Tag: antioxidant

N-Acetyl-Cysteine: Could this Amino Acid Change Your Life?

One of the most underestimated and under-utilized natural food supplements I have recommended to my patients over the past 35 years is an amino acid derivative known as N-A-C (N-Acetyl-Cysteine). Why underestimated? Well, even naturopaths seldom recommend it and most people who take natural food supplements have never even heard of it. What is N-Acetyl-Cysteine? N-A-C is…


A Refreshing Summer Superfood

If you’re looking for a refreshing, sweet, and juicy treat to enjoy this summer, grab a mango. These tropical fruits are loaded with vitamins and minerals to support your health in several ways. Mangoes have more than 20 vitamins and minerals and are great sources of vitamin A, C, fiber, potassium, and more. That means…


Coping With the Oxygen Paradox

Oxygen is essential to our survival, and yet this toxic, mutagenic, and highly reactive gas also has the capacity to destroy us. The destructive side of oxygen is called oxidation. Slow oxidation turns cut apples brown and hard metal brittle with rust. Rapid oxidation destroys things more quickly, in an exothermic chemical process of combustion,…