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2nd Sep 2024

HH337: Key Nutrients- NAC & Quercetin

Today I'm continuing to talk about key nutrients and touch on two NAC, acetylcysteine as well as quercetin.

About the Host:

Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and Master Practitioner in NLP and Timeline Therapy and a Board Designated Hypnotherapy Teacher Trainer, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements.  Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

Melissa is the winner of the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022 for Whistler.

Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 60 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started.

 

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Transcript
Melissa Deally:

Welcome back to another episode of health hack, and this is the last one discussing key nutrients. And next week I will be starting a new theme. So today I'm going to do two NAC an acetyl cysteine as well as quercetin. So first off, with n acetylcysteine. One of the key benefits of that is that it is a powerful antioxidant, and it is a precursor to glutathione, which means it's a excellent for detoxification support, and it helps to replenish our glutathione levels, aiding in detoxification of Hormel substances in the liver and protecting cells from oxidative stress. And of course, if you've watched any of my work for a while, you know that I'm all about detoxification. Secondly, it is excellent for respiratory health. It aids as a mucolytic agent, meaning it helps break down the and thin mucus, making it easier to expel. And this can be beneficial for individuals with chronic respiratory conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD or asthma. And it is very powerful for supporting lung function, nasal drip, sinus allergies and immune system. And it's also excellent for mental health and cognitive function. It has shown potential in supporting these by modulating glutamate levels in the brain and reducing oxidative stress, which may benefit conditions like depression, bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. Moving on to the benefits of quercetin. Quercetin can naturally be found in onions, apples, especially green apples, grapes, berries, broccoli, citrus fruit and green tea, and it has powerful anti inflammatory and antioxidant effects. It is a flavonoid, and it helps to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in the body. It can support overall health by neutralizing free radicals and reducing the risk of chronic disease. It also supports allergy relief, and this is how I learned about it, over 20 years ago, for my own hay fever, and I used quercetin through spring, one spring season and the following spring season, and then after that, I've never actually needed again on an ongoing basis for my allergies. However, when things flare up, I will use it from time to time. It almost as if it helped my allergies go away entirely, and it acts as a natural antihistamine, helping to reduce allergy symptoms by stabilizing mast cells and preventing the release of histamines, which cause allergic reactions, and it's also excellent for cardiovascular health, by improving blood vessel function and reducing blood pressure and lowering LDL cholesterol levels, thereby decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. So again, with all of these recommendations, don't just go and start taking a new supplement without checking with your pharmacist or your doctor first. If you are on other prescription medications, as there may be contraindications that you want to know about. With quercetin, it has fairly poor bioavailability on its own meaning. It's harder for your body to absorb, and so it's often combined with other compounds like bromelain or vitamin C in order to enhance absorption. So you definitely want to look for supplements that include these additional ingredients as well. And as I've said previously, start off slowly. Don't just take the recommended dose right off the bat. Work up to it, especially if you have digestive issues, just to make sure that your body can tolerate the use of any new supplement that you introduce. So if you have questions, would like more information. Would like to run some labs to figure out what levels you already have in your body of many of these nutrients that I've been talking about, I would be more than happy to guide you through that process. Feel free to reach out Melissa at your guided healthjourney.com.

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Don't Wait For Your Wake Up Call!
with Melissa Deally, Integrative Health Practitioner
As an Integrative Health Practitioner I have come to realize that we simply haven't been taught how to optimize our health, and that the average person has habits that are negatively impacting their health, due to this lack of knowledge, through no fault of their own. Public health and our school system simply don't teach us enough about nutrition, sleep, stress, gut health or how interconnected our bodies are! Modern life has us more sleep deprived, stressed out and the sickest ever, and I believe it is time to bring this education to you, so that you CAN be empowered in your health and you can then make the right choices for you and your family. The choices you make today impact your future 1 year, 5 years, 10 years + from now. It is never too early to start looking after your health, as Health is your TRUE wealth....without it what do you have?

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Melissa Deally

Melissa is an Integrative Mind Body Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issue. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures, but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing, so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.