Glutathione...

• "(Glutathione) recycles the oxidized form of vitamin C..."

• "Lipoic acid can boost levels of glutathione..."

• "(Glutathione helps with the detoxcification) of drugs and pollutants and for healthy liver function..."

• "(Glutathione reverses) age-related slump in immune function."

• "(Take) 100 miligrams of lipoic acid daily..."

• "(Low) levels of glutathione are a marker for disease and death at any age. In patients with AIDS, people with the lowest levels of glutathione, have the highest rate of morality."

• "Glutathione is the cell's primary antioxidant..."

• "(Nature) has devised a backup system within the body. Not only is glutathione constantly produced by cells, but it is also tucked away in proteins;... (it) will be mobilized into action under condition of oxidative stress"

• "Glutathione is produced in the cells from three amino acids - cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine..."

• "(Glutathione) busters,.. cigarette smoke and overly processed chemical-laden foods, such as luncheon meats that contain nitrites or nitrates"

• "One of the glutathione's primary jobs is to rid the body of hydrogen peroxide,... Hydrogen peroxide..can react with other substances such as iron to produce very reactive and potentially dangerous hydroxyl radicals."

• "(Glutathione) is also a signaling molecule that turns on and turns off genes"

• "If your lungs are your Achilles' heel...you should be vigilant about maintaining your glutahione levels. Glutathione and associated enzymes are found in the lining of the lungs..."

• "(Low) levels of reduced glutathione...typically found in the lungs of people with chronic respiratory aliments such as asthma."

• "When glutathione encounters toxic compounds in the liver, it attaches onto them, and in a process called S-conjugation, (this) makes the compound more water-soluble. That allows toxins to be flushed out through the kidneys."

• In a study: "Interestingly, the glutathione did not have much effect on the immune cells of the younger participants, but there were significant changes in the immune cells of the older participants."

• "(Glutathione) levels can be seriously depleted by strenuous physical activity. Vigorous exercise increases energy utilization, which increases the level of free radicals,...Marathon runners frequently contract respiratory infections after a big race."

• In an experiment: "In this particular experiment, mosquitoes were given NAC, which in known to boost glutathione 50 to 100 percent in the cells of mosquitoes. The result was that the mosquitoes with elevated glutathione levels lived about 40 percent longer than normal."