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Bruce Al

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Haven't tried it, but Examine.com doesn't think much of it:

 

http://examine.com/supplements/Glutathione/

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Despite the molecule being one of utmost importance, supplementation of it doesn't have any unique benefits. It is digested to its component amino acids, and while it could potentially increase glutathione in the body secondary to providing L-cysteine (in superdoses) this is just an indirect and expensive way to do the exact same stuff N-Acetylcysteine supplementation would do as NAC more efficaciously increases glutathione. The additional dietary glutamic acid and Glycine that glutathione would provide would still be in too small doses to do anything appreciable.

It wouldn't be unreasonable to conclude that anything glutathione supplemenation could do, that NAC would do better and cheaper.

 

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14 hours ago, Pseudonym said:

Haven't tried it, but Examine.com doesn't think much of it:

 

http://examine.com/supplements/Glutathione/

 

 

Whey Protein is also high in Cysteine (8x higher than casein) and can comparatively raise glutathione levels.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12537959

 

Probably the easiest way...This is why my hangover cure is a protein shake and a powerade :)

 

Glutathione in theory would be a great thing to take, it just doesn't have the effect it should due to its inherently poor bioavailability - a problem that affects oral ingestion of all peptides.  However, there are technologies being developed around the world with the aim to improve this

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6 hours ago, eLm0 said:

 

Whey Protein is also high in Cysteine (8x higher than casein) and can comparatively raise glutathione levels.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12537959

 

Probably the easiest way...This is why my hangover cure is a protein shake and a powerade :)

 

Glutathione in theory would be a great thing to take, it just doesn't have the effect it should due to its inherently poor bioavailability - a problem that affects oral ingestion of all peptides.  However, there are technologies being developed around the world with the aim to improve this

Haha i use to always think a blue powerade cured a hangover.

Then i got old :(

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