Replied by Ted (Bangkok)
Dear Sandy:
Most of the mucus should liquefy with the taking of supplements such as N Acetyl Cysteine. I would usually take 500 mg/day for a couple of days. However, most people do take lower dose anywhere from 100 to 200 mg/day to reduce mucus also.
Part of the reason why excess mucus forms is due to liver toxicity such as excess use of acetaminophen, and other drugs, as well as excess dietary fats and use of vegetable oils which clogs the detoxification of the liver and one tablespoon of granulated lecithin once a day should help clear some of that.
Some amino acid supplements I found also clear the body mucus by removing congested liver problems as the amino acid supplements help the liver detoxify them. Mucus is also reduce somewhat if 500 - 3000 mg/day of vitamin C sodium ascorbate is taken by removing some congested liver and the antioxidants of the vitamin C is somewhat antifungal in nature, but it takes about a week for the vitamin C to take effect. Sometimes taking some selenium, vitamin A and vitamin E is also helpful as it restores liver function.
As to the acid reflux, either acv 2 tablespoons plus 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water taken twice a day or just 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water taken twice a day would help. There are better remedies than this one, by adding some potassium bicarbonate 1/8 teaspoon, or potassium citrate 1/8 teaspoon also, however, potassium is generally hard to find. It takes about two to three weeks to control the acid reflux if done right.
