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NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a coenzyme found in every living cell. It’s essential for converting food into energy, repairing DNA, and regulating hundreds of cellular processes. NAD+ levels decline naturally with age, which is why there’s growing interest in whether supplementing precursors like NMN or NR, or receiving NAD+ intravenously, might support metabolic and cellular health.
Glutathione is a tripeptide antioxidant made from three amino acids—glutamine, cysteine, and glycine—that your body produces naturally in every cell. It plays essential roles in neutralising free radicals, detoxification, immune function, and cellular repair. While oral supplementation shows modest bioavailability, intravenous glutathione has become popular for off-label uses including skin lightening, anti-ageing, and detoxification support, though the evidence base for many of these applications remains thin. In South Africa, intravenous glutathione is not a registered medicine for these indications, and any supply must comply with SAHPRA compounding regulations.
Peptides are short chains of amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — typically containing between 2 and 50 amino acids linked together. They act as signalling molecules in your body, telling cells what to do: when to grow, when to repair, when to release hormones, when to reduce inflammation. Your body makes thousands of peptides naturally, and synthetic versions of some of these are used in medicine and compounded therapy.
Most of the side effects you’re going to read about online are real, mostly mild, and mostly settle within the first few weeks. A smaller group are worth understanding properly before you start — gallbladder issues, slowed stomach emptying that matters around surgery, hair shedding that recovers, and a few specific things to watch for.