4 Facts About Glutathione (GSH)
Our body naturally creates a powerful antioxidant called "glutathione" or "GSH" to help deal with dangerous daily by-products of breathing oxygen and the toxic intrusions in our air, water, and food.
While glutathione (GSH) is thousands of times more prevalent and powerful than our body's other antioxidants, there are four important areas we must understand if we are going to make use of improved glutathione levels.
Glutathione (GSH): The Master Antioxidant
Dr. Keller discovered that the most prevalent, powerful, and multifunctional antioxidant in the human body – employed by every organ – is glutathione.
Glutathione (GSH) is a small protein produced naturally in our cells if the requisite precursors are present. It functions both as an antioxidant and an antitoxin and is a major defense system against illness and aging. Our glutathione level actually indicates our state of health and can predict longevity. It has been suggested that in the future, GSH levels will be closely monitored. There are over 60,000 medical articles currently published on GSH, yet most health professionals have only a vague idea of its significance. In the near future the importance of glutathione will be widely recognized.
The Test...
After learning of the importance of GSH, Dr. Keller needed to test the hypothesis that the levels of GSH in subjects with immune disorders were, in fact, severely diminished. To get a current and accurate gauge of a subject's GSH level, Dr. Keller knew the test must measure GSH inside of lymphocytes (activated cells); however, no such lab test existed.
Using a state-of-the-art medical laboratory, Dr. Keller and his team of scientists developed a proprietary lab test to measure levels of GSH inside the lymphocytes.
The tests confirmed the hypothesis. People who are stressed, aging, lacking sleep, or with any prolonged illness, utilize glutathione at an accelerated rate resulting in decreased bodily stores, weakened defenses, and increased risk of illnesses, including accelerated aging.
The Challenge...
It was clear that the GSH levels needed to be replenished in these subjects. But how? Glutathione is produced naturally from three amino acids: glycine, glutamine, and cysteine. These essential precursors of GSH must be able to make it from the mouth to the gut, then through the cells walls, and subsequently the mitochondrial membrane. There lies the challenge.
Unfortunately we can’t raise our body’s GSH level with ordinary foods or pure L-glutathione. Even though glutathione is present in many fruits, vegetables, and meats, this protein is instantly broken down during digestion into its three amino acids. Cysteine, or N-acetylcysteine (NAC), is the most important of these precursors and is the main limiting factor necessary for the body to manufacture GSH. Alone in the gut after digestion, cysteine is treated as a free radical and rapidly oxidized. Consequently, only a very small percentage reaches our bloodstream and cells.
Furthermore, GSH is always in great demand and is rapidly consumed, so any GSH that is made will be used up quickly making it even more difficult to increase this level.
The Solution: MaxGXL™...
After years of research and development, Dr. Keller developed MaxGXL™, a product that contained the necessary components of glutathione that when absorbed into the body, stimulate the body’s own production of glutathione to be used by every cell.
The Consumer Research Council...
The Consumers’ Research Council has named Dr. Keller one of America’s “Top Physicians in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 in the fields of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Hematology. Dr. Keller has served on the faculties of the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin (Marquette Univ.) He has published more than 100 original articles in various scientific and medical journals and has been awarded several patents. Dr. Keller was elected to The Board of Governors of the American Academy of HIV Medicine.
1. Glutathione Absorption: We know that increased glutathione levels cleanse and optimize the cells of our body. How do we increase the GSH levels? Intravenous GSH is costly and a one-shot solution. Ingesting GSH supplementation gets torn apart in digesting it. GSH that would get to the blood stream is too large a molecule to get through cell membranes. The answer was developed by Dr. Robert Keller by creating a high level absorptive blend which contains the ingredients for GSH to be naturally accelerated in the most needed areas of the body.
2. Glutathione Production: Glutathione is needed and used in all the 50 trillion cells tens of thousands of times per second. By providing the amino acids and other precursors needed by the cell to produce GSH, Dr. Keller's GXL formula naturally optimizes intracellular health in the areas it is most needed. GSH neutralizes oxidative stress and chaperones toxins from the cells and body.
3. Glutathione Recycling: GSH is not only increased by the MaxGXL blend by more than 290% in 60 days, it is also recycled over and over again because of the other ingredients in the GXL formula. Dr. Keller does not know how many times the recycling of GSH goes around, but it is significant.
4. Glutathione Maximization: Dr. Keller points out that there are at least 17 enzymes involved in the production, recycling, and storage of GSH. The blend uses the quercetin, cordyceps, and silimarin to maximize and aid these enzymes. An added benefit is the rejuvenation of the liver functions for creating and storing GSH.
