And you just keep on knockin' 'em out of the park,
@sregan!
I've been having some ramped up inflammation on my face ever since I got sick in December. Eyelids still inflamed (although vision is fine now and blood sugar much lower and more stable though first morning glucose not entirely ideal yet) and some inflammation across the bridge of my nose.
At first I chalked it up to "side effect" from the nootropics, but it's been ongoing, not improving, and maybe in the last couple weeks getting worse.
So I've been thinking about whether or not it could be toxin release from stored fat being metabolized.
Then your post. Serendipity, baby!
Seems also that choline (big part of my nootropic regimen) also lowers blood sugar and is a fairly potent detoxifier of the liver. So it could have played a role in my illness. Then, once the metabolic ball got rolling, inflammation has stayed high due to toxin release from stored fat. In addition to heavy gut regimen of fiber and probiotics, and altering my diet for good starches/PHD, I've been alternate day fasting to see how much it would help my blood sugar. As a result I've lost a fair amount of fat in a pretty short period of time.
Interestingly, I'm also experiencing some bumps on my forearms and the back of my upper arms/shoulders that traditionally show up when I've been behaving especially badly (taking in lots of toxins and things that are bad for me and my liver).
All pointing to toxin release.
My advice on milk thistle/glutathione and NAC: if you don't have known issues with them, try them to see what happens. They may help you. If you do have known issues then ponder hard before taking or just leave them alone. FWIW, ramping up glutathione production with milk thistle and glycine/glutamine/NAC did help me a lot when I was chelating
I get somewhat brain foggy on NAC but not bad. To my knowledge milk thistle doesn't bother me. Think I'll get some and give it another whirl. Plus up my vitamin C.
BTW, despite inflammation I'm still feeling pretty good energically speaking. I have more energy and motivation. I just want my skin to go back to normal. Given the amount of adipose I have to detox, however, no telling how long that will take.