What Is Glutathione?

I do not love the taste of blueberries, but I often take handfuls and place them in my yogurt and smoothies. It seems like a fight every time to willfully add them to my food, but I remind myself that blueberries are a great antioxidant. And with that reminder, I choke down the handfuls of blueberries.

Antioxidants have become a hot topic in the health world in the past decade and for good reason, too. Antioxidants are “free radical scavengers” because they “prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals,” which are “unstable molecules that the body produces as a reaction to environmental and other pressures” (antioxidants article). Slowig any damage by free radicals to my cells is incredible, which is why I’ll do what I can to get my fill of antioxidants.

The most powerful antioxidant is actually not blueberries, however. It is one that is found in every cell of our bodies. Glutathione is made up of amino acids (glutamine, glycine and cysteine) and has amazing health benefits (glutathione article).

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Glutathione decreases as we age and can also decrease with some environmental factors such as stress, infection, poor diet, or chronic disease (source). It is possible to increase glutathione with good sleep, reducing stress, getting a good balanced diet, living an active lifestyle, avoiding drinking too much alcohol, and even trying some supplements like milk thistle (more information).

Living a healthy life with reduced stress, physical activity, and a balanced diet can increase your body’s production of glutathione

At Purifi IV, we offer glutathione through IV therapy or an injection. Glutathione is available as an upgrade to add to any of our signature drips. We also offer glutathione in The Shield, which is our tri-immune boost injection (zinc, ascorbic acid, and gluthione). When planning to include glutathione in your Purifi IV service, keep in mind that as a powerful antioxidant, glutathione can cause you to feel a little under the weather the day of the service as it causes some detoxification.

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