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L-Glutathione 100mg 100 caps.

• The most important antioxidant in the body system
• Removes toxins and heavy metals
• Neutralizes free radicals
• Reduces oxidative stress
• Called a guard of human's health
• Repairs damaged cells and proteins
• Protects and detoxicates the liver
• Supports the immune system
• Works with vitamin C

Swanson L-Glutathione is a dietary supplement that contains the biologically active form of glutathione – reduced glutathione Setria (GSH).

Glutathione (GSH, gamma-Glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine) – the most important antioxidant and detoxicant that occurs in every body cells. It is called a guard of human's health. It is a tripeptide that forms live cells. It consists of amino acid residues of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine. It is the most common intracellular thiol – an organosulfur compound.

Mechanism of glutathione action:
Glutathione has strong antioxidant properties which allows it to reproduce thiol groups –SH in proteins, where they have been oxidised by free radicals. Due to reversible reaction of detaching and attaching electrons, glutathione works as a redox system which protects the protein thiol groups –SH from oxidation.

Glutathione takes part in cellular respiration as a coenzyme of particular oxidoreductases (the enzymes which catalyze an oxidation and reduction reaction).

Thanks to the free thiol group, the reduced form of glutathione can reduce reactive oxygen species (RFT), mainly hydrogen peroxide. Furthermore, it attracts reactive electrophiles and supplies them with missing components, which protects cells from being damaged by toxins.

Glutathione detoxicates the body system:
Glutathione is the strongest detoxicant in the body system. It detoxicates the body by removing toxins, heavy metals and pesticides. There are its positive properties in this homeostasis sphere:
- removes nitrogenous compounds and chlorinated toxins
- detoxicates the liver and prevents it from damage and necrosis
- neutralizes toxic metabolites of particular medicines (for example paracetamol)
- fights free radicals and reduces harmful pesticides
- provides biologically active forms (reduced forms) of vitamins C and E
- takes part in the process of hydrogen peroxide transformation into water

Glutathione supports the immune system:
At the cellular level, glutathione is used as a first line of defense against pathogens and toxins. Its low level in blood indicates the medical condition and it means that the body does not manage to reduce free radicals which damage cells in brain and in other organs.

It plays an important role in proper functioning and reproducing lymphocytes (the cells of the immune system that are a basis of immune response), as it fights morbifics micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites).

Glutathione improves physical form:
The proper, high level of glutathione in blood is exceptionally beneficial for the body of a sportsman, not only because of its prohealth properties, but also thanks to it anticatabolic properties that accelerate the regeneration and improve the built of the muscle tissue. It has a positive effect on the body of a sportsman and a sculpting sports amateur, because:
- suppresses the secretion of catabolic lysosomal enzymes
- takes part in the transport of amino acids to muscle cells
- regenerates damaged proteins and improves their synthesis
- promotes positive nitrogen balance
- promotes cells hydration
- increases the muscle glycogen reserves
- increases the level of growth hormone (GH)
- reduces the concentration catabolic cortisol
- accelerates the reduction of adipose tissue
- reduces the level of lactic acid

To sum it all up, Swanson L-Glutathione is a dietary supplement that has numerous properties which improve the functions of the whole body system. It is recommended for the people who care about their health and for sportsmen, as it protects the muscle tissue from destructive actions of free radicals, whose level increases after intense physical effort.