Re: glutathione support

The milk thistle supplement I'm using is rebranded through a local natural foods store called Staff Of Life (in Santa Cruz, California). I don't know who the original manufacturer is. I know that Staff Of Life does a good job of making sure the supplements they get are high quality, but I can't otherwise tell the relative quality of this supplement versus others.

For methylation, I did research on what kinds of foods supported it and made myself a list. Here are some notes:

b6, (folate (b9),) b12 (as _methyl_cobalamin), methionine (cysteine?), magnesium, calcium

(choline? (->betaine?) zinc?)

zinc, manganese

not folate





vegetarian sources (methylation-promoting foods):

egg yolks (methylcobalamin, choline, cysteine (via methionine))

sunflower seeds (b6, calcium)

collard greens (choline, calcium)

yogurt (b12, cysteine (methionine))

milk (b12, calcium)

potatoes (b6)

garlic (cysteine (methionine))

onions (cysteine (methionine))

broccoli (cysteine (methionine))

brussels sprouts (cysteine (methionine))

oats (cysteine (methionine))

swiss chard (magnesium)

turnip greens (calcium)

[Note the conflicting "folate" and "not folate".]

I also discovered that ``DHA modulates the carrier-mediated transport of choline, glycine, and taurine … among many other functions.'' So I made sure to get a good DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) supplement.