Essential Reasons Why Your Body's Cells Must Have Sufficient Glutathione
Author: Duncan Paul Mitchell


Glutathione (sometimes abbreviated as GSH)is a tripetide
that functions as the body's most important antioxidant.
Because all other antioxidants depend upon the presence of
glutathione to function properly, scientists call it the
"Master Antioxidant".

Glutathione (pronounced 'gloota-thigh-own') is the body's
essential health ABC's - Antioxidant, Blood Booster and
Cell Detoxifer.

As a tripeptide composed of glutamic, cysteine and
glycine,this substance 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 this amazing substance. 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 GSH and must have the necessary raw materials in
order to produce it. GSH 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:

Hectic lifestyle and diet, air and water pollution,
prescription and recreational drugs, ultraviolet light and
radiation from mobile phones, computers, electrical cars,
power lines, hair dryers, etc. Emotional and physical
stress, injury, trauma or burns cigarette smoke, household
chemicals, acetaminophen poisoning not to forget exhaust
from motor vehicles.

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 GSH 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 GSH 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, GSH 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 GSH 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.

One of the obvious responses many people have to reading an
article like this, is to start taking supplements which
contain glutathione or indeed eat foods which are known to
have a high level of antioxidants such as dark chocolate or
red berries.However the problem with this is that the
body's digestive system tends to break down and destroy
these glutathione supplements and or antioxidants before
they have any chance of being fully absorbed into the
body's cells.

So what is the solution? Well, you should consider taking a
type of supplement known as a " glutathione accelerator" -
this type of supplement is not glutathione itself but
contains a formula which allows every cell in the body to
increase and speed up its own supply of GSH.


About the Author:

Paul Mitchell is an independent consultant with a keen
interest in health care and anti-ageing products.
He is a distributor for one of the most effective brands of
"glutathione accelerator" products,known as MaxGxl.
Please go to his website to find out more and order the
product.
http://www.malthouse.mymaxsystem.com/products.php