| “Glutathione is the unsung antioxidant…the | | | | M.D. FRCS(C) in Breakthrough in Cell Defense. |
| one that makes all the others work.” Robert | | | | "If there is one survival tool every HIV+ person |
| Atkins MD, founder of the Atkins Center for | | | | should consider, it is taking dietary supplements |
| Complementary Medicine. | | | | that increase Glutathione production." - Michael |
| "No other antioxidant is as important to overall | | | | Mooney, Author of Built to Survive: A |
| health as Glutathione. It is the regulator and | | | | Comprehensive Guide to the Medical Use of |
| regenerator of immune cells and the most | | | | Anabolic Steroids, Nutrition and Exercise for HIV+ |
| valuable detoxifying agent in the human body. | | | | men and women. |
| Low levels are associated with hepatic | | | | Dr. Lombard points out in his book, "The Brain |
| dysfunction, immune dysfunction, cardiac disease, | | | | Wellness Plan"...the brain’s high fat content |
| premature aging, and death." Lorna R. | | | | renders it especially vulnerable to free radicals, so |
| Vanderhaeghe & Patrick J.D. Bouic, Ph.D. The | | | | that the body has defined specific ways to |
| Immune System Cure. | | | | protect brain cell fatty acids through special |
| "Glutathione is a substance, the levels of which in | | | | antioxidants.... Glutathione is one of the most |
| our cells are predictive of how long we will live. | | | | powerful antioxidants in the body. Depressed |
| There are very few other factors which are as | | | | Glutathione levels are associated with the |
| predictive of our life expectancy as is our level of | | | | increased generation of free radicals found in |
| cellular Glutathione.” | | | | Parkinson’s patients that contributes to brain |
| Glutathione has been called the "Master | | | | cell death." |
| Antioxidant", and regulates the actions of lesser | | | | Parkinson's occurs in about one of every hundred |
| antioxidants such as vitamin C, and vitamin E | | | | people over the age of 65. It is a slow |
| within the body. "We literally cannot survive | | | | progressing disease of the nervous system that |
| without this antioxidant." Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D, in | | | | results in progressive destruction of brain cells |
| What You Should Know about the Super | | | | (neurons) in an area of the brain. Death can occur |
| Antioxidant Miracle. | | | | as a result of secondary complications such as |
| One reason why it is so important to maintain | | | | infections. |
| high levels of Glutathione is that it is crucial for the | | | | Several factors explain why Glutathione is so |
| detoxification of carcinogens. Most people do not | | | | beneficial in Parkinson’s disease. 1) Glutathione |
| inherit "cancer genes"; rather, they have a genetic | | | | increases the sensitivity of the brain to dopamine. |
| weakness in their detoxification system. | | | | Although Glutathione doesn't raise dopamine levels, |
| Glutathione is an extremely important part of the | | | | it allows the dopamine in the brain to be more |
| detoxification system, and thus of our defenses | | | | effective. 2) Glutathione's powerful antioxidant |
| against cancer. | | | | activity protects the brain from free radical |
| Glutathione may also be one of the most | | | | damage. 3) An even more intriguing benefit of |
| important keys to longevity. Centenarians have | | | | Glutathione lies in its powerful detoxification ability. |
| been found to have higher levels of Glutathione | | | | Need more information about Glutathione and how |
| than would be expected for their age. | | | | it prevents diseases and age related illnesses? As |
| “Boosting one's Glutathione levels ...should be | | | | of May 2006 about 70,736 medical articles and |
| one of the first items on anyone's anti-aging | | | | research documents on Glutathione were posted |
| agenda.” - Ivy Greenwell in The Antioxidant | | | | on the PubMed website. PubMed is hosted by the |
| Network, A brief review of "The Antioxidant | | | | USA government as a resource for researchers |
| Miracle," by Lester Packer, PhD and Carol Colman. | | | | and medical doctors. This site encompasses the |
| "Without Glutathione, other important antioxidants | | | | libraries of “National Center for Biotechnology |
| such as vitamins C and E cannot do their job | | | | Information (NCBI), National Library of Medicine |
| adequately to protect your body against disease." | | | | (NLM), and the National Institute of Health (NIH). |
| Allan Somersall, Ph.D., M.D., and Gustavo Bounous, | | | | |