While that's substantially higher than the 600mg starting dose we generally favor for people new to NAC, it reflects the GlyNAC protocols studied in healthy-aging research.34 57 58 Some readers may prefer to start with a smaller serving for tolerability, but the clinical research on GlyNAC has generally evaluated gram-level doses of both ingredients, so it's unclear whether substantially lower amounts would provide the same benefits
For a small, water-soluble copper peptide, absorption from that depot would be expected to be reasonably efficient, but the depot also gives local peptidases and the local copper environment a first opportunity to act on the molecule before it reaches the systemic circulation
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Some dayslike when your child rides the school bus (exhaust fumes), spends time in a chlorinated pool during swim lessons, or sits next to classmates wearing heavily scented laundry productsthey may need a lozenge or maybe lozenge twice in a day
Glycine is also used in creatine creation, which supplies energy for short, intense bursts of exercise