Vitamin Shots: Glutathione

Benefits

• 1. Antioxidant Defense: Glutathione is a potent antioxidant that helps neutralize harmful free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS). This antioxidant activity can protect cells from oxidative damage and reduce the risk of chronic diseases associated with oxidative stress.

  2. Detoxification: Glutathione plays a crucial role in detoxifying the body by binding to and eliminating harmful toxins, heavy metals, and environmental pollutants. It supports the liver in breaking down and excreting these substances from the body.

  3. Immune System Support: Glutathione supports the immune system by enhancing the function of immune cells and promoting the production of cytokines. It can help the body fight infections and illnesses.

  4. Skin Health: Some people use glutathione supplements or treatments for skin lightening and anti-aging purposes. While the evidence is mixed, glutathione may have a role in promoting skin health and reducing skin pigmentation.

  5. Reduced Inflammation: Glutathione has anti-inflammatory properties and can help mitigate inflammation in various tissues and organs. Chronic inflammation is linked to many chronic diseases, so reducing it may have long-term health benefits.

  6. Neuroprotection: Glutathione may help protect nerve cells from damage and degeneration. It has been studied for its potential role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

  7. Cellular Health: Glutathione is essential for maintaining healthy cellular function. It is involved in DNA synthesis and repair, protein synthesis, and regulation of cell death (apoptosis).

  8. Respiratory Health: Glutathione may help improve lung function and reduce symptoms in conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

  9. Cancer Prevention: Some studies suggest that adequate glutathione levels may reduce the risk of cancer by protecting cells from DNA damage and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells.

How It Works

Glutathione (GSH) is composed of three amino acids combined to produce a peptide that is both a powerful antioxidant and performs several critical roles in the body. According to researchers this peptide is so essential to optimum health that the level of Glutathione in cells could possibly be used to predict how long an organism lives.

Glutathione catalyzes glutathione S-transferases (GST) and glutathione peroxidases (GPx). Thus, playing a role in detoxification by eliminating toxic electrophilic molecules and reactive peroxides. Glutathione plays a crucial role in a detoxification system that is fundamental in plants, mammals, and fungi.

Aside from its detoxification role it is important for a variety of essential cellular reactions. Its presence in the glyoxalase system, is fundamental to DNA and RNA nucleotide reduction. Glutathione is also a constituent in the regulation of protein and gene expression, exchange reactions including thiol to disulfide ratios involve glutathione.

Glutathione can exist intracellularly in either an oxidized (glutathione disulfide) or reduced (glutathione) molecular state. The ratio of reduced glutathione to glutathione disulfide has been shown to be critical in cell survival, this system is very tightly regulated.

Deficiency of glutathione puts the cell at risk for oxidative damage. An imbalance of glutathione is present in many pathologies including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, cystic fibrosis (CF), HIV and aging.

While Glutathione is vitally essential to maintaining a healthy immune system, it isn’t classified as an essential nutrient; this is because the body does create its own supply from the amino acids:

• L-cysteine
• L-glutamic acid
• Glycine

One of the reasons why Glutathione is so important for optimum health is that it’s present in every cell in the body. One way antioxidants like glutathione help maintain good physical health is by neutralizing free radicals, which can cause cellular damage through oxidation. Since glutathione is naturally present within all types of cells, it is in a prime position to do this. It’s considered one of the most important antioxidants in the human body.

 Important

Dosing must be followed exactly as prescribed. Use an injection on the same day each week. 

Disclaimer

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