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| What About Sunscreens? |
| I do not recommend using synthetic sunblocks because all they do is turn off the "alarm system" that gets people out of the sun when their skin starts turning red. When people use synthetic sunblocks, cellular damage takes place anyway, even though one doesn't feel the discomfort of reddening skin; moreover, without this warning signal, one is apt to stay in the sun for longer periods of time. The only commercial sun-protection product that I recommend is made by Aubrey (available in most health food stores). It doesn't oxidize when exposed to sunlight and contains shea butter and African nut butter. These provide natural protection by virtue of their high fatty acid content. |
| In healthy cells, glutathione disulfide is recycled back into the reduced state by glutathione reductase. This recycling of oxidized glutathione is aided by the ingestion of certain antioxidants that assist in maintaining adequate intracellular levels of reduced glutathione. It has been shown that certain anthocyans have the ability to regenerate reduced glutathione from oxidized glutathione even when faced with oxidizing agents, free radicals, and toxic exposure. These anthocyans are members of the bioflavonoid family and are found in certain fruits, vegetables, and plants such as berries, nuts, and grapes. 13 |
| In human studies, patients with varied conditions, such as cancer, lung disease, drug toxicities, kidney dysfunction, infertility, stroke, alcoholic liver disease, and radiation sickness, have shown functional improvements when taking oral reduced glutathione supplementation. In addition, many studies have shown the benefit of using reduced glutathione in combination with several chemotherapeutic agents to protect patients from the toxic side effects of chemotherapy while maintaining clinical efficacy. Reduced glutathione has also been shown to minimize the neurotoxic effects of cisplatin in the treatment of advanced ovarian, cervical, and gastric cancer.14 |
| A recent study has demonstrated that by adding glutathione to the chemotherapeutic drug cisplatin, more cycles of cisplatin may be administered because the glutathione reduces the drug's level of toxicity. Patients undergoing this treatment show a statistically significant improvement in depression, |
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