Monday, June 8, 2015

Glutathione: An Anti-Oxidant and Whitening Trend

In Asia, reports of the rampant usage of said “whitening” pill and products that have contents of glutathione, a small protein composed of: cysteine, glutamic acid and glycine – amino acids involved in the detoxification process of the body, thus strengthening the immune system. It is among the top nutrients needed by the body to maintain good health, prevent disease and delay the skin’s ageing process.

In Jakarta, Indonesia and India, a lot of people, especially women are using products which claim to have glutathione. Before anything else though, The Peterson Group, a world-wide non-profit organization with an aim to identify both the negative and positive effects of alternative, integrative and complementary medicines, would like to introduce what Glutathione really is and its importance in our health.

In layman’s terms, glutathione is basically a naturally occurring substance that acts as an antioxidant, an immune system booster, and a detoxifier. It is something that can help your body repair damage caused by stress, pollution, radiation, infection, drugs, poor diet, aging, injury, trauma, and burns.

A handful of researchers are saying the antioxidant glutathione can do all that and maybe more.

Antioxidants -- the most well known of which are vitamins C and E -- are important for good health because they neutralize free radicals, which can build up in cells and cause damage. Because glutathione exists within the cells, it is in a prime position to neutralize free radicals. It also has potentially widespread health benefits because it can be found in all types of cells, including the cells of the immune system, whose job is to fight disease.

Further reviews on its effects show that glutathione is also associated with skin whitening. It is known to help remove dark spots and blemishes, prevents wound scars and outbreak of pimples, and delay formation of wrinkles and age lines.

Glutathione injections were one of the big time news from the media. It was reported later though that there are fraudulent sellers of products which claims to have high dosage of glutathione within it. Fraud people also act as doctors in injecting chemicals which they claim as glutathione for such a low price to the public. After subsequent use of these chemicals, serious side effects and fatal complications were reported. So what’s the culprit? Definitely the fake and the sub-standard ones! Also, FDA has warned the community that Glutathione injections are not an approved skin whitening products. Therefore, it is everyone’s responsibility to take caution when using these chemicals. You’ll never know, your dream of achieving a luminous skin may end up to a scary result.

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