Glutathione acts as an important antioxidant in your body. That means it helps combat free radicals, molecules that can damage your body's cells.
Glutathione acts as an important antioxidant in your body. That means it helps combat free radicals, molecules that can damage your body's cells. Glutathione plays a role in many chemical reactions in your body. It also helps detoxify chemicals, including some that your body creates naturally, as well as pollutants and drugs. Your supply of glutathione seems to drop as you get older, possibly because your body can't create as much. Lower glutathione levels seem to go hand-in-hand with poorer health. For instance, lower levels may play a role in many conditions that are more likely to develop in older people. Your glutathione levels may also fall if you have certain conditions, such as: Cancer HIV/AIDS Type 2 diabetes Hepatitis Parkinson's disease Modern lifestyle habits like poor dietary choices, lack of sleep, abundance of stress, exposure to chemicals, and exercise extremes can incur physiologic changes. Our bodies were designed to handle stress, detoxify chemicals and preserve cell function, but when the burden increases, those naturally built-in systems can't keep up with demand.
It is well known that the gastrointestinal cells, the mitochondria and the efficiency of immune cell function are three major factors in immune function. Glutathione happens to play a role in all three elements. When small intestinal mucosa atrophies, it causes an increase in epithelial permeability and compromised tight junctions, which can lead to translocation of bacteria. This translocation of bacteria is implicated in immune activation and autoimmunity. Studies have shown that this epithelial damage is in part due to the inability to mitigate reactive oxygen species (ROS).
According to a 2015 publication in the European Journal of Nutrition, supplementing with glutathione at doses of 250 mg and 1,000 mg a day for six months increased glutathione levels in whole blood, erythrocytes and buccal cells. This was the first long-term, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of oral glutathione supplementation.
Glutathione is possibly safe when used in doses up to 500 mg daily for up to 2 months. There isn't a lot of information available about its possible side effects.
If you are pregnant of nursing, consult your health care professional before taking this product. When taken by mouth: Glutathione is possibly safe when used in doses up to 500 mg daily for up to 2 months. There isn't a lot of information available about its possible side effects. When inhaled: Glutathione is possibly safe. There isn't a lot of information available about its possible side effects. When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if glutathione is safe. It might cause rash when applied to the skin.
