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My Supplement Chest, Annotated: Part 3 (Acetylcysteine)

I initially started taking n-acetyl-l-cysteine for its chelating effects. N-acetyl-l-cysteine (N-A-C) binds with heavy metals like lead and mercury, thus eliminating them from the body. Living in a polluted world, we are loaded with heavy metals. Thus, I reasoned, N-A-C would help as an overall detoxying agent. I noticed something unexpected and interesting, and thus now refer to N-A-C as my "happy purple pill." (The Jarrow time-released version is purple.)  I wouldn't get incapacitating panic attacks, like those depicted on the Sopranos. Yet the nature of my work is often stressful and deadline driven. Yesterday I had three hours to respond to an order to show cause why an appeal shouldn't be dismissed. Usually I'd get frazzled, and red welts would appear on my face...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on March 18, 2011 (boomark / email).