Glutathione deficiency means that the body doesn't have enough of a natural antioxidant called glutathione. This antioxidant helps protect our cells from damage and plays a crucial role in our immune system. When there is a deficiency, it can affect different parts of the body and increase the risk of certain health problems.
Full definition
«When we give these older people cysteine and glycine in their diets and
corrected glutathione deficiency, amazingly their fat oxidation also normalised,» Dr Sekhar said.
Glutathione deficiency contributes to oxidative stress, which plays a key role in the aging process and the pathogenesis of many diseases that occur gradually or due to cell damage.
In fact, many of the health problems from abusing alcohol are caused indirectly
by glutathione deficiency, since the main by - product of ethanol produced in liver is acetaldehyde and glutathione has to detoxify that.
Glutathione deficiencies can be also linked to a number of serious illnesses including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, arthritis, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, HIV infection, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
«
Glutathione deficiency is found in nearly all very ill patients... Glutathione can only be produced if both the methylation and sulfation cycles are running smoothly... The enzymes involved in glutathione production as well as the genes involved in producing enzymes that allow the body to manufacture and produce glutathione can be tested.»
Dr Ann Childers links to an article in Discover magazine and avers that the humans of the Ice Age and the Inuit were «without cancer, diabetes, tooth decay,
glutathione deficiency, vitamin C deficiency or gut dysbiosis.»
It happens that the incidence of kidney stones,
glutathione deficiency, and vitamin C deficiency is increased on very low carb ketogenic diets for epilepsy, and other very low carb diets.
Glutathione ranks highly among the most powerful antioxidants produced organically in the human body, and
glutathione deficiencies may require counteraction via nutritional supplements.
If you are sick or old or are just not in peak shape, you likely have
glutathione deficiency.
Dr. Mark Hyman, the Medical Director at Cleveland Clinic's Center for Functional Medicine, notes that virtually all patients with chronic degenerative disease — whether it be cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or arthritis — have
glutathione deficiencies.
This study found that the consumption of only one 5 gram Brazil nut per day for 3 months wiped out
all glutathione deficiencies among the 11 % of patients who had them.
We've already seen that
Glutathione deficiency is associated with a SHORTENED lifespan and increased risk of chronic disease...