Posts Categorized: Preventative

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 »

Glutathione May Prevent Seizures

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Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that causes abnormal brain function due to the characteristic of seizures. Seizures produce large amounts of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress causes damage to brain cells. Glutathione is a neuromodulator, meaning it affects the function of brain cells. Glutathione can help prevent seizures and the effects of anticonvulsants. Anticonvulsants can… Read more »

Glutathione’s Role in Alzheimer’s

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Oxidative stress plays a key role in tissue damage within the brain. Brain tissue is more susceptible to free radical damage than other tissues throughout the body. GSH levels are low in the Hippocampus (short-term memory) and Cerebral Cortex (cognitive learning) of the brain. High levels of glutathione may help prevent the loss of ability… Read more »

Glutathione and Male-Pattern Baldness

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Male-Pattern Baldness is a hereditary condition triggered by specific sex hormones (androgens) that cause a pattern of permanent hair loss. More common in men, thinning hair can begin as early as puberty. In male-pattern baldness androgens target hair follicles, converting them into stronger hormones. The result is hair growth slowing or stopping completely. Research shows… 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 »

Acetaminophen Poisoning and Glutathione

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Tylenol (Acetaminophen) poisoning happens when someone takes more than the suggested dose. The recommended dose is 4000 mg daily. While considered safe in medicinal doses, at larger doses, acetaminophen can be fatal. Nearly half of all cases of acute liver failure in the United States and England can be attributed to acetaminophen poisoning. Symptoms of… Read more »

Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) and Glutathione

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Diabetes and its compilations are caused by many factors. Antioxidant substances can be used to protect the body’s naturally occurring neurons. When used as an antioxidant enzyme, glutathione protects tissues from the oxidative damage experienced in Type 1 diabetes and it’s complications. Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) is a secondary complication of diabetes that specifically attacks the… Read more »