N-acetylcysteine (600mg)

Mechanism

Your body makes its own primary antioxidant called glutathione. The rate-limiting ingredient is cysteine — NAC is the bioavailable form that gets it where it needs to go. Helps the body clear oxidative damage that accumulates faster under sleep deprivation.

Why we use it

Shift-work biology accumulates oxidative damage faster than a normal sleep schedule. NAC supports recovery. We dose conservatively because acetaminophen co-use is common in this population.

How we dose it

Hericea uses 600 mg per serving (per Post-Shift packet). The clinical trial range that anchors this dose is 600–1,800 mg/day.

600 mg of N-acetylcysteine — half the dose used in our other SKUs. NAC is the precursor to glutathione, the body's master antioxidant. We deliberately lowered the dose for shift workers because they tend to use pain relievers (acetaminophen) more often, and high-dose NAC interacts with that pathway.

Quality & sourcing

USP pharma-grade.

Standard USP NAC.

Cautions

• consult physicianConsult physician if on nitrates or anticoagulants.