5 Valuable Health Benefits of Glutathione

Glutathione is a tripeptide compound that your liver produces. This powerful substance is composed of three important amino acids: glycine, cysteine, and glutamic acid.

Your body uses glutathione for many different processes, including tissue building and repair. Glutathione also manufactures the proteins and chemicals that your body needs to function and bolsters your immune system. 

At Advanced Medical Care, our team may recommend intravenous (IV) glutathione as part of your treatment plan. We administer IV therapies to promote wellness and longevity in the comfort and safety of our medical offices in Queens and Brooklyn, New York. 

In this post, we describe the five most valuable health benefits of this powerful peptide.

1. Glutathione slows down aging

As you age, your body decreases production of glutathione and other essential substances, including collagen and elastin. Tissue repair slows down, too, leading to all of the visible signs of aging that you’ve come to hate, including wrinkles and sagging skin.

Glutathione helps slow down aging by blocking reactive oxygen and nitrogen species that degrade cells. It also counters oxidative stress caused by mercury and persistent organic pollutants. Topically, glutathione acts as a skin lightener and has been used to treat melasma.

Replenishing your cells with extra glutathione helps them function as they did when they were younger, which leads to you looking and feeling younger, too.

2. Glutathione repairs organ and nerve damage

By countering oxidative stress, glutathione is a natural anti-inflammatory agent. While inflammation is an important first step when your immune system encounters a pathogen it must counter or kill, chronic inflammation is a stressor. 

Many diseases begin when the body is in a state of chronic stress, which causes systemwide inflammation. Low levels of glutathione are associated with conditions such as liver disease and cystic fibrosis. 

Just as an IV infusion can give your body additional glutathione it needs to repair damaged cells and create new ones, it can work on a larger level. A glutathione infusion supplies damaged organs and nerves with the ingredients they need to rebuild healthy tissues.

Medical professionals use glutathione to treat: 

• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Cardiovascular disease
• Pulmonary disease
• AIDS-related weight loss
• Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
• Cystic fibrosis
• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn’s disease
• Macular degeneration
• Liver disease
• Heart disease

Because of its protective and anti-inflammatory actions, glutathione may be beneficial in other conditions, too.

3. Glutathione helps resolve pain

One of the encouraging uses of IV glutathione is in the management of fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions that affect the musculoskeletal system. It seems to work by blocking oxidative stress that damages cells, including nerve cells.

Glutathione also helps your body rebuild damaged nerve cells and other tissues that may be at the root of your chronic pain. A glutathione infusion can even help provide relief when you’re in the middle of a pain flare. 

4. Glutathione clears brain fog

Glutathione is used to help dementia patients, but even if you have just a mild case of brain fog, you may benefit from an IV glutathione treatment. Both the water that’s in the IV solution as well as glutathione itself help clear toxins from the brain.

Dehydration and inflammation can contribute to brain fog. An IV infusion of glutathione rehydrates your brain so it can function faster and more efficiently. The glutathione also helps your brain work faster because it serves as a neuromodulator or neurotransmitter. 

5. Glutathione bolsters immune function

People who are born deficient in glutathione due to a genetic condition have an increased susceptibility to bacterial infections. But you don’t need to suffer from a genetic condition or HIV/AIDS to benefit from the ways in which glutathione optimizes your immune system. 

Glutathione has been shown in numerous studies to protect the lungs from inflammation. Other research demonstrates that high levels of glutathione inhibit inflammation, regulate immunity, and scavenge free radicals. 

You may wish to treat yourself to IV glutathione before or after the holidays to help you fend off viruses and other threats to your health. Call our team at Advanced Medical Care at the office convenient to you or schedule an appointment online today.