Your chiropractor will tell you that chiropractic techniques do much more than adjust musculoskeletal misalignments. Chiropractic has been scientifically proven to help boost your immune system, aid with asthma and allergies, reduce stress and fatigue, alleviate headaches, assist with ADHD, treat colic, lower blood pressure and… the benefits go on.
Now you’ll be soon hearing more about an amazing substance that could be a powerful complement to chiropractic adjustments and living a healthy holistic lifestyle. It’s called glutathione. Never heard of it? Not many people outside the scientific field have.
But new exciting research on glutathione makes it something worth watching. Like chiropractic, it has a bounty of benefits for many health conditions that impact our lives.
Glutathione- specifically, keeping sufficient levels in your body-may play a role in preventing or treating…
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Autism
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Psychiatric disorders
- Stroke
So What Is Glutathione and What Makes It So Compelling To Researchers?
It’s a protein that’s produced by your body. And over the last few years, scientific studies have revealed how glutathione levels affect disease and chronic health conditions.
It also appears to slow aging, boost your energy, and protect you from viruses and bacteria. Glutathione helps your body clean out toxins, such as pesticides, herbicides, carcinogens and heavy metals. It even repairs damage caused by radiation.
How can protein have such a profound effect on health? You’re probably aware how certain nutrients are antioxidants-powerful molecules that protect the body from the ravages of disease. Glutathione is called the master antioxidant. That’s because it’s the antioxidant created by your own body. Other antioxidants could not function properly without glutathione present. White blood cells, which are key to fighting diseases and infections, can only be created with sufficient levels glutathione.
Where Can You Find Glutathione?
It can be found in raw vegetables, meat, milk, and eggs. The key word is raw. Heating destroys glutathione, which is a main drawback of getting adequate amounts through cooked foods.
You can purchase glutathione supplements at health stores, but taking it orally may not provide much benefit. The substance is poorly absorbed by your gastrointestinal tract and most of it gets excreted through your body’s waste. This could be one reason why it doesn’t have a high profile among health conscious consumers.
In recent years, scientists have changed their focus. Instead of developing more glutathione supplements, they’ve concentrated on creating nutritional products that provide the body with the chemical building blocks it can use to create more glutathione on its own. For example, certain whey proteins supply such chemical precursors for internal glutathione production.
As you can see, glutathione could be a significant factor in protecting your health as well as improving your quality of life.