Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid (TUDCA) is a bile acid derivative that’s naturally found in small amounts in the body.
This is the ideal compound you should deploy when trying to improve your liver health.
It primarely works by inhibiting apoptosis in the liver and improving bile flow. This reduces toxic buildup in the liver.
When to use
If you are trying to use any oral steroid, selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM), oral molecule that has data indicating hepatotoxicity you should use some TUDCA.
Keeping your liver healthy is extremely underrated. TUDCA reduces AST and ALT, the liver enzymes, bringing them into the ideal range.
Dosage
You can use anything between 250mg to up to a gram a day. You can use it for the whole duration of your stress factor exposure or even longer to reverse any potential liver damage.
Daily dosing is standard so I would advise you to just stick to a few capsules a day.
Alternatives
- Milk thistle: Great liver guard, has anti-inflammatory properties and some other benefits.
- UDCA: TUDCA is just the taurine-conjugated form of UDCA, TUDCA mogs.
- Vitamin E: Improves non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is a strong antioxidant.