NAC helps the body synthesize glutathione an important antioxidant. It is amazing that a single nutrient has so many actions. As mentioned above, lipoic acid, working with NAC, serves to raise glutathione levels in the body's cells. Vitamin C is needed to make collagen, the 'glue' that strengthens many parts of the body, such as the muscles and blood vessels. Vitamin C also plays important roles in wound healing and as a natural antihistamine.
Vitamin E controls the number one killer in the Western world, coronary heart disease.
A spate of recent research has also established that in addition to the vitamin's deficiency-related impact on blood and muscle function and on reproduction, it also influences tissue inflammation, menopause, cataracts, cancer, and bronchial disease. Vitamin E achieves many, but not all, of its cardiovascular feats as a fat-soluble antioxidant. Tocotrienol Complex Tocotrienols are a part of the extended vitamin E family. Recent evidence indicates that they are up to forty to sixty times stronger than vitamin E as antioxidants. The tocotrienols, which are found predominantly in rice bran and rice or barley oil, have a unique chemical makeup that allows them to act as efficient free radical hunters by penetrating fatty acids effectively.