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May 2009

 

The Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidant is Not in a Berry, a Fruit or a Drink…It’s in Your Body!

 

Excerpt from GLUTATHIONE Your Best Defense Against Aging, Cellular Damage and Disease by Dr Robert H. Keller, MD, MS, FACP, AAHIVS – Director of Medicine & Research/KBK Institute of Advanced Medicine, Published 2008

 

Its called Glutathione or GSH and every cell in your body requires an adequate supply to function and to stay healthy. It’s your body's super defender against illness, infection, toxins, and disease. GSH is critical to optimum brain function, and is also your body's first line of defense against diseases of aging and the harmful affects of stress and overexertion.


Glutathione: The Body’s Master Antioxidant
Glutathione (GSH) is a small protein produced naturally in our cells when certain required elements are present. It functions both as an antioxidant and an antitoxin, and is a major defense system against illness and aging. Our glutathione level actually indicates our state of health and can predict longevity. Although there are more than 60,000 published papers on the beneficial effects of glutathione replacement, it is still largely ignored by mainstream medicine. In the near future the importance of glutathione will be widely recognized because it has the ability to boost the immune system and fight off the damage of free radicals on the cells.


The Power of Glutathione
Glutathione has been shown to slow down the aging process, detoxify and improve liver function, strengthen the immune system and reduce the chances of developing cancer. Glutathione also works to help improve mental functions, increase energy, improve concentration, permit increased exercise, and improve heart and lung function - just to name a few.


Increasing Age and Other Factors Reduce the Body’s Production and Utilization of GSH
Research has shown that individuals who have low levels of glutathione are susceptible to chronic illness. Research shows that GSH levels decline by 8% to 12% per decade, beginning at the age of 20. Levels of glutathione are further reduced by continual stress upon the immune system such as illness, infection, and environmental toxins. As we now know, a lowered immune system can bring about illness and disease. This is a ferocious cycle. While you need glutathione for a productive immune system, a weakened immune system hampers the production of glutathione.


Supplements Containing Glutathione Alone Will Not Increase the Body’s GSH Levels
It is pointless to purchase supplements that merely contain glutathione, because the digestive system breaks down ingested glutathione and it will not be absorbed into your system.

 

MEDICAL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW GLUTATHIONE LEVELS

 

General

 

Cardiovascular

 

Pulmonary

 

Neuro/Psych

 

Opthamology

 

Infectious Disease / Immunology

 

Rheumatology

 

Dermatology

 

Oncology

Every cancer studied including:

 

OB/GYN

 

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