Posts Categorized: Deterioration

Glutathione may Have a Positive Affect on Lou Gehrig’s Disease

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a terminal, paralytic illness that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Although ALS’s cause is currently unknown, recent studies implicate the affect of free radicals in the death and deterioration of motor neurons in this disease. The motor neuron’s death erodes… Read more »

Alcoholism and Glutathione Depletion

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Alcoholism can cause damage to the lungs. The relationship between alcohol abuse and the lungs is indirect unlike the relationship between alcohol abuse and the liver. Lungs are dependent on glutathione for protection against oxidative damage. Chronic alcohol abuse causes glutathione levels to be depleted about 80-90% within the alveolar spaces. This dramatic decrease damages… Read more »

Arthritis and Glutathione

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In joints, bones are prevented from rubbing against each other by cartilage; a soft tissue that covers the bones and allows the joints to work smoothly and painlessly, cartilage is housed inside the synovial membrane. Synovial fluid, also housed in the synovial membrane, lubricates and nourishes the joint and cartilage. When arthritis occurs, something has… Read more »

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

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Rheumatoid Arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the lining of the joints, which produces joint inflammation. Glutathione may help control the disease and alleviate the symptoms. Rheumatoid Arthritis progresses with age; glutathione neutralizes free radicals that lessen the damage to the muscles and tissues of the joints. Glutathione’s anti-inflammatory properties can help control joint… Read more »

Glutathione and Mercury Detoxification

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Mercury poisoning is a type of heavy metal poisoning caused by exposure to mercury or its chemical compounds. Mercury occurs in several forms, all of which can produce toxic effects in high enough doses. In our industrialized world exposure to mercury happens every day. Common sources of mercury poisoning include mercury based dental fillings, seafood, vaccinations, and pollution from coal-burning power… Read more »

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” and Glutathione

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a terminal, paralytic illness that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Although ALS’s cause is currently unknown, recent studies implicate the affect of free radicals in the death and deterioration of motor neurons caused by this disease. The motor neuron’s death… Read more »