Archive for the ‘Glutathione’ Category

Aspartame and Fibromyalgia: A Connection and Cure

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

There is an aspartame induced fibromyalgia connection. Aspartame can cause not only headaches, it can cause fibromyalgia according to a peer reviewed report in a prestigious medical journal.

You can read more about it on the GlutathioneDiseaseCure.com Site.

Click Here to learn more and find out what the cure is.

Oh yes, aspartame depletes glutathione according to another study. Glutathione plays an important role in helping end the suffering of fibromyalgia.

Sodium Nitrates in Processed Meats
Increase Risk of Cancer

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Processed meats cause cancer.

In the US, where there is the highest consumption of processed meats, there is the highest cancer rates.

In the Orient where they eat the least amount of processed food intake, they have the lowest cancer rates.

Eskimos who never eat processed meats never get cancer.

Therefor processed meats cause cancer.

This is the typical logic. Of course, dill pickles cause cancer….in the US where there is the highest intake of dill pickles….you get the picture.

So, when you hear that processed meats cause cancer, what should you think?

Processed meats have sodium nitrates.

Processed meats include bacon, sausage, hot dogs, sandwich meats, packaged and processed ham, pepperoni, salami and almost all commercially produced red meat used in frozen prepared meals. These meats all have sodium nitrates.

Sodium nitrates are carcinogenic.

They are used to keep the meats their pretty colors, their fresh looking colors.

Sodium nitrates are used as a color fixer by meat companies to keep packaged meats a bright red color so they look fresh. Unfortunately, sodium nitrite also results in the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body. And this leads to a sharp increase in cancer risk for those who eat them.

But the cancer risk is not based on a logic as above. The cancer risks are well publicized in PubMed.

Consider this title…

“Red meat, family history, and increased risk of gastric cancer with microsatellite instability.”

Also note the recommended treatment to prevent cancer…at the end of the above abstract. It suggested a increase in raw food diet. Raw as in fruit and vegetables.

A number of articles started with similar introductions such as this one….

“Processed and red meat consumption is associated with the risk of colorectal cancer. Meta-analyses have suggested that the risk associated with processed meat is higher. Most processed meats are cured and cooked, which leads to formation of free nitrosyl heme. We speculated that free nitrosyl heme is more toxic than native myoglobin.”

Health concerns relating to the use of nitrates and nitrites in cured meats (cooked and dry cured) trend toward decreased usage to alleviate the potential risk to the consumers from formation of carcinogenic compounds.

This is not pseudo science. This is not the pseudo logic like above. This is scientific studies that are saying this.

One of the underlying causes of cancer is what we eat. One of the ways to decrease your risk of cancer is to avoid foods with nitrates.

Nitrates are not used in chicken and fish.

How can you get healthy meats?

There are a number of ways. There is organic meat. Another option is Cow Pooling (where a number of people go together to share the cost of growing their own beef).

The most important thing, avoid processed meats.

Increase the intake of raw fruits and vegetables.

Also you can increase your intake of foods that will help boost your glutathione.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.