| Glutathione and Inflammation of a joint: | | | | Age essential? |
| Definition of rheumatoid inflammation of a | | | | As we age, levels of this vital component of our |
| joint,atrophic inflammation of a joint, rheumatism | | | | bodies' defense mechanism decrease. Yet, |
| (a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation | | | | glutathione may deactivate the free radicals that |
| of the joints and marked deformities; some thing | | | | contribute to aging and dramatically slow the |
| (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the | | | | process and rebuild damaged cells. So, better |
| synovium by the immune system, which releases | | | | stated, if we lack glutathione, the aging process |
| cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction | | | | actually seems to accelerate. And we're not just |
| that may lead towards the destruction of all | | | | talking about a few gray hairs and a couple of |
| components of the joint) | | | | wrinkles. A deficiency in this powerful antioxidant |
| If you suffer from any type of Arthritis you | | | | first affects the nervous system, leading to a lack |
| Need to Read this article | | | | of coordination and balance, and then moves on |
| Articles from other doctors also as Dr. Keller and | | | | to our cognitive abilities. The good news is that |
| Max GXL | | | | research is very compelling and conclusive in the |
| MEDICAL Problems Connected WITH LOW | | | | area of supplementation with this powerful |
| GLUTATHIONE LEVELS | | | | antioxidant. |
| ~ Obesity ~ Immune signaling ~ Endothelial | | | | Staying young and vibrant |
| dysfunction ~ Alcoholism | | | | Maybe "aging" isn't a consideration for you yet... |
| ~ Inflammation ~ Heavy metal poisoning | | | | you're still young, vibrant, and athletic. Well, |
| ~ Angina and spastic angina ~ Unstable angina ~ | | | | consider this: as we perform intense physical |
| Heart attacks ~ Positive stress tests | | | | exercise, such as weight training, our blood levels |
| ~ Reperfusion after cardiac bypass surgery | | | | of glutathione decrease, which again may |
| ~ Emphysema (COPD) ~ Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) | | | | accelerate aging while slowing recovery time. |
| ~ Asthma ~ Muscle wasting in COPD | | | | More good news |
| ~ Chronic bronchitis ~ Tobacco abuse | | | | Because glutathione is such a powerful antioxidant |
| ~ Migraine headaches ~ Alzheimer’s ~ | | | | and immune enhancer, it has been theorized to |
| Parkinson’s ~ Multi infarct dementia ~ Autism | | | | help prevent cancer, especially of the liver where |
| ~ ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) | | | | the largest stores detoxify harmful compounds. |
| ~ Bipolar disease ~ Schizophrenia | | | | One researcher recently stated that the evidence, |
| ~ Lou Gehrig’s disease ~ Huntington’s | | | | "...strongly suggests that this antioxidant merits |
| chorea ~ Multiple ~ Sclerosis (MS) ~ Depression | | | | further investigation as a potential anti-tumor |
| ~ Cataracts ~ Macular Degeneration | | | | agent in humans" after reviewing the research. |
| ~ Hepatitis A, B, and C ~ Herpes simplex ~ | | | | Shown to help reduce inflammation, it may help |
| Herpes zoster/shingles ~ Influenza and Bird Flu | | | | speed recovery after intense workouts as well as |
| ~ HIV ~ MRSA ~ Common viral infections (upper | | | | combat allergies and arthritis. Glutathione has also |
| respiratory, gastroenteritis) ~ Others | | | | been shown to be a potent detoxifier and may |
| ~ Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) ~ | | | | protect our bodies from the detrimental effects |
| Rheumatoid inflammation of a joint (RA) | | | | of heavy metals, drugs, radiation, cigarette |
| ~ Multiple ~ Sclerosis (MS) ~ Systemic Sclerosis | | | | smoke, alcohol, and pollution. It may also be helpful |
| (Scleroderma) Syndrome ~ Behcet’s | | | | in the treatment of blood and liver disorders. |
| Syndrome | | | | Worth considering |
| ~ ME/CFS ~ Fibromyalgia ~ Other Infectious | | | | While supplementing with glutathione may appear |
| Disease/Immunology | | | | to be the obvious choice, actually it's been shown |
| ~ Wrinkles, sagging ~ Acne ~ Psoriasis ~ Atopic | | | | that it might be more beneficial to supplement |
| dermatitis ~ Eczema ~ Other Dermatology | | | | with what the body uses to produce glutathione: |
| ~ Brain ~ Head and neck ~ Thyroid ~ Lung ~ | | | | L-cysteine or NAC may raise levels of glutathione |
| Esophagus ~ Stomach ~ Intestine ~ Liver | | | | in the body more optimally than supplementing |
| ~ Pancreas ~ Kidney ~ Uterine ~ Ovarian ~ | | | | with glutathione itself. Plus, glutathione is more |
| Prostate ~ Leukemia (acute and chronic) | | | | costly than NAC and, as studies have shown, |
| ~ Lymphoma ~ Numerous myeloma ~ Other | | | | may not absorb properly through the intestines. |
| Cancers | | | | Note by Marilyn: Dr. Keller has formulated Max |
| ~ Infertility ~ Spontaneous abortions ~ Pre | | | | GXL with the precursors the body needs to |
| Menstrual Syndrome | | | | make it’s own glutathione and blood tests can |
| Excerpt from GLUTATHIONE Your Greatest | | | | show the increase as high as 300% in as little as |
| Defense Against Aging, Cellular Damage and Illness | | | | a few months. |
| by Dr Robert H. Keller, MD, MS, FACP, AAHIVS | | | | A precursor means that two or more different |
| – Director of Medicine & Research/KBK | | | | nutrients are needed to combine to make certain |
| Institute of Advanced Medicine, Published 2008 | | | | other nutrients. Asparagus and watermelon |
| The Culprit: An Immune Gone Awry Dr. Jimmy | | | | together will allow the body to make some |
| Gutman, MD, FACEP | | | | glutathione. |
| Scientists are excited about finding this new kind | | | | Also see the medical articles on a scientific site |
| of “helper cell” which they now call the TH | | | | called about glutathione. One of these abstracts is |
| cell, as the culprit for initiating chronic inflammation | | | | found at: |
| and autoimmunity in a variety of body tissues. | | | | Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Discoveries for |
| The investigators say they are a lot closer to | | | | Reducing Joint Pain and RA Symptoms |
| understanding the swollen inflammatory response | | | | Individuals struggling with the pain and symptoms |
| that causes arthritic joints. They hope that this | | | | of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) will want to know |
| discovery will lead them to be able to effectively | | | | about new medical discoveries that are helping |
| treat these inflammatory diseases – if not | | | | many people to reduce their SYMPTOMS, |
| stop them before they start. | | | | especially JOINT PAIN! |
| Findings for Better Intervention | | | | There are recent discoveries for BALANCING |
| Fortunately, scientists have also discovered that | | | | rather than BOOSTING the immune method. How |
| there are key nutrients that “feed” and | | | | does this new knowledge about "balancing the |
| regulate the immune and thereby prevent | | | | immune" relate to Rheumatoid Arthritis? |
| inflammation. | | | | RA is considered to be an autoimmune disease, |
| A molecule made by the body called glutathione | | | | where the immune system is "over the top," and |
| has been identified by medical researchers for its | | | | attacks the joints, which causes pain and |
| role in regulating immune function, and they are | | | | dysfunction. |
| also finding that vitamin D plays an important part | | | | Why Balance, Not Boost the Immune? |
| in regulating the immune response. | | | | Should you have Rheumatoid Inflammation of a |
| New Findings About the Immune for Less Pain | | | | joint, it is important that you know about the |
| Researchers prior to Dr. Chen Dong’s | | | | discovery that your immune can be both |
| discovery had already implicated the immune for | | | | "under-active" and "over-active" at the same time! |
| arthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis. | | | | In fact, scientists have reported that with RA |
| • They noticed that with Rheumatoid arthritis | | | | there are both "over-active" B cells and |
| there are both UNDER active and OVER active | | | | "under-active" T cells. |
| cells, so that people with arthritis typically have | | | | This means that ... the "over-activity" is "picking |
| poor T-cell activity, but overactive B-cell activity. | | | | on" the joints, causing inflammation and pain. |
| • Scientists have also demonstrated that the | | | | On the other hand, the "under-activity" represents |
| glutathione content of these T-cells in rheumatoid | | | | a weakened ability to deal with "antigens," i.e. to |
| joints are significantly lower than in the peripheral | | | | "mop up" excess free radicals and "oxidative |
| T-cells from the same patients. | | | | tension." This also eventually results in tissue |
| How to increase the effectiveness of | | | | damage and increased inflammation and pain! |
| “low” immune cells while decreasing the | | | | Best "Food for the Immune?" |
| activity of “overactive” immune cells? | | | | There is good news, because there is a huge |
| Re-Balancing the Immune to Reduce Pain | | | | amount of scientific data that points to a molecule |
| Nutritional interventions are being found for | | | | called glutathione as being key towards the |
| re-establishing the balance from the immune | | | | regulation of the immune method -- both its ups |
| system. | | | | AND its downs! |
| • A team of rheumatologists from Leiden | | | | In fact...there are scientists who have |
| University Medical Center in the Netherlands | | | | demonstrated a clear IMPROVEMENT OF |
| demonstrated clear improvement of inflammation | | | | INFLAMMATION after raising glutathione in |
| at a cellular level by raising glutathione levels in the | | | | affected tissues. |
| affected tissues. | | | | Not only are researchers world-wide reporting |
| • Dr. Jimmy Gutman, MD, FACEP, explains the | | | | that high levels of glutathione are related to health |
| role of glutathione in improving immune function: | | | | and longevity, and that low levels are connected |
| "Low glutathione has long been recognized in the | | | | with disease and early death... |
| medical literature as a factor in degenerative | | | | But also that it plays a key role in keeping our |
| disease, but it was not known how to raise the | | | | immune system in balance. Glutathione has been |
| body’s glutathione levels safely and without | | | | identified as THE "food for the immune.” |
| pharmaceuticals." | | | | Because RA is considered to be an autoimmune |
| • Apparently, glutathione "modulates," or | | | | illness, these new findings are particularly relevant. |
| strengthens and balances the immune response | | | | Furthermore, this new discovery is noteworthy to |
| so it does not over react. | | | | people with Rheumatoid Inflammation of a joint |
| Glutathione | | | | now, because it has recently become known that |
| Summary | | | | glutathione levels are best raised with nutrition and |
| Often revered by experts as the "bodies' natural | | | | nutraceuticals rather than with pills or drugs. |
| healing agent," glutathione, or GsH for short, is | | | | Why You Can't Just Take a Pill |
| used by active people to prevent free-radical | | | | Glutathione is a protein. It gets digested should |
| damage to muscles and other tissues, help | | | | you take it in pill form, and it DOES NOT improve |
| improve recovery, detoxify the body, and keep | | | | your body's GSH or glutathione levels. |
| us healthy. | | | | Glutatione used for Inflammation of a joint |
| Other names for Glutathione | | | | patients |
| GsH, L-glutathione | | | | Inflammation of a joint is a illness in which damage |
| Where to find Glutathione | | | | is caused to the joints from the body. It is |
| Glutathione can be found naturally in some fruits | | | | accompanied by severe joint pains. It is identified |
| and vegetables, plant and animal tissues, and is | | | | as one from the major diseases which cause |
| found in higher amounts in protein-containing | | | | disability among people above the age of fifty. |
| foods. | | | | Some from the common factors responsible for |
| Note Cooking reduces the potency of glutathione. | | | | the development of arthritis are: |
| PERFORMANCE BENEFITS | | | | • Age: With age, the cartilages in our body |
| Ways that Glutathione can enhance | | | | become brittle and loose its capability to repair |
| • As the bodies' most potent antioxidant, | | | | itself. Therefore, with age, the risk of developing |
| protect muscle tissue and organs from the | | | | arthritis also increases. |
| harmful effects of free radicals | | | | • Weight: Excess body weight leads towards |
| • Improve nutrient and amino acid absorption | | | | the development of arthritis. Inflammation of a |
| to "natural viral-killer" cells (lymphocytes and | | | | joint generally develops in the hips and knees, in |
| phagocytes), helping to enhance immune function | | | | case of patients with excess weight. |
| • Help prevent aging by repairing damaged cells | | | | • Infection: People with any type of infection |
| as a key protector from pollutants, toxins, | | | | or illness in their joints, are at a risk of developing |
| wastes, and irritants towards the body | | | | inflammation of a joint. |
| HEALTH BENEFITS | | | | • Genetics: In some cases, individuals may also |
| Potential uses for Glutathione | | | | develop inflammation of a joint due to hereditary |
| Research indicates that Glutathione may also be | | | | reasons. |
| useful in the treatment of: | | | | In various studies it has been found that, |
| • Addictions | | | | glutathione, a tripeptide present in our bodies, can |
| • Blood and liver disorders | | | | help patients suffering from inflammation of a |
| • Cancer, (specifically of the liver) | | | | joint. |
| • Age-related hormone declines | | | | Glutathione is the body’s master antioxidant |
| • Alcoholism | | | | and has anti-inflammatory properties. Incre in the |
| • Arthritis | | | | body can help to prevent the development of |
| DISCUSSION | | | | inflammation of a joint, as well as, help to |
| More about Glutathione | | | | overcome the severe pain. |
| Glutathione, sometimes referred to as "GsH," is | | | | MaxGXL is a unique formula which can help to |
| often thought of as just an amino acid, but it's | | | | improve the glutathione levels in the body safely. |
| actually a term used to describe its tripeptide | | | | For more information you can visit |
| formation produced naturally in the liver from | | | | Low Glutathione Levels |
| three different amino acids — glutamic acid, | | | | Low glutathione levels, low cg sybdrine or low |
| cysteine, and glycine. Glutathione is known as one | | | | GSH levels are connected with over 68 diseases |
| of our bodies' most powerful antioxidants, able to | | | | or problems. This is a primary list but is not |
| scavenge and fight free-radical harm throughout | | | | necessarily comprehensive. It is based on the |
| the body. That's probably why the general | | | | various studies that demonstrate this association. |
| consensus among experts is it's "the bodies' most | | | | Have we left anything out? Please let us know. |
| powerful healing agent." | | | | |