By Nayan Patel, PharmD, Author of The Glutathione Revolution03.02.22
These days, most people interested in achieving optimal health can tell you a lot about how the body works. They’ve read, they’ve listened, they’ve searched the internet, and come back fairly knowledgeable about physiology. But even the most dedicated health sleuths hardly know a thing about glutathione, even though it’s one of the most important substances our bodies make. Thankfully, though, word is getting out about the critical role this “master antioxidant” plays in preventing disease, ridding the body of toxins, slowing down the aging process—and much more.
Like all antioxidants, glutathione (GSH for short) stops erratic oxygen molecules called free radicals from doing damage to cells. But beyond that, it also assists other antioxidants as they do their jobs (the reason it’s called the master antioxidant) and it has the ability to recycle itself so that it doesn’t get used up in the same way that other antioxidants do.
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