Glutathione The Master Antioxidant

Scientific research has made quantum leaps in the study of how naturally occurring substances affect our health. Research has proven that our soil is depleted of essential minerals. We do not get the same nutritional value from fruits and vegetables as our ancestors did. This scientifically proven fact is now common knowledge among the American population. The lessening of the nutritional value from fruits and vegetables along with the negative effects of processed food on our bodies is now linked to an increasing number of the diseases we suffer from.

One leading researcher in the field of anti-aging and treatment of immune system disorders is Dr. Robert H. Keller. He founded the Biodoron Institute of Advanced Medicine in 1994. This state of the art medical clinic is doing significant research and has noticed a common factor among the lab work of those with immune disorders. What he noticed was a significantly low level of the antioxidant uric acid in all subjects with immune disorders. He then led his team to do more research into uric acid and discovered it is the body’s last defense when all other antioxidants have been depleted.

Further research led him to discover the body’s first defense, an antioxidant called Glutathione. Dr. Keller’s research has led to Glutathione, also known as GSH, to be known as the Master Antioxidant. GSH is not only the most powerful and multifunctional antioxidant in the body, it is also the most prevalent. GSH is found in every cell and utilized by every organ.

Thanks to the initial discovery by Dr. Keller, there are now over 70,000 published medical articles on GSH. Glutathione is a protein naturally produced in the cell. GSH acts as both an antioxidant and an antitoxin. GSH is the body’s major defense against disease and aging.

Research has proven that people suffering from a long term illness, not getting enough sleep or living with stress deplete GSH at an accelerated rate. The body’s supply is used faster than it can be replenished naturally. Research further indicates that low Glutathione levels lessen the body’s ability to resist disease and accelerates the aging process.

Scientific tests proved that oral supplementation with Glutathione was not successful. It does not survive the digestive tract. It is also not practical to get enough GSH through dietary changes.

Research then discovered that Glutathione is produced naturally in the body from three amino acids, glycine, cysteine and glutamine. These amino acids are the essential precursors necessary for the body to produce glutathione naturally.

It took years of additional research for Dr. Keller to develop an oral formulation that would successfully deliver the precursors needed by the body to manufacture glutathione. This product was released to the marketplace in 2001.

Today there is research that indicates supplementing with precursors to augment your body’s production of Glutathione increases the body’s ability to repair damage caused by stress, infection, drugs, aging, burns, trauma, pollution, radiation, poor diet and injury. People with cancer or AIDS have been found to have low levels of Glutathione. Research is being conducted to determine if taking a glutathione precursor helps improve these conditions. One study found that women being treated with chemotherapy for ovarian cancer and given Glutathione intravenously had fewer chemo side effects and better survival rates that those women not given the Glutathione supplement. There is one school of thought that taking Glutathione during chemotherapy strengthens normal cells and thereby reduces the damage from chemotherapy.

Research also indicates low levels of Glutathione in many psychiatric and neurological diseases. Studies have shown that over 80% of people suffering from brain injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, Down syndrome, Schizophrenia and many others show dramatic improvement when they take Glutathione precursors. Studies also indicate raising the body’s GSH level increases the effectiveness of Dopamine and Serotonin in the brain. Those suffering from depression showed remarkable improvement.

The importance of maintaining proper Glutathione levels is just beginning to be recognized by the general population and medical professionals. It is predicted that in the future GSH levels will monitored closely as an indicator of overall health.

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