Whitening and Anti-aging Effect of Glutathione
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Glutathione is one of the most talked about beauty supplement now in Asia, Women who wants to make their skin whiter, and younger looking, wants to try Glutathione. Some people who are health conscious are skeptical about this new medicine, since this is a rather a new term for them.
Things you have to know about this Beauty and Anti-aging Supplement:
Glutathione is made from 3 non-essential amino acid (cysteine, glycine, and glutamic acid). This amino acid is found in the cell of nearly all living organism on earth, and its primary job is waste disposal.
Glutathione is a potent anti-oxidant. It binds to toxin in the liver, the body's primary cleansing organ, and allow them to be flushed efficiently.
Those people who have heart disease, or have a high LDL (bad cholesterol)cholesterol level should raise their glutathione levels.
It is important to know that Glutathione is too big a molecule to digest, so we can't take it as supplements! We can just therefore take cysteine, one of the major component of Glutathione.
Glutathione level in the body drop as we age, and some other factors that can deplete it:
- Chronic Disease (cancer, immune problems)
- Overload of Rancid oils
- Exposure to poison like pesticide
- Birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy
- Stress
- Pollution
- Pharmaceutical drugs like aspirin
Glutathione passes the waste product it accumulate to antioxidants like Vitamin E, C, A and Minerals like Selenium, Copper, Zinc to do the cleanup work, therefore deficiency from this antioxidants can impair the work of Glutathione. To raise your glutathione levels you should take supplements like cysteine, Vitamin E, C, beta-carotene and selenium.
Food Sources that can Stimulate the Production of Glutathione : Egg (eat few times a week), Onion, Garlic, Yogurt, Wheat germ, Red meats, Broccoli
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You can't apply glutathione topically and expect anything to happen.
What is Glutathione? It is the body’s essential health aid. This small protein comprised of 3 amino acids, produced naturally in the body, maintains the three critical functions of (A)ntioxidation, (I)mmune system booster and (D)etoxification. (A.I.D.)
Glutathione precursors in the body make cancer cells more susceptible to chemotherapy and radiation, but make healthy cells more resistant.
Every person’s life depends on Glutathione. Without it, your cells would disintegrate from unrestrained oxidation, your body would have little resistance to bacteria, viruses and cancer, and your liver would eventually shrivel up from the accumulation of toxins. Your liver has the highest amount of Glutathione in your body. Glutathione is a detoxifier therefore it is only natural that it supports the liver’s function.
Glutathione is not a common household word. Even Doctors usually only have a vague idea about it. In the last 5 years there have been over 30,000 medical articles about it. This scientific understanding will eventually become common knowledge. When you search the Internet National Library of Medicine, PubMed you will find over 71,000 references to Glutathione.
http://www4.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Example: Targeted Search -> Glutathione [ALL] cancer …..find over 7,000 medical journals associating Glutathione and cancer.
The Journal of Applied Physiology has about 145 articles featuring Glutathione.
A very good booklet about it is available.
The booklet is called: Glutathione Its role in cancer & anticancer therapy. Written by Doctor Jimmy Gutman MD, FACEP. Doctor Gutman tours North America lecturing about this topic educating other Doctors and medical communities. His position as Chief Resident at Montreal General Hospital Emergency Department is well documented.
Each and every cell in your body is responsible for it’s own supply of Glutathione, and must have the necessary raw materials to make it. Glutathione is always in demand and is rapidly consumed when we experience illness, fatigue, and even exercise. Some well know causes of Glutathione depletion are poor diet, caffeine, pollution, drugs, radiation, stress, injury, trauma, burns and infection. Glutathione levels also diminish as we age and many diseases normally associated with aging have been linked to Glutathione deficiency.
Researchers know the value of antioxidants in good health, as well as the treatment of diseases involving oxidative attack by free radicals. A new branch of medicine is Free Radical Biology. Because all other antioxidants depend on the presence of Glutathione to function properly, scientists call it “The Master Antioxidant.” This master antioxidant is responsible for the normal functional limits of vitamin’s C & E, peroxide, and lipoic acid.
Elevated Glutathione levels enable the body to produce more white blood cells, the front line defense of your immune system. Glutathione fights off invading disease-causing afflictions. The effects of cancer radiation and chemotherapy treatments are diminished by raising your internal Glutathione levels.
Glutathione plays a central role in the functions of these immune cells. The limiting factor in the proper activity of our lymphocytes (white blood cells) is the availability of Glutathione. Glutathione is ‘food’ for your immune system.
Glutathione is also for detoxification. Doctors and toxicologists use Glutathione promoting drugs like NAC (N-acetylcysteine), OTC (ornithine decarboxdecarboxylase procysteine), OTZ (oxothiazolidine carboxylate) and Procysteine to detoxify certain types of drug overdoses including Tylenol. These drugs have serious side effects and often contribute to Glutathione imbalance and depletion.
Low Glutathione levels in your liver causes more toxins to circulate through your body resulting in damage to individual cells and organs. Your liver has the highest level of Glutathione in your body, and as we know the liver is the detoxifier.
Some Natural ways to raise Glutathione levels have been attempted.
Glutathione itself taken orally in pill or powder form is not particularly helpful to the body. A small amount may make it into the bloodstream but most gets lost in the digestive process and cannot raise intracellular Glutathione levels. It may even lead to a possible decrease in blood Glutathione. Oral, Inhaled, Injected Glutathione and Cysteine are both unstable and toxic. Cysteine (L Cysteine) is toxic.
Methionine contributes to hardening of the arteries. Melatonin is under investigation as suspicious to good health. Glutamine causes gastrointestinal upset, kidney and liver concerns. Lipoic Acid is still under investigation, Silymarin has liver concerns, gas, cramps, and diarrhea.
The Solution. Your body has to produce (synthesize) Glutathione intracellularly…inside your cells.
It has been discovered that only one whey protein has the key ingredients for natural Glutathione production.
Most whey powders including ones in health food stores and nutritional supply stores vary in protein content. They have protein breakdown, fat content, lactose content, milk from cows subjected to antibiotics and steroids, pasteurization to denature them and loose bioactivity. Common whey powders are not bioactive, and do not act as Glutathione precursors.
An Undenatured Bioactive Whey Protein containing high levels of non-denatured protein & Cysteine is the only natural way to boost or increase your body’s internal Glutathione level.
There is only one company in the world with such a product.
Immunotec Research Canada Limited.
Product identification: HMS-90 In Canada, Immunocal in the United States. Canada will not allow the US name because it suggests that the product has something to do with ‘immune’ benefits. The Canadian name (HMS-90) is a contraction of Humanized Milk Serum having 90% protein. The Canadian name might be more interesting because it shows they are actually replicating Mother’s milk for anyone. Mother’s milk has the same ingredients and it is nature’s way to boost the immune system of a newborn.
Immunotec’s Glutathione precursor is a Bioactive whey based product having 90% protein and is steroid free, antibiotic free, lactose free, fat free.
They have invested 25 years of research to complete the discovery of the product.
There has been over 10 Million dollars invested in this research.
The scientific discoveries were supported by Medical Doctors and Scientists and Grants from the Canadian Government and the Canada Research Council.
Product development was done in laboratories at McGill University in conjunction with Montreal Hospital, Montreal Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Institute Pasteur Paris, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Paris, France.
There are 23 Completed Clinical Studies in Humans. Therefore they are beyond the discovery level.
Immunotec Research has been granted 10 International “Method-Of-Use” patents including 5 for Cancer (chemotheric therapy) and 2 patents for H.I.V. Two patents for boosting the immune system. These are critical for cancer treatment, cancer prevention and immune system compromised human health concerns. The immune system patents also help H.I.V. and cancer patients with energy loss, hair loss, and immune system breakdown.
The transition of H.I.V. to A.I.D.S. is when
The transition of H.I.V. to A.I.D.S. is when the body has reached a Glutathione deficiency.
Immunocal is listed in the 2002 US Physician’s Desk Reference.
Immunocal is the only natural product listed in the 2002 US Pharmacy (Red) Book.
Immunocal is the only natural product covered by 2 major drug plans (Medicare & Medicaid)
There are over 495 Medical Journal Listings about this natural product at the National Library of Medicine “PubMed” Med Line Internet Site.
http://www4.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Search -> Immunocal -<
A search at www.google.com will find a few of the Doctors involved in the medical science of this natural product.
Dr. Gustavo Bounous, Dr. Allen Somersall, Dr. Jimmy Gutman, Dr. Jerome Waters, Dr. Roger Mazlen, Dr. Robert I. Bender.
Gustavo Bounous MD, Immunotec's Director of Research and Development, has had a distinguished academic career and has co-authored numerous articles on proteins and the immune system in major professional journals worldwide. After completing his studies at the University of Turin in Italy, he was awarded the 1965 medal of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1968, he was named Career Investigator of the Medical Research Council of Canada; a post that he held for a period of 25 years. It was in 1978 that he initiated his studies on the discovery and development of a dietary protein source from whey concentrate; work that eventually led to the creation of HMS 90, Immunocal.
In April, 1998 Mr. Chuck Roberts, President of Immunotec Research, testified before a select committee of Canadian Parliament about Government regulations concerning the marketing of natural food products, with perceived health benefits, like HMS-90. It is an example of the new category of nutriceuticals, as some in the industry call them. In Canada there are only 2 recognized broad categories for products normally ingested by mouth: foods and drugs. The law is very prohibitive regarding any claims for ‘food’ products and naturally demands much more justification, specification, and regulation in the distribution and use of ‘drugs.’
The United States now recognizes the ‘Nutriceutical’ category. Immunotec made their presentation with published data, scientific studies and with method of use patents in hand. Only the future will determine when the Canadian Government will allow the third category in Canada.
The encouraging part is when the press arrive at the companies headquarters in Quebec seeking to expose unconfirmed medical claims. Once the diligent journalists see the published research reports from reputable medical journals, see the credentials of the investigators, see results of clinical trials and talk with Doctor Bounous and Mr. Roberts, they leave with a new appreciation for a serious company which understands that until the laws and regulations are changed in Canada, it cannot legally make medical claims about their natural ‘food’ product.
Immunotec Research had a marketing decision to make. There were international drug companies negotiating for the distribution rights to a product that qualified for cancer and H.I.V. therapeutic treatment patents. During negotiations senior drug company executives advised Immunotec to find alternative methods of distribution. The marketing and consumer costs of a ‘drug’ category would have meant that the product cost for the average person would have been too high. Dieter Beer who is an Immunotec Research partner and marketing business expert was advised that direct distribution would be a much better avenue. This method of distribution has allowed the launch of HMS-90 4 years ago through a system of individuals and small businesses who represent the companies best interests and the distribution of information about the company and it’s products. This has proven to be a perfect solution to the ‘drug’, ‘food’ dilemma as it now exists. The result is availability of a world class health maintenance product at a very low cost.
The ethical side of the Immunotec decision is that the average person has access to a scientifically, medically proven, health maintenance product at an affordable cost. This is a saving to the existing Health Care system because of a few factors. There is no Doctor cost to prescribe the product. There is no cost to the O.H.I.P. healthcare resources and funds. And the fact that if people’s Glutathione levels are elevated there will be less sickness, diseases and health care costs. This would also cost employers less sick day payouts.
If people are healthier, with less disease they will enjoy a higher quality of life. Traditional drugs have harmful side effects that a person’s body has to deal with. To utilize something that has no side effects and is completely complimentary to conventional treatments from medical Doctors is an intelligent choice for a Naturopathic Doctor to administer and prescribe to their patients.
Historically hospitals were Naturopathic in the way they treated patients. In the past 200 years a change has happened. Drug companies have had a major influence in the training of Doctors and the operations of Hospitals. This has been a financial boom to the drug company industries. History now shows us that antibiotics are not working as well any more. ‘Super’ bugs are now created due to immunity to antibiotics. Traditional drugs are taxing to a person’s immune system.
People are looking back to see if the ‘old’ days had any health maintenance aspects being ignored today. Health food stores are flourishing, alternative health solutions are being published daily in newspapers. People are more informed by what has happened in the past. They can learn what things have caused health distress, sickness, etc. in the past. We can discover information now on the Internet.
Currently HMS-90 is available in 10 gram packages and production can keep up with the current sale demands. There are about 60,000 people per month using this product. This represents a large group of people who are raising their Glutathione levels in the quest for good health.
There are no opposing perspectives of the key stakeholders. Four out of the five company executives came out of retirement to launch Immunotec Research Limited. These stakeholders learned what this product will do for people’s health in a natural way and they support it 100%. Skeptics will have to do their own research about Glutathione. Many medical and scientific discoveries in the past were not accepted until people were given the tools and proofs needed to be educated.
Traditional Canadian hospitals and medical Doctors are closely associated with Pharmaceutical drug companies. I think that it would be very difficult for a natural product to be endorsed and prescribed in Canadian hospitals. This may change in the future. In the United States Medicare and Medicaid drug plans reimburse the product and there are many medical Doctors that prescribe it and many hospitals encourage the use of it. The ‘Nutriceutical’ category in the United States is the reason for this.
One action option is to have HMS-90 prescribed in hospitals by Doctors. This will increase patient’s chances of regaining health and experiencing less adverse effects of traditional drugs. HMS-90 is complimentary to current drug therapies. HMS-90 will change how medicine is practiced today. Using this product will decrease spending of hospital funds, Doctor resources and medication costs. Alternative and medical doctors can prescribe this product for their patients. It is just the education process they must go through before realizing the health potential and disease fighting process that happens with elevated levels of Glutathione.
If HMS-90 i
If HMS-90 is endorsed by the conventional medical fields patients may be confused by the simplicity of the product. Patients will need education and information about the product. People will have to start thinking about prevention and be proactive about their health instead of reacting to ongoing health and sickness concerns. Some restrictions are given for prescribing HMS-90. People who have a specific milk protein allergies, those who are in kidney failure, and anyone on immunosuppressive drugs or medications should not take this product without medical supervision.
This product is available from a private Canadian company based in Quebec. The distribution system they have chosen means there will be no inflated product costs because of advertising, warehousing, retail store costs and related traditional marketing methods. The negative side of this is that hospital patients and the general public will not be exposed to it in traditional ways.
Glutathione has an important role to play in the treatment and prevention of hundreds of diseases. Clinical tests show that raised Glutathione levels may address some of the major health issues of our time.
Possible clinical applications of high body levels of Glutathione include: Aging, Cardiovascular, Digestive, Toxicology, Infectious disease & Immunology, Cancer, Pulmonary and Metabolic health concerns, burns and many injuries. Glutathione supplies the tools for the body to fight off these threats naturally. An interesting fact is that Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s patients have very low Glutathione levels in their bodies. At autopsy they are found to be about 40% deficient in Glutathione according to information from Doctor Jimmy Gutman. PubMed has about 95,000 completed studies published about Glutathione and Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s.
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it's about the glutathione product, ok, i want to try it , but i am afraid beacuse i have heard that if you stop using this product it will make your skin look ugly. you will get wrinkles.. is it true. ?/.
it's about the glutathione product, ok, i want to try it , but i am afraid beacuse i have heard that if you stop using this product it will make your skin look ugly. you will get wrinkles.. is it true. ?/.
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Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant, for it to work well you have to use it religiously.
By my understanding of your article, you cannot take glutathione as a supplement. What will happen if you take glutathione pills as I am on them currently?
Where do i buy the original tationil injectable, hms-90 or immunocal? is injectable the best way to absorb glutathione? how often do i have to inject it to be sufficient for my anti ageing requirement? someone is offering me tationil for P950/vial and to be administered once a month. is that ok?
thanx! hoping for you answer the soonest.
Glutathione is very popular today, that is why so many people are trying to make money out of it by selling fake one. It is always wise to just buy from reputable sources and consult a licensed skin doctor.
lien,
This is a good article. I think Brian should join hubpages.
You have a new fan.
Tom
I understand the comments on Immunocal were made 2 years ago when that product WAS the only one proven to raise intracellular glutathione levels. From my research, it appears that it's able to do so between 30 and 50%.
Another product that only came into the marketplace at about the time those comments were made has achieved far greater results, although the final clinical results were not available until June 2008. It is proven, in 8 weeks, to raise intracellular glutathione levels by 292% on average. The product is called MaxGXL.
Its other clinical results are substantial as well, and it's now being used medically even by world-renowned doctors. So while I agree with these comments as to the importance of glutathione, I think there needs to be new awareness about this other product having far better results.
In response to the initial comment, women in the West are told to go sun tanning. But women in China, for instance, try to achieve white skin. These are of course fads. I don't know if topical glutathione does anything to the color of the skin however.
I will say that Brian is partly mistaken, though only due to recent developments. True, glutathione traditionally applied to the skin probably wouldn't do much, as the glutathione is too large to get into the cells. But a new delivery system is in the works that WILL get it into the cells of the skin and that not only makes a visual difference -- apparently VERY quickly -- but also (basing this on what glutathione is known to do) SHOULD help the skin to detoxify the body and should help to make the skin healthier. As far as I know, this will be available around Spring 2009.
SteveMCC is right. New technology has enabled the production of 'reduced Glutathione', which is more readily absorbed by the human body than 'pure Glutathione'.
Topical Glutathione such as glutathione creams and even Glutathione soaps nowadays can be easily absorbed by the skin, allowing for a more smooth and glowing skin.
Glutathione is known to help cancer patients, and reduce hayfever and sinus for some individuals.
The skin lightning (or whitening) is a side effect of prolong use of glutathione, usually seen after taking more than 500mg of glutathione for 3-4 months. This is not the main use of glutathione, as mentioned, as the medical benefits far outweighs the beauty effects.
One the comment about the commercialized use of glutathione as a whitening product, we can say that 'culture' is a funny thing.
For decades, caucasians in the West yearn for tanned skin, hence the emergence of tanning products and sun-rooms, etc.
In the East, not only among the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese or Korean, but also among the Indian, Indonesians, Thais, Vietnamese, Malaysians and Filipinos, white or fair skin is highly regarded.
Thus, its not just Glutathione, but if you go to any pharmacy or beauty store in Asian countries, the emphasis is not on tanning products, but skin lightening products.
At the end of the day, the Caucasians want to be darker and the Asians want to become fairer. Like I said, culture is a funny thing.
Perhaps this is a way for the world to be more united.
The best products that can Stimulate the Production of Glutathione and Carnosine : Y-Age from http://www.lifewave.com/671888
try glutathione it's the safest skin whitening stuff but make sure to get the genuine one.............
hi, my skin color is not proportion wud you suggest what kind of glutathaione that makes my skin pair white smooth with no side effect.
thanks,
cheche
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Maddie Ruud says:
2 years ago
Another one of the conflicting messages the beauty industry sends women: go to tanning beds, buy sunless tanner... but wait, try this skin-whitening product, too!