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NAC stands for N-Acetylcysteine a synthetic antioxidant drug that is traditionally prescribed for paracetamol overdose. There has been much interest in NAC in recent years as some studies have demonstrated positive effects of using NAC in the management of respiratory infections like Covid19. In these cases NAC is acting as a precursor to cellular cysteine, which is itself converted into a powerful antioxidant molecule...

Glutathione is a critical, naturally-occurring antioxidant made up of glutamine, glycine, and cysteine amino acids and produced in the human body. One of its vital roles is to bind itself to toxins in the body, converting them into less harmful compounds that can then be safely excreted. However, sometimes your glutathione levels can be a little low, causing you to start suffering from a...

Glutathione is a very important antioxidant that is produced by your body and is made up of three amino acids. These three amino acids ‒ glutamine, glycine and cysteine ‒ are not classified as essential amino acids, which means that they can be produced by the body and do not need to be consumed through your diet.

Seleno Health is the brainchild of founder Dr Corin Storkey, a New Zealand born scientist with 15 years of academic and research experience, specialising in antioxidant biochemistry, medicine and health. Following his own personal experience with overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) his goal is to enrich the lives of others and inspire them to achieve better health with natural supplements and health education. Through...

The immune system plays a vital role in keeping the body healthy by providing a balance between eliminating invading bacteria and viruses, while avoiding damaging the surrounding healthy tissue in the process. However, in the case of people with autoimmune disorders or immune dysfunction, the mechanism to maintain protection of healthy tissue fails and the result is that the immune system mistakenly attacks and...

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) is a multi-faceted condition with an array of non-localised symptoms that can often be seemingly unrelated. Recent advances in better understanding this condition have enabled us to construct a model for what the body looks like for people with CFS and the underlying mechanisms behind it progression. The most successful stories of recovery from CFS have come via people addressing...

¿What is chronic fatigue ? Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a debilitating condition of previously thought to be the unknown cause in which sufferers feel extreme fatigue, muscle and/or joint pain, swollen glands, headaches, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, unrefreshing sleep and post-exertional tiredness (PEM) without relief. It is currently diagnosed by the process of exclusion in which all other known fatigue...

HPA Dysregulation The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA)-axis is the major endocrine system that regulates the physiological response to stress and as a result drives how we adapt our own behaviour and physiology in order to accommodate that stress. When the HPA axis is functioning well the body adapts well to stressors and we feel strong, resilient, stable, fit and healthy. When there is dysregulation of the...

COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a novel virus that has caused the biggest global pandemic of our lifetime. Infection rates are in the millions with hundreds of thousands of deaths, global economies in turmoil and countries in lockdown trying to contain the outbreak. Like something out of an apocalyptic movie the world we live in has drastically changed over the last 5...

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Natural immunity refers to the body’s natural ability to identify harmful external pathogens like bacteria or viruses and destroy them effectively without severely damaging the surrounding tissue at the site of infection. When the immune system is balanced and firing it should be able to rapidly detect invading infectious foreign objects and create a defensive arsenal to not only remove the infection but also...

Over the last 50 years, medicine and health technologies have improved exponentially, with more therapeutic options available than ever before. Despite this, studies show that our health is not improving as a result. One analysis of lifestyle-related disease demonstrated that 30 years of medical advancements had no impact on the outcomes and well-being of patients [i]. As with patients 30 years ago, today still...