Could Lack of Glutathione/GSH Be a Major Reason for the Rise in Degenerative, Life-Threatening Diseases?
Sounds like a simple explanation, doesn’t it? Too simple, you say? Well, it took a lot of years and a lot of deaths before it was discovered that the cause of scurvy, a once deadly disease, was lack of vitamin C, and before doctors agreed to wash their hands before delivering babies, thus wiping out deadly childbirth fever. What Causes Glutathione/GSH Deficiency? In a word – LIFE! As we age, glutathione production declines. Glutathione is also depleted by everything that produces free radicals and causes oxidative stress: chemicals, drugs (medical and recreational), tobacco (smoking and 2nd hand smoke), radiation, sunlight, exercise, metabolic processes, physical stresses and strains, electronic pollution from extra low frequencies (ELFs) from computers, TV, power lines and microwaves, and known and unsuspected toxins and pollution in our air, food and water. In addition, a major source of free radical damage is mental and emotional stress. In some people mental and emotional stress pr
