Cysteine - Health Benefits

Health Benefits of Cysteine

Aging & Life Extension

 Cysteine may possess Life Extension potential:

 Cysteine may participate in repairing some forms of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) within the body.  ^[1]

Eyes/Vision

 Cysteine may help to prevent Cataracts (due to its Antioxidant properties). 

Hair

 Cysteine comprises 8% of human Hair.  ^[2]

 Cysteine can prevent damage to Hair Follicles caused by Free Radicals.

 Cysteine (3,000 - 5,000 mg per day) may be useful for the treatment of Hair Loss:  ^[3]

 Anecdotal reports indicate that supplemental Cysteine may cause noticeable improvement in Hair Growth.

 Cysteine (topical form applied topically to the Scalp) may facilitate Hair Growth in Male Pattern Baldness sufferers:

 This claim is made on the basis that in one study, a cream containing Biotin and Vitamin B3 applied topically at night and used in conjunction with a shampoo containing Cystine, Cysteine and Methionine caused hair regrowth in 75% of MPB subjects.

Immune System

 People infected with the HIV Virus (responsible for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)) often exhibit significantly depressed Cysteine levels:  ^[4]

 Depressed Cysteine levels are apparent during all phases of HIV infection, from initial infection through to full-blown AIDS.

 Cysteine may help to prevent some forms of Cancer (however, the N-Acetyl-Cysteine form of Cysteine may be more effective for Cancer prevention than regular L-Cysteine):  ^[5]