Glutathione IV Therapy: Your Questions Answered

You don’t just want to be healthier: You want to be as healthy as possible. That’s why you engage in cardiovascular exercise and lift weights. That’s why you base your diet on real, fresh, whole foods as much as possible.

You know that the more you invest in your health and strength now, the bigger the dividends as you age. And that’s why you subscribe to health and wellness podcasts and read those sections of your newspaper, too. Lately, you keep hearing about something called glutathione. 

At Advanced Medical Care, we address and treat illness, but we’re also deeply committed to preventing illness. That’s why our expert providers offer wellness and longevity treatments at our offices in Queens and Brooklyn, New York — including glutathione IV therapy.

As with most beneficial chemicals your body produces, your glutathione production dips as you age. Are you curious about glutathione and wonder how IV therapy can benefit you? You’ve come to the right place.

What is glutathione?

Understanding of wellness — as opposed to sickness — has exploded over the last few decades as more and more researchers turn their attention to prevention and optimal health. Glutathione is one of the many substances that have turned out to be crucial for attaining and maintaining a healthy body.

Chemically, glutathione is a tripeptide; it contains the peptides cysteine, glycine, and glutamic acid. Glutathione helps keep each one of your approximately 30 trillion cells healthy and strong.

What does glutathione do?

Glutathione plays a critical role in your body. It acts as an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory agent. It helps to neutralize oxidative stress due to bad actors, such as mercury and persistent organic pollutants (POPs). 

Here are a few of tasks that glutathione performs:

• Neutralizes oxygen, hydroxyl, and superoxide radicals
• Is a necessary cofactor for antioxidant enzymes
• Regenerates vitamins C and E
• Neutralizes free radicals produced by liver
• Transports mercury out of your cells and brain
• Regulates cell death and proliferation
• Maintains mitochondrial DNA
• Helps detox from alcohol and other toxins
• Aids in breaking addictions
• Helps your brain work more efficiently

In other words, glutathione helps you be the healthiest you possible — assuming you have enough of it in your body.

Do I have enough glutathione?

Just because glutathione supplementation exists doesn’t mean that you need it. If you’re young and healthy, your glutathione may already be at optimal levels. However, if you’re feeling the effects of age, chronic stress, illness, or other stressors, you may consider getting glutathione from an external source.

Following are a few signs that you might benefit from glutathione IV therapy:

• Your memory isn’t as sharp as it used to be
• You have brain fog
• You're addicted to alcohol or drugs
• Your energy levels are low
• You have mood swings
• You have a diagnosed disease
• You have headaches or migraines
• You have arthritis
• You suffer from insomnia
• You suffer from chronic pain, chronic fatigue, or both
• It takes you a long time to recover from workouts or travel

While your body can produce glutathione, if your body isn't working at its best, it can’t produce the levels you need to recover. Even if you’re healthy, the simple fact of aging can reduce your glutathione levels so significantly that your body can’t repair itself efficiently.

How does IV glutathione get you back on track?

As with all IV treatments, a glutathione IV therapy session puts this essential ingredient straight into your bloodstream. That means each cell in your body directly and quickly receives an infusion of this powerhouse antioxidant.

Your cells use the glutathione to neutralize stressors, fuel their mitochondria, and rebuild themselves. A series of IV glutathione treatments gives your cells the ingredients they need to repair and regenerate, essentially turning back time on your organs.

Even though you may have only noticed references to glutathione recently, doctors have used glutathione for decades to treat a variety of conditions and diseases, including AIDS and cystic fibrosis. Glutathione IV therapy similarly improves the health of your cells so you notice benefits like:

• Improved skin tone
• More energy
• Improved mood
• Enhanced mental clarity
• Less pain
• Enhanced immune function
• Better sleep
• Quicker recovery

Still have questions about glutathione IV therapy? Contact Advanced Medical Care to schedule an appointment today so you can experience the benefits of this treatment for yourself.