Best Supplement for Flu: NOW Supplements, NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) 600 mg with Selenium & Molybdenum, 250 Veg Capsules

THIS STUFF WORKS

THIS STUFF WORKS!! We both started taking it to prevent winter colds/Flu and for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), common here in the Pacific NW when winters are just long, dark and depressing. We both noticed a mood boost within just 2 days of starting it and it also makes you feel more alert and just more able to handle everything. MAJOR difference. Added bonus: we haven't had ONE cold, Flu, or sinus infection all winter and we would have normally had at least 1 or 2 really BAD sinus infections by now for sure. I take 2 tablets in the morning with my coffee and feel the effects for at least 4 or 5 hours. If taken before a workout it gives you energy and helps burn fat more effectively so I use it for that also. Just don't take before bed as it's an "upper". I've since learned NAC is good for SO many things including PCOS, Weight Loss, Cold/Flu, Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, OCD, Anti-Oxidant, Anti Aging, Metabolism Increase and more - that I can't believe we don't hear about this stuff all the time. Why is that?? Anyway, I tell all my friends about it now and will continue taking this after winter ends. We love it - IT WORKS

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Excellent product!! So great to have it on hand!!

I was researching for a supplement that protects the liver when taking Acetaminophen. I found the following information in an article by Julius Goepp, MD. NAC is a defense against some of today's most deadly public health threats. 1. Acetaminophen toxicity and acute liver failure: the number one cause of acute liver failure in the United States. 2. influenza: whose victims are primarily aging individualsâ€"three quarters of all Flu-related deaths occur in the elderly. 3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States (includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis). 4. Helicobacter pylori: the bacterial culprit behind stomach ulcers, and a potentially lethal pathogen closely linked to malignant gastric cancer, the second most frequent cause of cancer death worldwide. N-ACETYL CYSTEINE'S BROAD-SPECTRUM BENEFITS 1. NAC replenishes levels of the intracellular antioxidant glutathione (GSH), which is often deficient with advancing age and in chronic illness. 2. NAC also regulates expression of scores of genes in the pathways that link oxidative stress to inflammation. 3. These dual effects give NAC a unique role in the prevention and treatment of many common diseases, both acute and chronic. 4. NAC can protect against avian influenza and more common seasonal Flu symptoms. 5. NAC reduces the frequency and duration of attacks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may slow the clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). 6. NAC protects tissues from the effects of exercise-induced oxidative stress, adding value and safety to your workout. 7. NAC improves insulin sensitivity in people with some of the most difficult-to-treat metabolic disorders. 8. NAC blocks cancer development at virtually every step in the process, and through multiple mechanisms, making it an important cancer chemo preventive agent. 9. NAC fights the stomach infection Helicobacter pylori on two fronts, inhibiting the organism's growth while reducing production of inflammatory cytokines that can lead to gastritis and cancer. Though most individuals gain benefits from 600-1,800 mg/day, clinical studies have found that doses of up to 2,000 mg/day are safe and effective. A recent study demonstrated the safety of 2,800 mg/day for 3 months in patients with COPD

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Pleasant results so far

I like it so far. I'm only taking one capsule in the AM each day until my body acclimates. This helped me get over the Flu pretty fast. I was sick for 15 days with the Flu until taking NAC. Two days into taking this supplement, along with zinc, d3, fish oils, and I'm 100% recovered. Day one of notable effects (day two ingesting 600mg) was a TON of energy, I didn't need coffee at all (previously 2-3 cups a day) and needed to sedate myself to fall asleep. Day 3 : Energy levels seem to have stabilized now and are still much higher than my default fatigued state. I typically need 3 cups of coffee throughout the day and still going to bed early. Now I just take NAC once and I'm good for the entire day. It seems to also help with my A.D.D. symptoms to some degree. I'm looking forward to seeing the long term effects of this amino acid supplementation as this has been one of the most potent natural supplements I've tried over the last decade next to mushroom supplements. Update: 20 days in and I still feel natural energy levels that are much higher than before taking this supplement. Cognitive performance has improved in a very noticeable way. Very pleased with the results so far. Taking two capsules didn't seem to make much of a difference after my body acclimated, so I'm back to only one in the mornings with the rest of my vitamins

34 persons found it helpful

Awesome supplement maybe not so great brand

I started using this 2 months ago my main reason was to help with endometriosis. I heard from a few bloggers that it can help with the pain and irregularities of your period when you take it. The first month went by and to my surprise my period pain was cut in half. Still painful but not as bad as without it not to mention my period came on time. If you have endo you know that the period pain can last very long sometimes the whole period. This past period my pain lasted 4 hours then the rest was a breeze compared to what im used to. In addition my children caught the Flu im usually the first one to get their germs but this time i had no symptoms i didnt even get sick. Plus before i started taking nac i was using the pill to help with pain but i hated how emotional i was. This also got rid of anything left in my body from the pill and everyday i felt more like my non emotional self! After 2 months of taking it i can surly say its a maricle pill it did what i wanted it to do and more!!! The reason i am giving this a 4 is because 2 days ago I noticed that now when i took it i had the worst tummy ache ever for a few hours. Then i checked the bottle and noticed little blackish spots on the pills so i had to throw it out (i kept the little fresh package inside the bottle and kept it in a dry place!) so i am currently seaching for another brand since the past reviews mention this as well

22 persons found it helpful

Have not had cold/Flu since started taking!

I would not ever have this product not on hand. It boosts immune health. When I feel I can coming down with something I take one or two NAC, and as a result have not been sick for many years since I started taking this product. That of course along with going to bed early and avoiding refined sugars. This brand one is the best prices and far less expensive than GNC brand I used to get. I use iNACt and so does my mother and grown children. I work as a health educator and see people with colds and Flu on a daily basis. NAC is one top reason I do not get any illness. At college my daughters used it to avoid colds and flus and did not loose class time with sickness. Take at the first symptom, of even if your just noticing coworkers getting sick. I take before an airplane flight as the air circulates inside the cabin and it is very easy to pick up an upper respiratory infection. I first read about this over 10 years ago in the back of a news magazine in regard to several Doctors taking this and successfully avoiding the cold and Flu- and have to say, "They were right.

19 persons found it helpful

Warning: must have a lot of sulfur!

I didn't see a warning about the sulfur on the listing and there was a mention only if you read the entire label. But not noted in the listing. I had a terrible stomach aches especially if taken before a meal. I took this about a week and didn't connect it to this until the day I took it before breakfast! That nearly immediately caused cramps. I am allergic to sulfur but I've never had this bad a reaction, I usually have very mild discomfort (discovered the allergy when it was in an anesthesia for surgery ). I stopped taking it and within 48 hours no more stomach ache! Update: I did take this while I had the severe Covid before Christmas this year was careful to take it with food and only for about three days, to minimize any stomach issues. It's recommended as a supplement during Flu. My husband also took this for a week or so during his COVID so we did get sufficient use from my purchase. We both had severe Covid intensely for three days and a lot of coughing about a week. Don't really know if it helped as this wasn't a controlled experiment

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every site I visited recommended it for prevention and to begin taking it in …

Took this, & gave it to family members who had been exposed to the Flu, and to a baby and a 4-yr-old who actually had it. Those exposed never got it, and babies and couple others who had it, was practically gone within 24 hours or so. (The original carriers didn't get this, and had full-blown flue symptoms for almost a week. One of them has pneumonia with it; both had received 'the shot.') This knocks down the chance of having the dangerous Flu-induced pneumonia, but In researching this, every site I visited recommended it for prevention and to begin taking it in Oct., the approximate start of the Flu season, thru late spring. Says would eradicate Flu, regardless of which type....something the dangerous Flu shots can't do; however, at least twice, there was a warning of a very small chance of permanent damage being done to the lungs....very unlikely; nowhere near the damage than can come from the flue shots

6 persons found it helpful

Weakens Flu symptoms

N-acetyl L-cysteine (NAC) is a powerful antioxidant. Research has shown it can reduce both the duration and severity of Flu by boosting immunity, reducing respiratory mucus and inhibiting the ability of the virus to replicate.Sep 29, 201

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Still Love This Product

A lot of people say a lot of words about supplements. I believe about 50% of what I read. What I can tell you is that I have not been ill in several years. I believe it is because I take this all through Flu season. Is that the reason? Who knows, but I am going to keep taking it until I am proven wrong

4 persons found it helpful

Efficacy still questionable, but they're working for me

I've been taking these for 4 months after seeing them mentioned in a Real Simple magazine article about staving off the Flu (I have a serious needle aversion and avoid the Flu shot). Took me a couple of months to start the regimen but I just added one to my daily morning thyroid pill and have now been regularly committed to their daily addition. I have no idea how to prove efficacy and believe strongly in the placebo effect so it could be just that but...In 4 months, I've only had one cold. That may not seem like a great record but 1. One cold during the winter months (in northern VA) is impressive, 2. I live with a 3-year-old who acts as a Petri dish for sickness and viruses and 3. I haven't had the Flu. So, who knows, but I'm going to continue taking them

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NOW Supplements, NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) 600 mg with Selenium & Molybdenum, 250 Veg Capsules

'Flu' Match Score: 232

The Benefits of Molybdenum, Flu Treatment

10 Reviews mentioning 'Flu'.

THIS STUFF WORKS

Excellent product!! So great to have it on hand!!

Pleasant results so far

Awesome supplement maybe not so great brand

Have not had cold/Flu since started taking!

Warning: must have a lot of sulfur!

every site I visited recommended it for prevention and to begin taking it in …

Weakens Flu symptoms

Still Love This Product

Efficacy still questionable, but they're working for me