GLUTATHIONE

Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant found in every cell in the body. Its availability is essential to life and directly connected to how well we age, and it provides the foundation for both the immune and detoxification systems. For this reason it is recognized as the ‘master antioxidant’ and ‘master detoxifier’. Without glutathione our cells cannot protect themselves from the daily assault of UV radiation, toxins, poor diet, stress etc. Free radicals cause oxidative stress and break down the integrity of the cell structure, the interior of the cell can become overwhelmed, energy production can shut down and ultimately if the oxidative stress that is burdening the cell is not offset by an available source of glutathione, the cell can program itself to die prematurely (apoptosis or ‘cell suicide), or the cell will mutate. It is for this reason that maintaining high levels of natural glutathione in the body is anti-aging, enabling the cell to live beyond its expected lifespan. Conversely low level of glutathione are a predictor of disease and premature aging.

HOW DO YOU WE MAKE GLUTATHIONE?

You cannot eat glutathione, your body must make it and to do that we must have an ongoing supply of the three precursors or ‘building blocks’ required to make glutathione in its natural, bioactive form. It’s true that there are benefits to having extra-cellular glutathione as it can help to lower inflammation, but in order for it to exert its full potential, optimal benefits will be experienced when it is made right inside the cell with a natural glutathione precursor. There it is able to detoxify substances that compromise the health and longevity of the cell, help protect it from mutations, keep the mitochondria fired up and armor plate the cell wall. The benefits of raising glutathione are so far reaching that there are many products on the market ‘promising’ to raise glutathione, but the majority of these supplements fall short. The problem is that the stability of one of the glutathione building blocks is very fragile and easily destroyed by heat, and for this reason its ability to survive the digestive tract is extremely limited. It is destroyed if it is heated during cooking, or if it is flavored during the manufacturing process. Patches, sprays and creams have been shown to have short-lived localized benefits, but there is no evidence these methods of raising glutathione reach the liver or the cells where they are required to restore cellular health. Because of the unavailability of these glutathione building blocks in our diet, eating natural food sources cannot easily replace the deficit that has built up over recent decades, especially as they must be consumed raw for their bioactivity to be preserved.

The most commonly used form of glutathione by medical professionals is n-acetyl cysteine (NAC). This does not stay in the bloodstream forever. The terminal half-life of NAC, which is the time it takes for the concentration of the substance in the blood to be reduced by half, is approximately 2–6 hours. It still remains one of the two most effective ways of raising glutathione in the body.

Acetylcysteine https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acetylcysteine 

Natural Protein Supplement – Glutathione Precursor https://www.pdr.net/full-prescribing-information/hl/?druglabelid=257

Here are some the benefits from raising intracellular glutathione naturally:

• It’s a food, it’s natural and not contraindicated to other medications
• 100% absorption rate compared to 9% absorption rate of n-acetyl cysteine (NAC, the pharmaceutical version of glutathione)
• These glutathione precursors can build up in your system to be used as needed or to help manage a health challenge
• They will stay in your system until they are used
• The addition of natural glutathione precursors will not stress or diminish your existing supplies
• By raising glutathione levels naturally you may decrease your inflammation and oxidative stress, and this may enhance the aging process in a positive way

In an excerpt taken from the Physician’s Desk Reference, we can see that “glutathione augmentation is a strategy developed to address states of glutathione deficiency, high oxidative stress, immune deficiency, and xenobiotic overload in which glutathione plays a part in the detoxification of the xenobiotic in question. Glutathione deficiency states include, but are not limited to: HIV/AIDS, infectious hepatitis, certain types of cancers, cataracts, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinsons, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, radiation, poisoning by acetominophen and related agents, malnutritive states, arduous physical stress, aging, and has been associated with sub- optimal immune response. Many clinical pathologies are associated with oxidative stress and are elaborated upon in numerous medical references.

Low glutathione is also strongly implicated in wasting and negative nitrogen balance, notably as seen in cancer, AIDS, sepsis, trauma, burns and even athletic overtraining. Cysteine supplementation can oppose this process and in AIDS, for example, result in improved survival rates.“

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