Posted by bleauberry on June 21, 2008, at 20:03:44
In reply to neg correlation between brain glutathione + neg sx, posted by iforgotmypassword on June 21, 2008, at 19:10:45
Another supplement to consider for increasing glutathione is ImmunePro RX. It is simply an expensive whey protein powder, but very different than other whey protein powders. It has not been subjected to heat. Heat destroys the natural cysteine, which is a primary building block of glutathione. It is a more natural and gentler way to increase cysteine and glutathione than NAC. NAC can sometimes be a bit too heavy, or too destabilizing than natural cysteine. These are not necessarily my own opinions, but rather general agreements from people at heavy metal chelation forums where cysteine/glutathione are major topics.
Mercury and lead disrupt the biochemical mechanisms that produce glutathione. While symptoms span the entire medical textbook and differ from person to person, common psychiatric symptoms of heavy metal disruption look like negative symptoms of schizophrenia...social withdrawal, anhedonia, depression. One of glutathiones function is to remove low level natural daily exposure to toxins. But when the toxic level is more than normal, it actually shuts glutathione down, making the toxicity even worse and symptoms worse. The whole process is very slow and deceptive, over years and decades. I am of the belief that many psychiatric patients actually have an unknown mercury component as the major player.
I won't get into the chelation stuff as that is very long and detailed. Just to say that supplementing extra cysteine can help over-ride mercury's influence and get glutathione levels back to where they should be.
Anyway, to increase glutathione, NAC is an option. ImmunePro Rx which supplies pure natural cysteine that is otherwise destroyed in most foods or supplements by heat is another option.
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