Reduced Glutathione plus L-Carnitine and Vitamin C
Be Fit and White!
- (GSH) Glutathione with Vitamin C and
- Green Tea Extract
- contains 3-amino acids (cysteine, glycine, glutamic acid)
- Master antioxidant neutralizing and preventing formation of free radicals
- anti-aging
- anti-viral
- anti cancer properties
- liver detoxifier
- skin whitener
- immune booster
Reduced Glutathione known as the "Master Antioxidant" plays a major role in cell protection by targeting and destroying reactive oxygen molecules and free radicals. Combined with L-Carnitine which is known as "fat burner", a protein like substance that helps burn the excess body fats naturally.
(for best result, have a regular exercise and maintain a good diet)
Supplement facts:
reduced Glutathione 100 mg
alpha lipoic acid 100mg
L-carnitine 100mg
Vitamin C 400mg
Glutathione Benefits:
Glutathione is considered to be the most powerful, most versatile, and most important of the body's self-generated antioxidants. Among glutathione's many important properties are:
1) Is found in almost all living cells. The liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, and the lens and cornea, have the highest concentrations in the body.
2) It is a powerful antioxidant and thus neutralizes free radicals and prevents their formation
3) Important role in immune function via white blood cell production and is one of the most potent anti-viral agents known
4) It is one of the strongest anti-cancer agents manufactured by the body,
5) Glutathione is able to reduce oxidized Vitamin C and Vitamin E back to their unoxidized state,
6) It is used by the liver to detoxify many toxins including formaldehyde, acetaminophen, benzpyrene and many other compounds and plays a key role in Phase I and Phase II detoxification reactions
7) It is an antioxidant necessary for the protection of proteins; is involved in nucleic acid synthesis and plays a role in DNA repair,
8) It maintains the cellular redox potential
9) Glutathione levels decrease with age. It is involved in cellular differentiation and slows the aging process
10) Protects the integrity of red blood cells
11) Glutathione is involved in maintaining normal brain function.
Metabolism
· Glutathione is synthesized in the body from 3 amino acids: Cysteine, glutamine and glycine. Cysteine is one of the sulfur containing amino acids used for the synthesis of glutathione, which is very critical in detoxification. N Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) is the rate limiting amino acid for the production of glutathione within the cells of the body, has mucolytic properties, and is a powerful antioxidant and detoxifier. Some research indicates that NAC is more readily absorbed into certain cells of the body than glutathione and is therefore an excellent synergist with glutathione. The thiol group is the active part of the molecule which serves as a reducing agent to prevent oxidation of tissues.
· Reduced Glutathione: glutathione acts as one of the major detoxifiers in the body, but it must be in the reduced form to work properly. Sometimes glutathione will be listed on the label of a product, however it wont be specifically listed as being reduced. The unreduced form is much cheaper and isn’t metabolically active. Riboflavin, niacinamide, selenium, lipoic acid and glutathione reductase are all essential cofactors for generating reduced glutathione. Once the cysteine moieties become oxidized, they combine to form cystine. Cystine taken by itself is poorly absorbed.
· Glutathione peroxidase is another compound which is involved in detoxification against peroxides and other xenobiotics. It is synthesized from selenium and cysteine.
Therapeutics
· Detoxification
o Heavy metal toxicity including mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium:
o Common toxins that glutathione may help protect against are car exhaust, cigarette smoke, aspirin and alcohol (Marz, p. 78, 1997)
o Pesticide and industrial chemical exposure
o Steroids
o Bacterial toxins (Clostridia difficile)
o Pharmaceuticals (very long list that need to be detoxified by the liver) (Marz, p. 79, 1997)
· Immune enhancement: 1-3 g q.d. This is especially effective against clostridium in the GI. It helps prevent translocation.
· Psoriasis
· Diabetes mellitus: Especially in ketosis as DM patients will generally excrete increased amounts of sulfur containing amino acids.
· Liver disease including cirrhosis and fatty liver disease caused by alcohol: Studies show mild effects at large doses
· Ulcers intestinal or stomach: In patients with stomach ulcers low levels of GSH have been found.
· Aspirin or phenacetin overdose (useful for rheumatoid arthritis patients or chronic pain sufferers on 8 or more aspirin/day)
· Hematological conditions: myelofibrosis, acute leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, lymphoma, polycythemia vera
· Alcoholism
· Before ionizing radiation therapy
· Cataracts
· Parkinson's disease, Alzheimers, ALS, MS and other neurologic conditions including Autism/Pervasive Developmental Delay
· Chronic kidney failure
