Posted by BarbaraCat on March 23, 2002, at 10:46:01
In reply to Re: SAM-e Trial » Ron Hill, posted by JohnX2 on March 23, 2002, at 9:13:53
John,
Nature's Made is reportedly the best brand. Some lab analyses were done about 2 years ago to test the bioavailability and accuracy of actual product levels in a number of nutritional products and Nature's Made won hand's down. It's also the brand Costco carries for the best price. I take mine with coffee which seems to rev it up. Also, you might be interested in exploring glutathione. Taking glutatione by itself doesn't seem to be effective. N-acetyl-cysteine which you mentioned is a good precursor to it. There were some studies that showed large amounts were neurotoxic if taken daily. Also, some leaching out of zinc and copper with high daily doses. There are also some denatured whey protein products that claim to raise glutatione levels in the cells. I'm taking one to combat my fibromyalgia and it seems to lesson some of the symptoms. Anyhow, here's a chem profile:
http://www.genome.ad.jp/kegg/pathway/map/map00480.html
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