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Research Highlights Glutathione’s Potential Effects on the Elderly
A 36-week open-label trial conducted at Baylor College of Medicine was recently published in Clinical and Translational Medicine. This small trial documented multiple physiological deficits among older adults compared to young adults with dramatic change across many biomarkers in older adults after 24 weeks of supplementation with the glutathione (GSH) precursors glycine (Gly) and N-acetylcysteine…
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Immune Defenses Enhanced by Master Detox Molecule
While studying the glutathione molecule, researchers found that the antioxidant did more than simply promote the immune system. Researchers from the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) discovered how T cells ward off particles when they are expressing the Gclc gene. The Gclc gene encodes a protein that aids the production of glutathione. Previously glutathione was…
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King of Antioxidants: Glutathione
Antioxidants are defined as substances that inhibit oxidation, which left unchecked produces free radicals triggering a number of chain reactions that lead to cellular damage. Luckily, our bodies produce these built-in defense mechanisms, but if mounting reactive oxygen species (ROS) cannot be neutralized (picture a small fire that grows out of control when gassed with…