Bromelain+NAC are really helpful to me
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Apr 2024
Summary
On the same NAC-plus-bromelain protocol, initially had a "large improvement in brain fog" and better blood flow, but the effect "regressed within a week." Attributes the fade to underlying immune dysfunction that anti-inflammatory action alone could not resolve, offering a contrast to the thread starter's partially-sustained gains on the same supplements.
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