A tripeptide present in most cells comprised of three amino acids (cysteine, glutamic
acid, and glycine) acting as an antioxidant, enhancing free radical scavenging, a
detoxifying agent, binding to and transforming chemicals into excretable forms, a
co-
Definition from: Unified Medical Language System (NCI Thesaurus) at the National Library of Medicine
Sometimes called “the master antioxidant,” glutathione is arguably one of the most critical and beneficial substances in our bodies.
Found naturally in
every cell of the human
body, Glutathione plays
several key roles:
Glutathione aids in the
metabolism of nutrients
at the cellular level; Glutathione
helps to protect the mitochondria
(the cell's energy production unit) and the cell membrane; Glutathione also helps to protect against DNA damage; and it is required for replication of lymphocyte immune cells.*
Sufficient levels of Glutathione may very well be the key to human health. However, its level diminishes as we age.
Medical research has associated decreased levels of Glutathione with several significant and devastating health threats. In addition to ongoing studies of the role of glutathione in cancer and cancer therapy, there are currently clinical trials of Glutathione in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The U. S. National Cancer Institute has included Glutathione in a study to determine whether nutritional factors could inhibit development of some types of cancer.*
Recent discussions about Autism have focused on the link between low Glutathione levels and increased toxicity from heavy metals.
* Please refer to our Links and Resources found on this page, all references for this material.
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Glutathione is too large a molecule to
pass through the gut -
treatments with glutathione itself
don’t work. In medical treatments
for heavy metal poisoning,
glutathione is
typically
administered
intravenously.
Doctors
have long
recognized
the medical
potential of
glutathione
in ridding the
body of toxins;
but until now,
there’s been no
simple treatment
available.
Recent
breakthroughs in
the science of
glutathione have
now shown that
the most effective
means of boosting levels of this life-
The links below will take you directly to the resource information on Glutathione located within the listed web site. Please note: these are independent web sites.