Experts consider it to be generally safe, but there is currently a lack of high-quality research in humans to confirm its benefits
ROS are a necessary defense system to combat microbial respiratory infections (Lambeth, 2004), but oxidative stress and the excessive production of ROS by numerous cells including monocytes and macrophages, neutrophils, as well as pulmonary endothelial and epithelial cells play a major role in the development of ARDS and its complications during COVID-19 infections (Meftahi et al., 2021)
Many patients incorporate it as part of a broader wellness plan to complement nutrition, lifestyle, and other targeted therapies
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By reducing tyrosinase activity, it shifts production from eumelanin (darker pigment) to pheomelanin (lighter pigment), resulting in a gradual lightening effect