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News Release July 11, 2000 Pesticide contamination found in many Ginseng supplements tested by ConsumerLab.com WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 11, 2000 Out of 22 brands of ginseng dietary supplements evaluated by ConsumerLab.com eight were found to contain high levels of specific pesticides, some of which also contained significant levels of lead
Its levels drop dramatically when the toxic load is large Detoxifies many xenobiotics Chelator of lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic Prevents neuropathy from chemotherapy Maintains reduced state of other antioxidants: vitamin C & E Supports numerous metabolic and biochemical reactions: DNA synthesis and repair Protein synthesis Prostaglandin synthesis Amino acid transportation Enzyme activation Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant made in the bodys cells, using amino acids: glutamine, glycine, and cysteine
Despite its widespread clinical utility, oral N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine is characterized by remarkably poor bioavailability