Table 4.

Summary of nutrients and foods for support of glutathione levels.

Nutrient and Foods	Recommended Dosage
Alpha lipoic-acid	300 mg 3× day; 200–600 mg/day [158]
Brassica vegetables	250 g/day
Curcumin	Doses up to 12 g/day safe; 1–2 g/day found to benefit antioxidant capacity; increased bioavailability with piperine [159]
Fruit and vegetable juices	300–400 mL/day
Glutathione (Liposomal)	500–1000 mg/day [43]
Glutathione (Oral)	500–1000 mg/day [41,42]
Glycine	100 mg/kg/day [63]
Green tea	4 cups/day
N-acetylcysteine	600–1200 mg/day in divided doses, but up to 6000 mg/day have been shown effective in studies [30,53,56,160]
Omega-3 fatty acids	4000 mg/day [76]
Salmon	150 g twice a week [80]
Selenium	247 μg/day of selenium enriched yeast; 100–200 ug/day. Anything above 400 ug/day watch for toxicity [103,160]
Vitamin C	500–2000 mg/day [87,88]
Vitamin E	100–400 IU/day [77,91]
Whey Protein	40 g/day [72]