Boost Your Glutathione

Glutathione (GSH) is a tri-peptide that is present in every cell in your body. A tri-peptide is a compound that is synthesised from other substances, in the case of glutathione those substances are the amino acids:glycine, glutamic acid and cysteine. The main sites in the body where glutathione is synthsised are the lungs and the liver.

Glutathione's primary function in the body is to reduce cellular toxicity, and act as the bodies master antioxidant to remove free radicals (those nasty little, aging critters that are created when our tissues are exposed to oxidation - rust). What do you mean, rust? I'm not rusty?

Well, in a way we all are, going rusty and the older we get the 'rustier' we get. How about we allow a world renowned doctor explain: "As you get older and you're exposed to a number of things... You should get 8 hours of sleep at night...the body regenerates itself during sleep. If you miss the sleep, that regeneration doesn't happe...It would be wonderful if we all ate what we should, but we don't. It'd be wonderful if nobody used alcohol, but we do...if nobody smoked...if we all lived in an environment that wasn't polluted, but we can't, and if you cumulatively add that stuff over time...

Why don't you have energy? It's not because you're 50, it's because these cumulative deficits over time have basically worn down the engine... let me tell you a story. We all start off as a pristine iron pipes and just like iron pipes, we're exposed to the elements. In our case, the element is oxygen which we need to survive. On the other hand, oxygen is kind of a two-edged sword...it is necessary for survival, but it causes damage. Take on iron pipe that just came from the smelter, perfectly normal, look beautiful, just like we do when we're born, but over time if there's no maintenance to that pipe, it starts rusting and then pitting and then decaying.

Unfortunatly, so do we. The process may take longer...but the process is exactly the same and the reason is exactly the same - oxygen. Now, if the rust is in your arteries, we call it atherosclerosis. If the rust is in your brain, we will eventually call it Alzheimer's...in your liver, we'll ultimately call it cirrohsis..in your kidney... end stage renal disease...in your pancreas, you'll wind up with diabetes... rust on a pipe is equal to inflammation in the body." (Dr R Keller, 2007)

Here are some benefits of having more glutathione, I learned from Dr Keller and from my research:

• Glutathoine is our body's best all purpose detoxifier, protector and energiser.. for total wellbeing.
• Humans tend to begin losing about 10% per decade from the age of 20.
• Our GSH production cannot keep up with the demands needed by our cells in the modern age of pollutants in our diet, air, water and environments.
• People with various diseases and conditions have all been proven to have lower levels of GSH than healthier people
• GSH is the master antioxidant that neutralises those nasty little critters the free radicals and helps other antioxidants like Vit C and E work better.
• Raising GSH levels tends to raise the quality of life and reduce symptoms for most people.
• ATP in our cells is increased which means we have more energy.
• Restored or increased glutathione can strengthen the immune system.
• Most people taking MaxGXL a product formulated by Dr R Keller for use in his clinic with AIDS and Cancer patients anecdotally report increases in their energy levels, better sleep, and increased mental acuity.
• Those with pain, soreness or ailments often report certain improvement.

In addition to this, glutathioine:

• Maintains proper oxidation-reduction (redox) potential inside cells. Redox affects the oxidation of sulfur in enzymes, and this affects the rates of biochemical reactions in cells.
• Scavenges peroxides and oxidising free radicals directly and also serves as the basis for the antioxidant network.
• Performs Phase 11 detoxification of heavy metals (such as mercury), organophosphate pesticides, chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents, estradiol, prostaglandins, leukotreines, acetaminophen, and other foreign and endogenous toxins.
• Stores and transports cysteine throughout the body.
• Transports amino acids into cells, especially cystine into kidney cells for maximum function.
• Regulated the cell cycle, DNA and protein synthesis and proteolysis, and gene-expression.
• Regulates signal transduction.
• Participates in bile production
• Protect thydriod cells from self-generated hydrogen peroxide.

By means of several of these very important functios, GsH plays very important roles in (1) maintaining mitochondrial function and integrity, (2) regulating cell proliferation, and (3) supporting the immune system.

The only set back is that glutathione is not very well absorbed into the body when taken by mouth or in its whole form. One way to get around that is to take the precursers - that is the molecules the body needs to make glutathione itself.

Dr Keller came across the same problem himself when he was trying to help his patients, and has formulated a product called MaxGXL that has proven to increase glutathione levels by over 400% in just 3 months. Among his many credentials, Dr Keller MD, MS, FACP, has been named one of the world's 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century and has served on the scientific review board for the National Institutes of health and the VA.