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Vit D, Cancer, Autoimmune Disease, and Glutathione

Friday, August 27th, 2010

In Reuters there was a report of Vitamin D being linked to cancer and autoimmune disease genes.

The article reported that scientist found that vitamin D influenced over 200 genes.

Of course there is a correlation between low vitamin D levels and various diseases. Vitamin D is in reality a steroid that is produced when our skin is exposed to sunlight.

What if vitamin D is only part of the picture?

As it is, vitamin D is a precursor and possibly a potentiator of glutathione. Whether it works on its own or with glutathione, the underlying fact is that glutathione is associated with helping 69 different diseases or conditions.

Most likely, we need a balance of various vitamins and exposure to fresh air and sunshine.

This is only one of the pieces of the puzzle we call good health.

More on Vitamin D

Good health to you.

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Dengue Fever

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

A dear friend told us that she had been infected with Dengue Fever.

There are four types and it can be lethal. Unfortunately, the clinic where she went said she did not have it. As her symptoms progressively got worse, she became more relentless in finding out what the problem was.

The result, she found out that she did have Dengue and she got her health back.

An underlying way to treat viral infections is found on PubMed. Simply boosting your intercellular glutathione can help.

A second way to help, again, in an emergency until you can get appropriate medical care is something the locals do from where this happened. They all take an Alkaseltzer. Chances are you have a different form of this pop pop fizz fizz stuff in your cupboard. It is called baking soda.

Here is the thing…if you take it as you feel the illness coming on, it can help. If you are full blown sick, do not use it unless you get directions from a doctor who is familiar with your symptoms.

This is only to buy you time until you can get appropriate care, should you be in a foreign country and not able to get home.

Good Health to you and yours.

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Onions Protect From the Flu: Not!

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

A friend recently sent me an article that indicated that onions protected farmers from the flu many years ago.

Attached to that article was another article that indicated that onions spoil easily and can be the cause of food poisoning.

The first is false. The second is partially false.

The fact is that slices of onions sitting in the middle of a room do not protect us from the flu, unless you eat them and you sit in the middle of the room.

This is true for various reasons, the biggest of which is that nobody will want to come near you if you eat a whole onion. People who could be carrying the flu will avoid you.

The fact is, supplementation with NAC and vitamin D have been found to help prevent the flu…In Scientific Studies.

Go to The Swine Flu Section of GlutathioneDiseaseCure.com to learn more about these studies.

More on the onion and mayo urban legends….

The Onion Wives Tale is not true.

The onion spoilage one is partially true.

The biggest danger is potatoes that get black from being at room temperature and in the air. They can make you really sick.

Second, mayo that is home made does have a risk of causing illness, even if it is refrigerated.

All foods that are left in the open air and at room temperature can spoil or eventually cause health problems.

Generally speaking, science seems to favor the idea that a tuna sandwich can survive from your making it in the morning till your eating it at lunch, even if it is not refrigerated.

Food providers are not allowed the same latitude that we use in our own food production.

Good Health to you and yours.

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BPA: Yes, It Really Is Bad For You

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Check out this posting from CBS News

Especially note what happened when the reporter ate a sandwich made from tuna in a can that had Bisphenol A (BPA). Also, note the doctors comment on the same and the danger related to.

The underlying concern here is that if you want to avoid diseases like cancer, you will have to both try to avoid toxic chemicals and improve your bodies ability to detoxify its self.

Taking steps to boost your intracellular glutathione will help.

Good health to you.

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Melatonin and Alzheimer’s: Glutathione to the Rescue Again

Friday, January 8th, 2010

In J Pineal Res. 2009 Aug;47(1):82-96. Epub 2009 Jun 17

in an article….

Protection against cognitive deficits and markers of neurodegeneration by long-term oral administration of melatonin in a transgenic model of Alzheimer disease….

the conclusion drawn was….

“Thus, melatonin’s cognitive benefits could involve its anti-Abeta aggregation, anti-inflammatory, and/or antioxidant properties. Our findings provide support for long-term melatonin therapy as a primary or complementary strategy for abating the progression of Alzheimer disease.”

Melatonin and Sleep

Melatonin was once haled as a cure for sleeplessness.

Melatonin has been tested extensively. One problem with supplementation is that our body tends to build up a tolerance after long term use. However, this does not happen when we consume melatonin as a food.

It is best if only used as a rescue nutricutical or for occasional use. Warning, you will not find this in any medical journals except for those doctors who are knowledgeable on food allergies. Over use leads to ineffectiveness and even allergic reactions for some foods.

So, where is the best place to get melatonin?

Cherries. Only one kind of cherry has the most melatonin. The best way to use cherries as a medicine is to get cherry juice concentrate. A couple tablespoons of the concentrate in a glass of water before bed will help you sleep. It may take a few to several days to get a sleep cycle established. Once sleeping like a baby, continue taking the juice concentrate for a few more days.

Then just take the cherry juice once or twice a week as a supplement. Not more.

It works on a number of levels. One is that it boosts glutathione. This helps your body get everything aligned where it needs to be, thus making it possible for you to sleep. It also helps with things like stress and pain management.

Now, not only will it help you sleep, it can potentially help you sleep knowing that you will decrease your risk of getting Alzheimer’s.

Good health to you.

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A Glutathione By Any Other Name…

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Here is another study that is touting the benefits of a diet that boosts your intercellular glutathione.

This is just more on how boosting glutathione can help with over 69 different conditions or diseases.

The 2009 article, Amino acids: Metabolism, Functions, and Nutrition. says that amino acids have…”important functions in both nutrition and health.”

cell signaling molecules
regulators of gene expression
are key precursors for syntheses of hormones
are precursors of low-molecular weight nitrogenous substances

Elevated levels of the by products of these (ammonia, homocysteine, and asymmetric dimethylarginine) are pathogenic factors for neurological disorders and cardiovascular disease).

There is growing recognition that some amino acids are necessary for maintenance, growth, reproduction, and immunity.

Dietary supplementation with one or a mixture of these AA may be beneficial for preventing or treating health problems related to fetal growth restriction, neonatal morbidity and mortality, weaning-associated intestinal dysfunction and wasting syndrome, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, the metabolic syndrome, and infertility.

They also optimize the efficiency of muscle growth, milk production, egg and meat quality and athletic performance. They help preventing excess fat production.

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Glutathione, Radiation and the Sun

Monday, January 4th, 2010

It has been established that glutathione offers radiation protection. One product used to boost the intercellular glutathione is actually patented for use with radiation treatment for cancers. It protects the healthy cells allowing the radiation to kill the bad cells.

So, since it protects us from radiation, it would seem that it would likewise protect us from radiation from the sun. In other words, boosting out glutathione would protect us from skin cancer. Add to this one more fact. The pro-hormone vitamin D we synthesize from the sun helps our bodies make glutathione and our diets are depleted of the nutrients that helps produce this glutathione. Thus, increased skin cancer rates.

Since so many live above the latitude of optimal sun shine and due to the cold winter (staying indoors) and the often cloudy days of winter, chances are we are not getting enough vitamin D from the sun. Most already are not getting enough glutathione boosting foods. Additionally, we consume many foods that deplete our glutathione.

Thus, less glutathione, more seasonal disease, seasonal flu and skin cancer.

A Passing Thought for Tanning Booth Users

So, for those sun tanners who use the tanning booths to get the color, boosting your intercelluar glutathione may just help prevent skin cancer. There are no high level studies that indicate this but there is a considerable amount of common sense evidence that would, if you connect the dots, lead to this conclusion.

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Green Tea Boosts Antibiotic Effects or Not? Well, Yes, No and Maybe so as it Boosts Glutathione Too.

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

One study says green tea boost antibiotic effects. Another says the opposite. Oh yes, there is a Glutathione connection too.

This is an example of a little knowledge being dangerous.

In March of 2009 a study was released: Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs
The Egyptian study looked at how green tea increased effectiveness of antibiotics threefold.
Specifically mentioned in the study were cephalosporin antibiotic properties of the green tea.
Also, the tea extract showed showed a synergistic activity with chloramphenicol and other antibiotics like gentamycin, methicillin.

Just reading this you might start to think, oh, if I drink green tea it will help my antibiotics work better. NOT necessarily so.

Consider another study… Green tea extract weakens the antibacterial effect of amoxicillin in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infected mice.

The conclusion of the study was that tea extract weakened the antibacterial effect of amoxicillin in MRSA infected mice. This means that tea drinking is not recommended in combination with amoxicillin treatment, at least for your pet lab mice.

As far as we humans are concerned, this will still require some more study.
Green tea, incidentally, boosts your glutathione.

Before you go crazy, just ask your pharmacist to look up the current known interactions with which ever antibiotic you may be on.

Good health to you.

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Avoiding Blood Transfusions May Save Your Life!

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Avoiding Blood Transfusions May Save Your Life! That is right.

Consider this article in Digital Journal

There are a lot of Bad Blood Diseases. Transfusions can spread over 47 different diseases. Being properly treated with out blood could protect you from these and a host of new diseases that are not yet screen-able.

Science is saying that boosting your Glutathione is a viable way to not only improve blood counts, it may protect you from the many diseases seroverting within your body. A win-win treatment that can help you avoid blood transfusions, if, and only if, your doctor is trained and skilled in treating with out blood.

Good Health to you.

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It’s Peak Persimmion Season: Boost Your Glutathione with this Fun Food

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Have you ever tried persimmons? They are a fun food.

They are also a glutathione boosting food too.

In addition to being a food with vitamin A, C, Copper and B6, they have lutein. Lutein is essential for eye health and may lower your risk for cataracts.

They also have more fiber than any other fruit except blackberries and raspberries.

If you count callories, they only have 120.

How do you know if it is ripe?

Hachiya persimmons should be deep red-orange in color and so soft that it might feel like it will be damaged if you pick it up. Oh yea, you eat them with a spoon.

If you find the Fuyu persimmons, they will still be firm when they are ripe.

Unlike supplements, it is unlikely you will overdose on the vitamins when taken as your food. The bonus is that it helps boost your glutathione as well.

In one study using rats, dried persimmons were found to increase the antioxidant glutathione levels. They should be a seasonal part of your glutathione boosting diet.

Enjoy.

Good health to you.

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