Patients on lipotropic protocols are simultaneously dieting, exercising, and being weighed by a clinician every few weeks
Collectively, CQDs exhibit high biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, and predictable biodistribution when engineered with the appropriate size, surface charge, and doping
B12 injections are generally very well tolerated
Good patient-centred decision making around the use of dietary supplements requires multidisciplinary care, involving oncologists, integrative medicine providers, clinical pharmacists, dietitians and nursing to monitor and mitigate risk as well as to fully document all supplement uses and be aware how they may interact with conventional therapy (239)
Ookhtens M, Hobdy K, Corvasce MC, Aw TY, Kaplowitz M: Sinusoidal efflux of glutathione in the perfused rat liver
Chronic alcohol consumption works in the opposite direction, depleting hepatic glutathione by increasing oxidative stress and reducing cysteine availability