"Glutathione is an anti-oxidant that is used by every cell's mitochondria in your body; the brain, nervous system, muscles and organs. The older we get, the more we need, the less our bodies produce. In my opinion, if you are over 40, I would rank this with digestive enzymes and a high quality multiple vitamin/mineral as a daily must. This is the best delivery system I have seen in the past 25 years." Dr. S. A. D'Onofrio, DN.

Here are some excerpts from the Second Opinion Newsletter by Dr. Robert Rowan, MD, whom I highly respect.

"This is the most important antioxidant in your body - but you can't take it as a supplement".

"Everyone has heard of antioxidants. But there's one antioxidant most people have never heard of - yet it's the most powerful antioxidant of all!"

This antioxidant scavenges free radicals just like the others. But it also does a whole lot more:
· It works to eliminate toxins from your body.
It helps your liver remove chemicals, heavy metals, acetaminophen, and more. ·
It supports healthy bones by regulating the activity of osteoclasts, the cells that break down old bone. ·
It controls and directs the action of other antioxidants like vitamin C and E. Without it, the other antioxidants simply can't function. ·
It supports overall health and longevity.
In fact, one study found that the amount you have in your cells is the single most accurate predictor of how long you'll live and how healthy you'll be!

So what is this remarkable nutrient?

It's glutathione.

Boosting your gluathione levels is key to staying healthy. But there's just one problem. You can't take it as a supplement. Glutathione breaks down in your stomach before it ever reaches your bloodstream.

There is a way to increase your glutathione levels. By taking an amino acid called alpha lipoic acid. Alpha lipoic acid is proven to boost your blood levels of glutathione. It's also well absorbed by every cell in your body.

Because it dissolves in both water and fat, lipoic acid is called the "universal antioxidant." So it reaches both your brain (which is mostly fat) as well as your heart (which is mostly water).

This remarkable antioxidant also "recycles" other nutrients. It actually regenerates vitamin C, vitamin E, CoQ10 and even itself. Imagine that. It's like a car refilling its own gas tank. It actually absorbs captured toxins from other antioxidants - freeing them to engulf other free radicals.
 

The good news is that Dr. Robert H. Keller, MD has developed a glutathione accelerator. He has combined the ingredients that compose glutathione with Vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic Acid, in a patented, proven delivery system of amino acids and herbs, for delivery to the mitochondria. You may now take an oral supplement that has been proven in laboratory tests to increase your levels of this most important anti-oxidant. You can actually feel the difference as the days go by. Extreme athletes love this product. MAX/GXL

Call Dr. Sal at 310 376 2067, -- Web Link --  Email: natdr@healthguardians.com for more information and introductory CD/product packs.
 

Glutathione is produced in the human liver and plays a key role in intermediary metabolism, immune response and health.

Glutathione, in purified extracted form, is a white powder that is soluble in water and in alcohol. It is found naturally in many fruits, vegetables, and meats. However, absorption rates of glutathione from food sources in the human gastrointestinal tract are low.

General use
Glutathione was first isolated in yeast in 1929. Its metabolism in the body was described in 1984, and its role in cancer treatment dates from 1984. Glutathione is a major antioxidant highly active in human lungs and many other organ systems and tissues. It has many reported uses. It has a critical role in protecting cells from oxidative stress and maintaining the immune system. Higher blood levels of glutathione have been associated with better health in elderly people.

Among the uses that have been reported for glutathione are:
· treatment of poisoning, particularly heavy metal poisons
· treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
· increasing the effectiveness and reducing the toxicity of cis-platinum, a chemo drug used to treat breast cancer
· treating Parkinson's disease
· lowering blood pressure in patients with diabetes
· increasing male sperm counts in humans and animals
· treatment of liver cancer
· treatment of sickle cell anemia
Claims made about glutathione have included that it will increase energy, improve concentration, slow aging, and protect the skin.

Similarly, because ingested glutathione has little or no effect on intracellular glutathione levels, there are questions regarding the optimal method for raising the intracellular levels. (Precisely why Dr. Keller developed this patented delivery system. )

In addition to ongoing studies of the role of glutathione in cancer and cancer therapy, there are currently clinical trials of glutathione in Amylotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

The U. S. National Cancer Institute has included glutathione in a study to determine whether nutritional factors could inhibit development of some types of cancer.