If you want to slow down the aging process and keep your body functional at optimal health, you need to protect the mitochondria and cells from free radicals. Cells have evolved a defense system to protect against damage caused by free radicals. It consists of antioxidants and enzymes that can neutralize oxygen-based free radicals. One of the key substances in cellular protection is glutathione. Glutathione is a tripeptide, a molecule composed of three amino acids, and is the most abundant and important antioxidant protective system in our cells. Critical in the cell’s defense against inflammation-generating free radicals and oxidative stress, glutathione comes to the rescue whenever a cell is under severe oxidative stress, as an excess of free radicals is called. The mitochondria depend upon cellular glutathione for protection. Produced in the cytosol, the watery portion of the cell, this glutathione must be transferred into the mitochondria to defend against the free radicals, also known as reactive oxygen species, or ROSs. It is difficult to overstate the importance of glutathione as the body’s primary antioxidant defense system.
Were you aware of glutathione’s role in slowing the aging process?
yes! and one of the best ways to increase your glutatione levels is to take N-Acetyl Cysteine…a precursor to glutathione.
“N Acetyl Cysteine is a precursor in the body to the critical antioxidant glutathione, which is produced within cells, particularly by the liver. It is significantly more cost effective than taking glutathione pills.”