Some Words About Glutathione

Do you need to learn more about heart disease, pain, liver disorders, male infertility, Cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s, inflammatory diseases or are you concerned about your aging body? If so, you’ll be well advised to do a little bit of research on antioxidants  and of all the antioxidants you can look into, you should learn more about Glutathione.

Glutathione, a small molecule in the body, is formed by three amino acids. The product of these amino acids exists in every cell in your body. But, it can only  be produced by your body. Glutathione is vital to your immune system. It aids in the production of lymphocytes, the cells that combat particular diseases and illnesses . These cells produce oxiradicals to protect us from diseases, and to produce them , the body needs more antioxidants. Your body will also, ironically, use antioxidants to get rid of the free oxyradicals .

We can use the food we eat to fuel the creation of the amino acids needed to also manufacture glutathione as well as building it from the acids already there in the cells . There are a variety of  foods to provide the fuel to make glutathione. Watermelon and asparagus are two such foods , as are many other fresh vegetables, fruits, and  meat . Whey protein is also a good source . Oral glutathione supplements are not usually absorbed into our systems. That’s a shame, since our ability to manufacturer glutathione declines dramatically after our twenties. Glutathione precursors like Cellgevity on the other hand, will help our body boost Glutathione production.

It’s important to note that Cellgevity as a precursor does not contain Glutathione.  It contains other substances that your body uses to help it manufacture more glutathione on it’s own.

Glutathione has earned it’s reputation as the Master antioxidant. It will also help our body make repairs caused by infection, radiation treatments, stress, injury, poor diet, and even burns and trauma . Antioxidants remove free radicals. This keeps our cells working as they should . Glutathione also aids the liver to remove foreign chemicals and other pollutants . As a matter of fact, most glutathione is manufacturered in your liver.

Who should look at increasing the amount of glutathione  or supplementing with Cellgevity? Anyone who is dealing with high blood pressure, cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease, cataracts, or male infertility issues may benefit from more glutathione. It can also help when recovering from chemotherapy and other radiation treatments. However, it is important to note that studies are still being done on glutathione, and it may not affect everyone in the same way.

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Everyone Wants a Stronger Immune System

Our only natural asset for fighting sickness is our own immune system. We don’t pay enough attention to making it stronger and in fact, only seem to really be interested in our health when it leaves us.  Then we just reach for drugs.  A health approach based on wellness would help us strengthen and support that asset .

Bad diets, too much stress and aging all detract from the strength of our immune systems. Getting older is particularly destructive and sadly , unavoidable . Our cellular and antibody functions slow and chronic inflammation which seems to go hand and hand   with many diseases of old age sets in . Chronic inflammation (think heart disease & rheumatoid arthritis) is also connected to   oxyradicals and the damage they cause at the cellular level . This will come as no surprise to anyone who is an advocate of the importance of antioxidants.

Supporting our immune system by upping our antioxidant levels to help take out the free radicals damaging our cells is a route worth examining . We can do this through our diet and health products like Cellgevity to help increase your glutathione, which could easily be the leading defender against the free radical damaging . We also need to deal with our stress levels and please get up , get some exercise and put the cookies away !

Besides glutathione, there are other antioxidants that are powerful immune system supporters . There are Vitamins E and C along with the B-vitamins, and they’re available as antioxidant supplements. Vitamin A is another one and CoQ10 is a powerful antioxidant but as we get older our production of it flags . Minerals that matter to our immune system include copper, zinc and selenium . The Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish and flax seed oils have been found to offset suppression of the cellular immune system .

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Cellgevity is Not a Glutathione Supplement

there are many different antioxidant supplements on the market and without any question, antioxidants a critically important to your health but what shoudl you do when you find that the most important antioxidant – Glutathine – doesn’t work as an  oral supplement?

Tell Me About Glutathione .

Glutathione is an antioxidant that is manufactured in your body . Technically, it’s a tri-peptide 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 lacking it , better known but not as important antioxidants, such as Vitamins C and E which are the most abundant fat and water soluble antioxidants that we use won’t work to their maximum ability . As well , Glutathione is used in the repair of DNA, supports the immune system and the detoxification of toxins from air and water pollution, along with many carcinogens and cigarette smoke . You liver loves glutathione.

Adding to your serum levels of Glutathione is an important health improvement .  Research has repeatedly shown that some of the most infamous conditions connected to aging , like Osteoporosis, Type II Diabetes and High Blood Pressure are clearly accompanied with a fall in Glutathione levels.

As we pass our twenties (and could use the help !) our body doesn’t produce as much Glutathione. This is why many thoughtful and health conscious people are buying   glutathione supplements.  But a supplement is not the way to go .  To increase your Glutathione levels, don’t rely on glutathione supplements.

But there are a lot of alternatives   available if you choose to raise your level of glutathione and one option is diet .  Why not choose 4-5 servings a day of the right vegetables and fruits like broccoli, asparagus, spinach and avocado . Healthy food choices will help provide your body with more of whatit needs to produce its own glutathione.  Other natural sources of the raw materials to help accelerate your Glutathione production include Milk Thistle, Whey Protein, Selenium and Turmeric.

The second option available is to take glutathione precursors, which are products with the nutrients your body uses in order to boost its own natural production and over come one of the downsides of aging. Cellgevity from Max International is one product you can try.

Glutathione is Regenerated by Vitamin C

Fruits rich in vitamin CVitamin C is the most important and available water soluable antioxidant within the human body. Actually, vitamin C is almost a generic name for all compounds that exhibit the same biologic activity as AA. The fact that it is water soluable means that it can neutralize free radicals before the reach the cellular membrane. It’s importance was first recognized in 1747 when James Lind found that men could be cured of scurvy when given oranges and lemons. It was a lifesaving discovery.

The relationship between glutathione- the body’s master antioxidant and vitamin C is unique. Vitamin C converts glutathione back to the active form so that it may continue neutralizing free radicals and supporting cellular health. Once reduced, glutathione will regenerate vitamin C from its DHAA or oxidized state. This is one of the reasons that Vitamin C is an ingredient in Cellgevity– the newest glutathione precursor from Max International.

Vitamin C is stored in both the tissues and blood in our bodies. The adrenal and pituitary glands, and lens of the eye contain the highest concentrations of vitamin C within the body. It is one of the 13 essential vitamins although the term “Essential” is often misunderstood. What it actually means is that an essential vitamin is one that must be provided by our diet since we cannot manufacture it within the body.

Vitamin C is important for the production of collagen. It is also important in the formation of norepinephrine and serotonin. Ascorbic Acid may also have some anticlotting and blood flow improvement properties by stimulating the release within the body of Nitric Oxide, which is the most likely reason that Vitamin C is also an important ingredient in the supplement Pro-Argi9-Plus

Five Network AntiOxidants

Human cell and network antioxidantsAntioxidants are our body’s most important defense against the damage triggered by free radicals which contribute to many chronic inflammatory and degenerative ailments. Free radicals are the underlying cause of premature aging. Of all the antioxidants, a family of five are acknowledged as Network Antioxidants. This team of both fat and water soluble antioxidants work together to assist your cells and function together to support each other.

When an antioxidant contributes an electron to clean a free radical, it actually becomes one, but a benign free radical without the ability to carry on the chain reaction.  Unfortunately, when they become oxidized, they’re also not able to operate effectively.  But, what is special about the network antioxidants is that are able to help to regenerate each other and carry on the routine of searching out and repairing free radicals.

Even though they function together, the network antioxidants fulfill distinct jobs.  The fat soluble ones, namely Vitamin E and CoQ-10 protect the fatty cell membrane and the cell mitochondria, while the water soluble antioxidants, Glutathione and Vitamin C protect the nucleus of the cell. ALA – Alpha Lipoic Acid is unique in that it is both fat and water soluble.

Vitamin C is the link which connects the fat soluble and water soluble antioxidants in the network and is largely responsible for rejuvenating Vitamin E when it becomes oxidized.

Vitamin E is closely connected with heart attack prevention, because it’s the only antioxidant that can reach fatty portions of the cell that are not accessible to the rest of the network.  It’s basically not a single compound but is instead a family of fat soluble alcohols.

CoQ-10 or CoEnzyme Q-10 is found in all your cells, where it is concentrated in the mitochondria,  the part of your cell that generates energy. Mitochondria are susceptible to free radical injury which has been evidenced as a loss of energy as we age. Additionally, CoQ-10 works in the regeneration of Vitamins E, C and Glutathione

Glutathione, very well regarded as the Body’s Master antioxidant is continuously circulating through your cells, repairing your immune cells and cleaning cellular waste from your body. It supports the rejuvenation of all of the remaining network antioxidants. Increasing your glutathione levels helps protect you from several inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma and others.

Alpha Lipoic Acid is unique amongst the Network Antioxidants in that it is both fat and water soluable and can support both the fatty membrane and water based interior of your cells.  It is also uniquely capable of repairing itself and also can regenerate the other network antioxidants including glutathione. It helps to avoid muscle damage during strenuous workouts.

Like glutathione and CoEnzyme Q-10, ALA is made by your body, but the production capacity falls off significantly as we age.

Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) in Cellgevity

Diagram of ALA MoleculeAvailable in each cell of your body – just  like glutatione – alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is an antioxidant that supports your cells work to convert glucose into energy.  Different from  antioxidants like Vitamin E which can only work in fat or vitamin C which only works in water , ALA functions or more correctly is soluable in both fat and water,  so it works anywhere in your body. Similar to other antioxidants, ALA works to remove free radicals – a.k.a. metabolic waste – from the cells before they are damaged by a build up of waste and toxins.  But, , Alpha lipoic Acid can help to regenerate other antioxidants once they have neutralized free radicals and through the regeneration process render them fit to continue to function as antioxidants again.

ALA is also used as an abbreviation for Alpha Linolenic Acid which is an omega-3 fatty acid, connected with heart health, but this is a different substance from Alpha lipoic acid – also referred to as Lipoic Acid.

Several research studies have indicated that ALA may help to reduce levels of blood sugar and combined with it’s antioxidant properties, ALA could aid  people suffering from diabetic peripheral neuropathy, relieving some of the discomfort and pain created by nerve damage.

Researchers also are looking at  alpha lipoic acid to measure its effectiveness against glaucoma although they are yet to collect enough data, but because it can pass easily to the brain, ALA might be useful as a protector against nerve and brain tissue damage. I’ts being studied as a potential  treatment for stroke and other brain problems with root causes based on free radical damage. Dementia is one such condition.

ALA is an ingredient in Cellgevity where it contributes to the regeneration of the network antioxidants and supports the glutathione network.