In the vast and sophisticated “universe” of our bodies, there are countless substances that are essential for the activity of life, and glutathione is one of them.
It is not only the most common substance in the human body, but also an “invisible guard” that silently guards our health.
Glutathione is everywhere
Glutathione content in the human body
Glutathione is present in almost every cell in the body, and is like an omnipresent guardian, always watching over the health of the cells.
As a small molecule active peptide in human cells, it plays several roles, and undertakes the important mission of maintaining the normal function of the immune system, anti-oxidation and detoxification.
In the immune system, glutathione is an excellent commander, directing immune cells to fight foreign germs.
It also acts like an efficient cleaner, removing free radicals produced in the body and protecting cells from oxidative damage.
At the same time, during the detoxification process, glutathione is able to combine with harmful substances entering the body, transforming them into harmless substances to be excreted from the body.
The power of glutathione
Whitening skin care and anti-aging
Recent research has found that glutathione has amazing effects in the field of whitening skin care and anti-aging.
It is like a layer of strong armor on the skin cells, protecting the skin cells from the external environment, which effectively prevents skin aging and pigmentation.
It also inhibits the formation of melanin, making the skin fairer and brighter.
Glutathione boosts the skin’s antioxidant capacity, giving it a natural glow.
In addition to the skin, glutathione has also shown good effects in the treatment of keratopathy and improving sexual function.
Powerful antioxidant and free radical scavenging function
Glutathione is a natural antioxidant, and free radicals are the “big pests” in our bodies, which attack cells, causing cell damage and aging, and can also cause various diseases.
Under normal circumstances, our body can deal with a part of free radicals, but with the deterioration of the living environment, such as air pollution, ultraviolet radiation, and bad living habits, such as staying up late, smoking, excessive drinking, the body produces more and more free radicals, beyond its own processing capacity.
Glutathione comes forward, it can efficiently remove these free radicals, reduce the damage of free radicals to the body.
Enhance ability of cells to prevent radiation
In modern society, we are inevitably exposed to all kinds of radiation, such as computer radiation, mobile phone radiation, medical radiation and so on.
Glutathione can effectively enhance the anti-radiation ability of cells, when the body is exposed to radiation, it will produce oxidative reactive oxygen species and free radicals, and the intracellular glutathione antioxidant system is like a solid shield, which can quickly remove these reactive oxygen species and free radicals, and reduce the damage of radiation to cells.
At the same time, glutathione also has the effect of inhibiting cell gene variation, and further protecting the health of cells.
Boost immunity
Glutathione is also key to boosting the immune system.
High concentration of glutathione can activate the activity of immune cells, just like injecting powerful energy into immune cells, speeding up the differentiation and appreciation of T cells and B cells, so that they can more effectively fight against the invasion of foreign pathogenic substances, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, so that our body has stronger resistance.
change of glutathione content in human body
A healthy and well-nourished person can rely on their own mechanisms to continuously remove toxins.
However, nowadays, environmental pollution is becoming increasingly serious, pollutants in the air, harmful substances in the water, etc., are accelerating the consumption of glutathione storage in the human body.
As the most important detoxification organ of the human body, the content of glutathione was originally high.
But studies have shown that when glutathione levels drop, it can cause damage to liver function, causing toxins to build up in the body, which in turn can damage cells and organs.
With age, the body’s various functions gradually decline, and the level of glutathione in the cell will also decline.
Attacks of disease and excessive exercise can also cause glutathione levels to drop.
All cells in the body need to produce glutathione themselves, which requires constant replenishment of raw materials for glutathione synthesis.
When the concentration of glutathione in human cells is less than 40%, cell activity is reduced, immune function is suppressed, and the risk of disease is greatly increased.
Necessity of exogenous glutathione supplementation
In view of the fact that glutathione content in the human body can be reduced by various factors and has a crucial effect on health, exogenous glutathione supplementation is very necessary.
We can supplement by oral glutathione, which can improve the body’s ability to clear free radicals, repair cells damaged by free radicals, activate cell activity, enhance immunity, reduce the risk of fatty liver, viral hepatitis, drug-induced hepatitis and other diseases, and escort our health.
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