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I am excited to announce the creation of the first
natural water-based oral glutathione from avocados. This article will tell you
why this is so important to your health and well-being.
Glutathione
(pronounced 'gloota-thigh-own') is the body's essential health ABC's -
Antioxidant, Blood Booster and Cell Detoxifer.
It is a tripeptide
composed of glutamic, cysteine and glycine. Glutathione is found in all cells
in the body, including the bile, the epithelial lining fluid of the lungs, and
- at much smaller concentrations - in the blood.
Glutathione is the
smallest intracellular non-protein thiol (molecule containing an S_H or
sulfhydryl group) molecule in the cells. This characteristic emphasizes its
potent antioxidant action and supports a multifaceted thiol exchange system,
which regulates cell activity. |
This small protein, produced naturally in the
body, maintains these three crucial protective functions. In fact, your life
depends on glutathione. Without it, your cells would disintegrate from
unrestrained oxidation, your body would have little resistance to metabolic
acids, and your liver would shrivel up from the eventual accumulation of acidic
toxins.
Glutathione is not yet a household word. Even some medical and
holistic doctors who have heard the term may still have only a vague idea of
what it is. However, everyone will soon be talking about this critical
non-nutritive substance.
There was a time when only scientists had
heard of cholesterol and vitamins, but today, everyone knows about them. Now
the magnificence of glutathione is becoming known.
In the last five
years, over 25,000 medical articles about this substance have been published,
and the scientific understanding of glutathione is gradually becoming common
knowledge.
Each and every cell in the body is responsible for its own
supply of glutathione and must have the necessary raw materials in order to
produce it. Glutathione is always in great demand and is rapidly consumed when
we experience any sort of emotional or physical stress, fatigue and even
moderate exercise.
Some well-known causes of glutathione depletion
are as follows:
1) Acidic lifestyle and diet
2) Air and Water
pollution
3) Prescription and recreational drugs
4) Ultraviolet and
Radiation from cells phones, computers, electrical cars, power lines, hair
dryers, etc.
5) Emotional and physical stress
6) Injury, trauma or
burns
7) Heavy metals
8) Cigarette smoke
9) Household chemicals
10) Acetaminophen poisoning
11) Exhaust from motor vehicles
12)
Septic shock
All of these above factors lead to a build up of acidic
toxins that cause the loss of glutathione as a non-nutritive buffer leading to
cellular aging, dis-ease and finally death.
Why is Glutathione
Essential to Health?
Glutathione's three major roles in the body
are summarized by the letters A-B-C.
- Anti-oxidant
- Blood Booster
- Cell Detoxifier
These are the three critical processes driven
by glutathione.
The Master Antioxidant
Over the past
thirty years, researchers have explored the role of antioxidants in good health
as well as the treatment and prevention of diseases involving oxidation or
fermentation by metabolic acids.
Well known and widely used
antioxidants such as vitamin A, vitamin E and selenium neutralize acid. They
occur naturally in nature, but not in the body. They must be introduced as part
of a balanced diet.
Given the critical role of antioxidants in good
health, it is not surprising that the body itself manufactures its own natural
antioxidants. The most important of these is glutathione. Because all other
antioxidants depend upon the presence of glutathione to function properly,
scientists call it 'the master antioxidant.'
Glutathione binds to
toxins, forming a water-soluble complex - which is ultimately excreted in the
urine or bile as waste.
Food for the Blood
Elevated
glutathione levels enable the body to produce more white blood cells. White
blood cells are the body's garbage collectors and are the most important cells
for maintaining sterility of the body fluids.
Glutathione plays a
central role in the proper function of the white blood cells. Dr. Bustavo
Bounous, a leading glutathione expert, says, 'The limiting factor in the proper
activity of our lymphocytes (the white blood cells) is the availability of
glutathione.' In other words, healthy growth and activity of the white blood
cells depends upon glutathione's availability. Put simply, glutathione is
'food' for the white blood cells.
Cellular Detoxifier
Whether we know it or not, we are continually inhaling and ingesting
natural and synthetic acidic toxins. They are unavoidable in these modern times
both in our polluted cities and our poorly engineered food supplies. When the
body has the health and the nourishment it needs, it works tirelessly to
eliminate acidic toxins and to protect itself.
But, increasing levels
of environmental pollution are depleting the body's store of glutathione more
and more rapidly.
Our main organ of detoxification of acidic waste
products is the lymphatic system and the liver. This is the body's most
concentrated source of glutathione.
Studies show that low glutathione
levels lead to poor lymphatic and liver function, causing more and more acidic
toxins to circulate through the body and resulting in damage to individual
cells and organs.
Medical doctors today routinely use glutathione-
promoting drugs to detoxify victims of certain types of drug overdose.
Glutathione in Natural Medicine
Practitioners of
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) have long advocated the use of
milk thistle for liver problems. It turns out that this herb works by modestly
elevating glutathione levels. The mineral selenium also produces subtle
elevations in glutathione by becoming integrated into the glutathione
peroxidase.
Glutathione in Traditional Medicine
Emergency medical doctors, toxicologists and lung and liver specialists
are well acquainted with glutathione's therapeutic uses. American physicians
seeking ways to raise a patient's glutathione levels can open the standard
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) and find two options - the pharmaceutical
drugs sold under the names Parlodex and Mucomyst, and the natural dietary
supplement found in natural foods stores derived from whey protein isolate.
Drugs That Raise Glutathione Levels
Pharmaceutical drugs
like Procysteine, OTC, OTX, Glutathione monoesters and Glutathione diesters
have been used to raise glutathione levels. However, they all produce side
effects and are unsuitable for long term use.
This pharmaceutical
non-nutritive chemical is used to break up mucus in lung dis-eases such as
cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis and asthma. It remains the standard
treatment for acetaminophen overdose.
Glutathione in Health and
Dis-Ease
It is believed that glutathione has an important role to
play in the prevention and treatment of dis-ease. It may in the future be
considered as important to health as an alkaline diet, exercise and alkaline
lifestyle. Clinical tests show that raised glutathione levels may address some
of the eight major health issues of our time:
1) Cardiovascular
- Prevents heart dis-ease - Shimizu H, Kiyohara Y, Kitazono T, Kubo M,
Ibayashi S, Fufishima M, Lida M. Relationship Between Plasma Glutathione Levels
and Cardiovascular Disease in a Defined Population: The Hisyama Study. Stroke.
2004 Sep; 35(9):2072-7.
- Prevents stroke - Paterson PG, Juurlink BH.
Nutritional Regulation of Glutathione in Stroke. Neurtox Res. 1999 Dec; 1(2):
99-112.
- Prevents atherosclerosis - Coppola L, Grassia A, Giunta R.
Glutathione Improves Hemostatic and Hemorrheological Parameters in
Atherosclerotic Subject. Drugs Exp. Clin Res 1992 18:493-98
- Reverses
artherosclerosis
- Prevents reperfusion injury
2) Cancer
Cancer causing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been found to
alter levels of glutathione compounds in experiments, which may alter the
body's resistance to certain types of cancer.
Glutathione deficiencies
have been linked to many forms of cancer.
- Prevents cancerous tissue
- Suppresses tumor growth
- Eliminates carcinogen - acids
- Retards
oxidative stress
- Prevents wasting dis-ease
- Eases side effects of
chemotherapy and radiotherapy
3) Pulmonary
Glutathione
is the most efficient free radical (acid) scavenger in the airways, and dozens
of studies have confirmed that free radical (acid) damage is a primary player
in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Rahman I, MacNee W. Oxidative Stress
and Regulation of Glutathione in Lung Inflammation. Eur Respir J. 2000 Sep;
16(3):534-54.
- Breaks up mucus - Rahman I, MacNee W. Oxidative Stress
and Regulation of Glutathione in Lung Inflammation. Eur Respir J. 2000 Sep;
16(3):534-54
- Cystic fibrosis - Glutathione neutralized harmful
oxidants introduced into the lungs or those released by cells. Exotoxins from
bacteria can overload the endobronchial terrain and feed the fires of acidic
inflammation. This staggering burden increases the oxidative sensitivity of the
CF lung, resulting in further injury of lung parenchyma. Data supports evidence
of a decrease in the antioxidant tri-peptide glutathione (Roum JH, Buhl R,
McElvaney NG, et al. Systemic Deficiency of Glutathione in Systic Fibrosis. J
Appl Physiol 1993; 75:19-24).
- Asthma
- Chronic bronchitis
- Emphysema - Lamson, David, MD, Grignall, Matthew, ND. The use of
Nebulized Glutathione in the Treatment of Emphysema: A Case Report. Altern Med
Review. 5(5);429-431, 2000 Oct.
- Pulmonary fibrosis - Ishii T,
Fujishiro M, Nakajima J, Teramoto S, Ouchi Y, Matsuse T. Depletion of
Glutathione S-Transferase P1 Induces Apoptosis in Huamn Lung Fibroblasts. Exp
Lung Res. 29(7);523-36, 2003 Oct-Nov.
4) Aging
Glutathione is critically important to our brain as it is one of the
most important brain antioxidants. Glutathione helps preserve brain tissue by
preventing damage from free radicals (acids).
In addition to quenching
dangerous acids, glutathione also acts to recycle vitamin E which also has the
ability to reduce acidity in the brain. (Perlmutter D., BrainRecovery.com July
2004, 5th ed:13)
- Autism - Medical literature documents that an
out-fection can lead to a lowering of glutathione which participates in
detoxification, interacts with metallothioneins, and supports many crucial
aspects of immunity. A link between glutathione and autism regression may
derive from the fact that transient or chronic intestinal problems can impair
an infant's or toddler's nutritional status, thereby minimizing the levels of
amino-acids required for the production of glutathione (McCandless, J. Children
With Starving Brains. 2003, 2nd ed; 252)
- Parkinson's Disease -
Glutathione helps to preserve brain tissue by preventing damage from free
radicals (acids) and destructive chemicals formed by the normal processes of
metabolism, toxic elements in the environment, and as a normal response of the
body to challenges by acidic agents or other stresses. With the understanding
that glutathione is important for brain protection and that this protection
many be lacking in the brains of Parkinson's clients due to glutathione
deficiency, it can be seen as very beneficial. (Di Monte DA, Cahn P, Sandy MS.
Glutathione in Parkinson's Disease: A Link Between Oxidative Stress and
Mitochondrial Damage? An Neurol. 32 Suppl; S111-115, 1992.)
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Alzheimer's Dis-ease - Woltjer, R.L., Hgheim W., Maezawa I., Vaisar T, Montine
K.S., Montine T.J., Role of Glutathione in Intracellular Amyloid-Alpha Recursor
Protein/Carboxy- Terminal Fragment Aggregation and Associated Cytotoxicity. J
Neurochem. 2005 May; 93 (4): 1047-56.
- Huntington's Dis-Ease - Choo
Y.S., Mao Z, Johnson GV, Lesort M. Increased Glutathione Levels In Cortical
Striatal Mitochondria of the R6/2 Huntington's Disease Mouse Model.
Neuroscience Letter. 2005 Sep 23; 386(1): 63-8.
- Multiple Sclerosis -
Calabrese V, Scapaginini G, Ravagna A, Bella R, Butterfield DA, Calvani M,
Pennisi G, Giuffrida Stella AM. Disruption of Thiol Homeostasis and
Nitrostative Stress in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Active Multiple
Sclerosis: Evidence for a Protective Role of Acetylcarnitine. 2003 Sep; 28(9):
1321-8. Mann CL, Davies MB, Aldersea J, Fryer AA, Jones PK, Ko Ko C, Young C,
Strange RC, Hawkins CP. Glutathione S-Transferase Polymorphisms in MS: Their
Relationship to Disability. Neurology. 2000 Feb 8;54(3):542-7.
- ALS -
Tohgi H, Abe T, Yamazaki K, Murata T, Ishizake E, Isobe C. Increase in Oxidized
Products and Reduction in Oxidized Glutathione in Cerborospinal Fluid From
Patients with Sporadic Form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Neurosci Lett.
1999 Feb 5; 260(3):204-6.
- Cataract formation
- Macular
degeneration
- Cancers of aging
- Prostate problems
-
Osteoarthritis - Hammarqvist F, Luo JL, cotgreave IA, Andersson K, Wernerman J.
Skeletal Muscle Glutathione is Depleted In Critically Ill Patients. Crit Care
Med. 25(1):78-84 1997 Jan.
5) Digestive
- Inflammatory
bowel dis-ease
- Hepatitis
- Malnutrition
- Pancreatitis
-
Peptic ulcer
6) Toxicology
- Detoxifies certain drug
overdoses - Acetaminophen has been shown to reduce glutathione production, thus
paving the way for enhanced brain destruction by metabolic acids. (Perlmutter
D. July 2004, 5th ed:108)
- Detoxifies substances in cigarette smoke
and auto exhaust - Rahman I, MacNee W. Lung Glutathione and Oxidative Stress:
Implications In Cigarette Smoke-Induced Airway Disease. Am J Physiol. 277(6 Pt
1);1067-88, 1999 Dec.
- Detoxifies pollutants including heavy metals
and pesticides - Elevated glutathione levels have been shown to protect tissue
form lipid peroxidation created by exposure to certain metals. Consider
infusions of glutathione to relieve the body burden of both neurotoxins and
metal toxicity, including mercury. (Foster, JS. Kane PC, Speight N. The Detoxx
Book. 2002;90)
- Prevents hearing loss from noise pollution
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Detoxifies many well-known carcinogens
7) Immunology
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Anti-viral for AIDS, hepatitis, herpes, etc. - Low glutathione levels in HIV
clients may contribute to their immune deficiency since glutathione plays an
important role in the function of lymphocytes. Some lymphocytes require
adequate levels of glutathione in order to function normally, and HIV induces
oxidative stress that depletes the cells of glutathione. Townsend DM, Tew KD,
Tapero H. The Importance of Glutathione in Human Disease. Biomed Pharmacother.
2003 May-June;57(3-4):145-55. Droge W, Holm E. Role of Cysteine and Glutathione
in HIV Infection and other Diseases Associated with Muscle Wasting and
Immunological Dysfunction. FASEB J, 11(13):1077-89 1997 Nov.
- Lyme
Dis-Ease - Lyme dis-ease is a seriously complex multi-system acidic
inflammatory condition that is triggered by bacterial exotoxins. Glutathione
helps to remove exotoxic and/or mycotoxic acids by forming a soluble compound
with them, which can then be excreted through the urine or gut. (Can
Glutathione Help Lyme Disease Sufferers? Excerpt from: The Glutathione Report:
Optimal Health with the Master Antioxidant, Issue 4, Volume 1, May 2004).
- Natural antibiotic
- Chronic fatigue syndrome - An article in
the journal of Medical Hypothesis proposed that glutathione, an antioxidant
essential for lymphocyte function, may be depleted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
patients. Glutathione is needed for both the immune system and for aerobic
muscular contraction. The authors proposed that glutathione depletion by an
activated immune system also causes the muscular fatigue and myalgia associated
with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Bounous et al. 1999).
8)
Metabolic
- Athletic enhancement
- Decreases recovery time from
physical stress
- Supports hemoglobin in kidney failure -
Diabetes
- The blood and tissues of diabetics are marked by critically low glutathione
levels. Glutathione depletion may have adverse consequences in diabetic clients
independent of glycemic control, and it may weaken the defense against
oxidative stress. De Mattia G, Bravi MC, Laurenti O, Cassone-Faldetta M,
Armiento A, Ferri C, Falsano F. Influence of Reduced Glutathione Infusion on
Glucose Metabolism in Patients with Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.
Metabolism. 1998 Aug;47(8):433-8.
Glutathione provides the body with
tools to fight off these threats naturally. Healthy people also benefit from
elevated glutathione levels through an enhanced ability to fight off acidic
toxins, dis-ease, pre-cancerous cells and the aging process itself. Diminished
glutathione levels are a symptom of aging and are particularly evident in such
aliments as Parkinson's dis-ease and Alzheimer's dis-ease.
Glutathione
is also important to physically active people. Many world-class athletes are
discovering that well-maintained glutathione levels gives them the edge over
their competitors, bringing greater strength and endurance, decreased recovery
time from injury, less muscle pain and fatigue, and muscle-promoting activity.
Putting It All Together
1) Medical science is still
ascertaining all the critical roles played by glutathione in dis-ease
resistance and general good health. Clinical evidence links low glutathione
levels to the most common illnesses of our time as well as newly emerging
dis-eases.
2) As an essential aid to health, glutathione works as the
master antioxidant in our body, optimizes the white blood cells and detoxifies
a long list of pollutants and carcinogens or acids. The best way to raise
glutathione levels is by eating foods that are high in glutathione such as
avocados.
This is why I created the first natural water-based oral
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3) Pharmaceutical medicine has created drugs that
do this very effectively. They have their uses in critical situations. But they
also have side effects and repeated use is clearly inadvisable.
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References:
Aging
It is well known that aging is
accompanied by a precipitous fall in glutathione levels. Lower glutathione
levels are implicated in many dis-eases associated with aging including
cataracts, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's atherosclerosis and others.
Journal
of Clinical Epidemiology 47:1021-26, 1994.
Antioxidant Functions
Antioxidants are well documented and known to play vital roles in
health maintenance and dis-ease prevention. Glutathione is your cell's own
major antioxidant. Maintaining elevated glutathione levels aids the body's
natural antioxidant function.
Biochemical Pharmacology 47: 2114-2123,
1994.
Neurological Dis-ease
Low glutathione levels have been
associated with nuero-degenerative dis-eases such as MS (Multiple Sclerosis),
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Dis-ease), Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
The Lancet
344: 796-798, 1994.
Cancer
Glutathione plays a role in
eliminating many carcinogens/acids and also maintains and optimizes white blood
cell function while providing stronger anti-acidic/anti-tumor defenses.
Cancer Letters 57: 91-94, 1991.
Athletic Performance
Raised glutathione levels help increase strength and endurance. Those
interested in physical fitness can benefit from a definite athletic edge.
Journal of Applied Physiology 87: 1381-1385, 1999.
Toxins,
Pollution and Radiation
Glutathione detoxifies a variety of pollutants,
carcinogens and poisons including many found in fuel exhaust and cigarette
smoke. It also retards damage from radiation exposure due to the eroding ozone
layer.
Annual Reviews of Biochemistry 52: 711-760, 1983
AIDS
Glutathione levels correspond to poor survival of AIDS patients. Much
documentation demonstrates the role of enhanced glutathione levels in AIDS.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 94: 1967-72, 1997.
Heart Dis-Ease, Stroke and Cholesterol
Raised glutathione
levels fight the oxidation of fats circulating in the bloodstream including
cholesterol, retarding the process of plaque formation in the arteries leading
to most heart attacks and strokes.
Nutrition Reviews 54: 1-30, 1996.
Diabetes
Diabetics are more prone to 'out-fections' and
circulatory problems leading to heart dis-ease, kidney failure and blindness.
Glutathione protects against the complications of diabetes.
Clinical
Science 91:575-582, 1996
Lung Dis-Ease
Doctors have used
glutathione-promoting drugs to treat many lung diseases including asthma,
chronic bronchitis and emphysema New and potentially therapeutic roles can be
found for cigarette smoke damage, pulmonary fibrosis and other illnesses.
American Journal of Medical Science 307:119-127, 1994
Digestive
Disorders
Glutathione protects the body from inflammation of gastritis,
stomach ulcers, pancreatitis and inflammatory bowel dis-ease including
ulcerative colitis and Crohn's dis-ease.
Gut 42: 485-492, 1998
Hepatitis
The liver is a major storehouse for glutathione.
Glutathione is impaired in alcohol hepatitis as well as in viral (acidic)
hepatitis including hepatitis A, B, and C. Raised glutathione levels help
restore liver function.
American Journal of gastroenterology 91:
2569-2573, 1996
Kidney Dis-Ease
Those with kidney failure or on
dialysis suffer from high levels of oxidative (acidic) stress and decreased
glutathione levels. Raised glutathione levels help prevent anemia.
Nephron 61: 404-408, 1992
Pregnancy, Lactation and Childbirth
Glutathione's role in fetal and placental development is critical. It
also acts in the placenta to detoxify pollutants before they can reach the
developing child. Many complications of pregnancy have been linked with poor
glutathione levels.
Early Human Development 37: 167-174, 1994
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