Fueling Your Longevity: How Specialist-Backed IV Therapies Optimize Your Heart and Brain Health

The top killer in the United States is heart disease. Fourth on the list is stroke, and sixth is Alzheimer’s disease. If you want to live a healthy, long life, the two top organs to protect are your heart and your brain.

You can’t necessarily avoid accidents (the third highest cause of death in the US), but you can increase your longevity by taking brain and heart health seriously.

When you’re committed to wellness and longevity, you know how the pressures of modern life take a toll on your brain and heart by raising cortisol and oxidative stress. You also know that diet and exercise might not be enough to counter those pressures, due to concerns like nutrient depletion in soil and exposure to radiation during frequent air travel.

Our expert neurologists and cardiologists at Advanced Medical Care are committed to preventing disease whenever possible and to supporting cardiovascular and neurologic health. That’s why we offer intravenous (IV) therapies at our offices in Queens and Brooklyn, New York.

Here’s how specialist-backed IV therapies like glutathione treatment help optimize your heart and brain health.

Glutathione is an antioxidant

Glutathione is a water-soluble tripeptide that our body produces naturally, but which declines over time. This powerful antioxidant counteracts the oxidative stress that wears down your tissues and organs.

Cardiovascular pathologies, such as atherosclerosis, generate reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species. These free radicals are responsible for most disease states, including the signs of aging. You can also develop an excess of free radicals due to external conditions or habits, such as:

• Air pollution
• Excessive sunlight
• Smoking
• Unhealthy diet
• Lack of exercise

Your body produces antioxidants, including glutathione, to counteract the deleterious effects of these free radicals. But you may not be able to produce enough glutathione on your own.

Glutathione protects the heart

Even in the setting of myocardial infarction (heart attack), glutathione infusions have been shown to protect the heart and blood vessels. The infusions blunted inflammation in treated patients, allowing them to remodel their damaged left ventricles without abnormalities.

In other words, the glutathione helped them build a healthier heart. The IV glutathione reduced inflammation and oxidative stress so that heart cells could heal normally, survive and thrive.

Glutathione protects the brain

Additionally, higher levels of glutathione in the brain have been associated with enhanced cognitive function in older adults. As with heart disease, decline in brain function is associated with increased oxidative stress and inflammation.

In youth, the glutathione your body produces is sufficient to counter oxidative stress. Aging and other stressors reduce your body’s ability to make its own glutathione. Low levels of glutathione are tied to the accumulation of tau and beta amyloid tangles, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive decline.

Higher levels of glutathione are associated with better working memory, better episodic memory, and improved visuospatial performance. If you feel as though your brain is slower than it used to be, or if you’re moving around in a mental fog, you could benefit from glutathione IV treatment.

Glutathione improves overall health

Glutathione has been demonstrated to improve:

• Blood sugar levels
• Insulin resistance
• Mitochondrial health
• Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
• Fatty liver disease
• Psoriasis
• Rheumatoid arthritis

Sufficient levels of glutathione may also aid in cancer prevention and guard against other degenerative or autoimmune diseases. And you don’t have to wait until disease sets in to take action — prevention is always the best course when it comes to wellness and health.

Boost your glutathione levels and give your heart and brain the powerful antioxidants they need with IV therapies at Advanced Medical Care. Schedule an appointment by phone or online today.