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Do I use Lumbrokinase? Yes, I use all the ones I listed.
I also use NAC + L-glycine because recent excellent research on the topic shows many major benefits of the combination of the two, which seem to be primarily related to boosting glutathione (a.k.a. GLY) production at the cellular level. But crucially, the presence of abundant NAC and GLY allow each cell to regulate its own internal glutathione level, allowing each cell to optimally respond to it’s unique needs and stresses. If you supplement with glutathione directly (such as lyophilized glutathione), it gets transported into each cell at levels not controllable by each cell, so essentially each cell gets an inappropriate amount of glutathione. It is way better to let the cells individually control and optimize this powerful anti-oxidant, so taking GLY and NAC together (called “GLY-NAC”) is by far the best approach.
GLY-NAC may help with a lot of things. Also, GLY is the main component of collagen, and a lot of recent research suggests that people may need as much as 10 grams or more every day. I take 12 to 14 grams every day. Another good source is short chain collagen peptides (which will be 1/3 GLY). I think this is a huge unappreciated deficiency in the diets of people over 40.
You are fortunate to have healthcare people who can think for themselves. My physician is a physicist, very narrow protocols, mainstream only. Kind of sad, he has a degree in physics, so he must have been able to think freely at one time, maybe before med school?
Honestly I am glad I can help, and I appreciate the positive feedback. I get really major positive feedback all the time, and I suppose only about 5 to 10% of it ever shows up on this forum. Most people appreciate it, but they just want to say a quick “thanks” and then move on with their lives without much further discussion. I can’t blame them.