This tripeptide consists of three amino acids: cysteine, glutamate, and glycine
Berberine may enhance the lipid-lowering effects of statins, but if you're already on a statin, don't add it to your line-up without asking your clinician first
Supportive strategies may include: Reducing immune reactivity sets the stage for more effective detoxification and allows the gut-brain axis to begin healing
Other drugs which have been found to be of little or no value in withdrawal trials over 4-6 weeks include buspirone (BuSpar, an anti-anxiety drug), carbamazepine (Tegretol, an anticonvulsant), clonidine (Catapres, an anti-anxiety drug sometimes used in alcohol detoxification), nifedipine (Adalat) and alpidem
Mol Cell Biochem 301:112 Ruiz E, Siow RCM, Bartlett SR, Jenner AM, Sato H, Bannai S et al (2003) Vitamin C inhibits diethylmaleate-induced l-cystine transport in human vascular smooth muscle cells
Luteolin, a vegetable-derived flavonoid, dramatically induces Nrf2 mRNA degradation and other downstream ARE-driven genes, such as NQO1, HO-1, and AKR1C (Tang et al., 2011)
