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Antioxidants. How much is too much?


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Old 04-12-2006, 02:25 PM   #1
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Antioxidants. How much is too much?

Is this overkill?

NAC 500mg 2x perday
VitC 1000mg 2x perday
Green tea cap (1 cap = ~6-8 cups green tea) 1x perday
This Multivitamin only 1x perday (not 2 as suggested on the label)

NAC + VitC taken together with water only. Green Tea cap+multi taken together with food.
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One thing to remember is that antioxidants, in excess, can actually become what they try to rid the body of....free radicals

As far as your numbers go, the only UL I know of, of the ones you listed is Vit C and it looks like you are OK with it....but keep in mind, if that 2000mg of Vit C you are taking is strictly from a pill, than you might want to cut it back, cause I'm sure your already getting plenty from your diet.



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One thing to remember is that antioxidants, in excess, can actually become what they try to rid the body of....free radicals
Yea, that was exactly my concern. I dont want to develop fatigue..etc from excess of them.

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As far as your numbers go, the only UL I know of, of the ones you listed is Vit C and it looks like you are OK with it....but keep in mind, if that 2000mg of Vit C you are taking is strictly from a pill, than you might want to cut it back, cause I'm sure your already getting plenty from your diet.
VitC is a water soluble and toxicity is rare. But you are right. I do get plenty of vits from diet and hence take only 1 instead of 2 mulits recommended. I dont want to go into hypervitaminosis.
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Is this overkill?

NAC 500mg 2x perday
VitC 1000mg 2x perday
Green tea cap (1 cap = ~6-8 cups green tea) 1x perday
This Multivitamin only 1x perday (not 2 as suggested on the label)

NAC + VitC taken together with water only. Green Tea cap+multi taken together with food.
Definetly not, too much might be triple that amount every day.
NAC is actually commonly taken at much higher doses. I have used AX Perfect Cycle, which is basically an on-cycle liver/free radical product. It was recommended to take it 2-3 times a day, and each contained 1000mg of NAC (I took in 3000mg every day). So you should be safe at that dose, even if used for a long time.
Vitamin C is exactly the way you put it. Water soluable, and you are still fine at that dose x10...
Multivitamin could go twice a day, unless you don't really like taking it. You have some bases covered with the Vitamin C which is a great addition in this stack, but it wouldn't hurt to get those extra vitamins in. I don't see any fat soluable vitamins in the ones you listed, so you should be in good shape
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Definetly not, too much might be triple that amount every day.
I didnt think it was too much as well. Just wanted to check to be sure Thanks for the input.
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NAC is actually commonly taken at much higher doses. I have used AX Perfect Cycle, which is basically an on-cycle liver/free radical product. It was recommended to take it 2-3 times a day, and each contained 1000mg of NAC (I took in 3000mg every day). So you should be safe at that dose, even if used for a long time.
3000mg NAC!! Max doseage is 2100mg/day unless you are like 250+lbs.
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Multivitamin could go twice a day, unless you don't really like taking it. You have some bases covered with the Vitamin C which is a great addition in this stack, but it wouldn't hurt to get those extra vitamins in. I don't see any fat soluable vitamins in the ones you listed, so you should be in good shape
I analysed my diet thru nutritiondata and seems i am gettimg most vits/mins thru diet. Which is why i decided to only do low dose (1cap) multi instead of the 2 caps recommended. Too much of those fat soluble vits can spell trouble
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