The role of glutathione in aging and cancer.

The incidence and mortality rates from most cancers increase exponentially with age. It is likely that this aging phenomenon is partially due to specific changes that occur in the host resulting in an increased susceptibility to neoplasia. Our hypothesis is that one such host factor is a deficiency in GSH, based on the importance of this compound in the detoxification of a wide variety of exogenous and endogenous carcinogens and free radicals, as well as in the maintenance of immune function. American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York 10595.
PMID: 1426093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Antioxidants are well documented and known to possess vital roles in health maintenance and disease prevention. Glutathione is your cell's own major antioxidant. Maintaining elevated glutathione levels aids the body's natural antioxidant function.

Click here for more about Glutathione and its benefits to our body.

Glutathione Levels Predictably Declined With Age

Scientists at the University of Pavia found that Glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) levels also follow this age-related pattern up to about age 75 (Fig. 3), after which they noted a slight increase with age in a cross-sectional study (Fig. 4). They interpreted this as a self-selection process, which enabled those with the highest Glutathione peroxidase levels to survive the longest.

In another study of enzyme activity in the very old, Dr. Helle Anderson and colleagues at Odense University in Denmark compared the levels of Glutathione reductase (GR) in 41 centenarians between 100-105 years old, to that in 52 community controls between the ages of 60-79. They found that the mean Glutathione reductase (GR) activity was significantly higher in centenarians than in the group of younger elderly subjects, and that centenarians with the best functional capacity tended to have the highest GR activity.

They concluded that high GR activity appears likely to be associated with increased survival.8 In a later study, Lang’s group evaluatedGlutathione levels in 87 women in excellent physical and mental health, ranging in age from 60 to 103. The scientists found that all subjects had very high blood Glutathione levels. They followed these women for five years, and concluded that “high blood Glutathione concentrations … are characteristic of long-lived women.”

Glutathione helps immune system and as a detoxifying agent

Glutathione helps to support the proper functioning of your immune system, and will improve immune system already in retreat.

Glutathione acts as an antioxidant and free radical scavenger, thereby protecting our DNA and RDA from damage due to many environmental factors.

Glutathione acts as the regulator of other antioxidant, thereby "keeping'em all in line", so to speak.

Glutathione acts as a detoxifying agent, removing foreign objects, chemicals and toxins from the body. As you age, your levels of Glutathione are depleted, thereby allowing the aging process to accelerate. Because the body must make Glutathione, the best source of Glutathione for a compromised immune system is still MAX GXL.

Click here to demonstrate to you why glutathione is so important to your health and well-being.