Perhaps one of the most interesting uses that NAC has been put to is in preventing hangovers

I first learned about using NAC to help stop a hangover back in my early university days, when it was featured in the New Scientist Alcohol special edition back in 1999.  I used to take 1200mg to 1800mg before I went out drinking, and another 1200mg the day after.  I have to say, it really makes a difference.  Of course, it doesn’t get rid of all the symptoms of over indulging (dehyration is also a major component of a hangover), but I found it really helps.  I often wonder what state my liver would be in now if I hadn’t taken NAC all though my drinking years!  Once I’d discovered it, I used it almost every time I went out, along with a drink of at least a pint of water before going to bed.  Doing that always made the day after that much easier to deal with!

I also found it helpful to take some vitamin C before going out, and a Berroca the next day along with plenty of water throughout the day really helps as well.

The reason that NAC is effective in making hangovers easier to deal with is that the liver uses glutathione to deactivate the toxic by-products of alchohol metabolism, such as acetaldehyde.  These toxins can really make you feel bad, so anything that helps to remove them from the body is likely to make you feel better.

One Of The Most Interesting Uses For NAC is in Preventing Hangovers

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