IV Glutathione Benefits

Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant that has many health benefits.  Antioxidants are our body’s solution for dealing with oxidative stress. Oxidative stress occurs when there is a disruption of the balance between the production of free radicals and the ability of naturally occurring antioxidants like glutathione in our bodies to neutralize and detoxify their harmful effects. A free radical is an oxygen-containing molecule that has unpaired electrons that makes it highly reactive with other molecules in the body. This reaction can be good but it can also be bad for the body because it can damage cells and their components i.e DNA, cell walls,  protein, and lipids, which makes cells unstable.  This instability can lead to neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s disease,  cancer, chronic fatigue, cardiovascular disease, and inflammatory diseases.  Glutathione plays essential roles in the immune response, DNA repair, and the detoxification process that neutralizes drugs, chemicals, metabolic wastes, and other toxins.   Its depletion is associated with disease and premature aging. The benefits of glutathione far outweigh any potential side effects that only occur with extremely high doses of glutathione.