Posts Categorized: Inflammation

Glutathione’s Role in Pancreatitis

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Pancreatitis is a progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas. The pancreas starts being digested by digestive enzymes. Lipid peroxidation increases due to enhanced amounts of oxygen radicals. Oxidative stress has a huge, negative impact on this disease. Glutathione is dramatically decreased due to oxidative stress. Glutathione can help control the activity of oxidative stress and… Read more »

How Glutathione May Help Rheumatoid Arthritis

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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, which lessens the damage to the muscles and tissues of the joints. Glutathione is anti-inflammatory meaning it will help control… Read more »

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Glutathione

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Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nervous system. Multiple Sclerosis is multifactorial, but one major cause could be oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is a result from the imbalance of antioxidants and oxidants. In certain studies, glutathione was found low within the cerebrospinal fluid and blood in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.    … 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 »