursor to glutathione; the body's most potent antioxidant. This supplement works well with Livatone Plus to get the liver better faster.
These supplements can be purchased here:https://shop.liverdoctor.com/
Let us know how you get on.
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Nutritional Consultant for Liverdoctor.com
There is plenty of helpful information in this article:https://www.liverdoctor.com/liver-cysts-article/
We recommend you avoid all dairy foods as dairy is mucous forming and can exacerbate cysts.
We also recommend you avoid all margarines, fatty foods and alcohol.
Dr Cabot recommends you take
Livatone Plus 2 caps twice daily to protect your liver cells from harm and help to repair damaged liver cells.
N-Acetyl Cysteine 2 caps twice daily at least 2 hours away from food, if any upset occurs please take with meals. NAC is the precursor to glutathione; the body's most potent antioxidant. This supplement works well with Livatone Plus to get the liver better faster.
These supplements are available here:https://shop.liverdoctor.com/
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Nutritional Consultant for Liverdoctor.com
We recommend your father take
Kidney Health 2 caps daily with food, these contain NAC and are designed to support optimal kidney function and protect your kidneys from inflammation.
MSM Plus Vitamin C 1/2 a teaspoon once or twice daily to support the immune system.
These are available here:https://shop.liverdoctor.com/
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Nutritional Consultant for Liverdoctor.com