What Will Glutathione Supplements Do For You?
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Guest Author
If you’ve been spending much time lately researching where to find antioxidant supplements and how much to spend I can’t say that I blame you. As the Yuppies continue to resist aging- like we’ve resisted everything else up until now – the benefits that antioxidants offer are just too good to resist. But what do you do when the # 1 antioxidant- Glutathione- doesn’t exist as a truly viable oral supplement?
Glutathione?- What’s the Big Deal?.
Glutathione is an antioxidant that is manufactured in your body. Technically, it’s a compound of the amino acids glutamine or glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine and found in every cell of our body. That means it’s immediately available where it will be needed – one of glutathiones many special attributes. But Glutathione is really a lot more than that.
It’s known as the Master Antioxidant and if we didnt have it, better known but not as important antioxidants, such as Vitamins C and E which are the most abundant fat and water soluble antioxidants we have won’t work to their maximum potential. And another thing, Glutathione is used in the repair of DNA, improves the functioning of the immune system and the removal of toxins from water and air pollution, cigarette smoke and other carcinogens. You system loves glutathione.
Increasing your serum levels of Glutathione is a smart thing to do. Studies have repeatedly shown that some of the most frequently cited diseases of aging, like Osteoporosis, Type II Diabetes and High Blood Pressure are all accompanied with a fall in Glutathione levels.
As we pass our twenties (and really start to need it!) our body doesn’t produce as much Glutathione. This is why many caring and health aware people are shopping for glutathione supplements. But a supplement is not going to do the job.
The issue is that for Glutathione to be absorbed into the bloodstream and make it to the cells in our organs, it first must make it through our gastro intestinal system. But in its oral form, it’s destroyed.
But there are effective choices available if you decide to raise your level of glutathione and one of them is through your diet. Go for 4-5 servings a day of the correct vegetables and fruits like spinach, asparagus, avacodo and brocoli. Healthy food choices will help provide the building blocks a body needs to manufacture its own glutathione. Other natural sources of the raw materials to help increase your Glutathione production include Milk Thistle, Whey Protein, Selenium and Turmeric.
Another choice available would be to supplement with glutathione precursors, which are unique compounds with the supplies your body requires in order to boost its own natural production and over come one of the downsides of aging.MAX GXL from Max International is one product you could try.