The Best Way to Raise Your Glutathione Levels and Why You Need to Do It

Many well intentioned people are spending a lot of time and money researching the question of what supplements to take for their improved health. But supplements alone will never be the answer. They are only one of the things we all need to make an effort to do. As well, it appears that there are some antioxidants that cannot be taken as an oral supplement and one of them is probably the most important antioxidant of all - Glutathione

What is Glutathione?

Glutathione is an antioxidant that is manufactured in your body. Technically, it's a tri-peptide of the amino acids cysteine, glycine and glutamine or glutamic acid and found in every cell of our body, which means it's immediately available where it will be needed - one of Glutathione's many special attributes. But Glutathione is really much more than that.

It's often referred to as the Master Antioxidant and without it, better known but lesser antioxidants, such as Vitamins C and E which are the most abundant fat and water soluble antioxidants we have will not function to their full potential. In addition to that, Glutathione plays an important role in the repair of DNA, immune system enhancement and the detoxification of toxins from air and water pollution and cigarette smoke and carcinogens.

Studies have shown that many of the preventable- degenerative diseases of aging, like degenerative joint disease, Osteoporosis, several types of dementia, high blood pressure and type II diabetes are associated with a decrease of glutathione. Increasing our glutathione levels is a great strategy for improving our health.

As we leave our twenties (and really start to need it!) our body slows down it's production of Glutathione, which is why many well intentioned and health conscious people are looking for information on Glutathione supplements. But a supplement is not the way to go. The problem with oral supplements is that if you ingest Glutathione, you need it to enter the bloodstream and distribute itself throughout the cells in your body, but that simply cannot happen, because before you can absorb Glutathione into your blood, it's destroyed by the substances in your digestive tract - and that's it. You take it and nothing happens.

There are two routes available to you to raise your level of Glutathione. Supporting your glutathione levels by eating the right foods is healthy, natural and it makes great sense. So eat those 4-5 servings of Fruit and Vegetables every day and pay attention to Asparagus, Broccoli, Avocado and Spinach. Other natural sources that will help boost your glutathione levels include Milk Thistle, Whey Protein, Turmeric, Selenium.

The second option available would be to supplement with Glutathione precursors, which are products that contain the nutrients your body requires in order to boost its own natural production to help compensate for the slow down caused by aging.