GSH is important in all cells, particularly so in our livers. We are exposed to different toxins every day—for example, the average Ameri­can is exposed to fourteen pounds of food additives each year, many of which are toxic, and when these toxins enter our bodies, our livers activate the cytochrome P-450 enzymes. These enzymes then convert the toxic compounds to less toxic substances that can be excreted out of the body (this process is called the “phase-I” liver reaction).

Phase-I liver reactions also create large amounts of free radicals; therefore, in what is known as the phase-II reactions in the liver, GSH and other antioxidants neutralize them. If you have a lot of oxidative stress (due to excess exposure to environmental toxins, or if you are a smoker or drink alcohol excessively), your phase-I liver enzymes are working overtime. And if your phase-I enzymes are working hard, your phase-II reactions had better be up to the task (which means having lots of GSH around), or the result may eventually be liver damage due to excess generation of free radicals.

GSH is probably even working on toxic substances in your diet before they reach your liver. That is because in mammals it seems to be present in the cells that line the intestine, which are the first line of de­fense against toxic compounds being absorbed into the body. More importantly, these cells seem to be able to take up GSH and use it to protect against toxins entering the blood. This was clearly shown in a study in which these special intestinal epithelial cells were isolated from rats and GSH was added to the medium; when GSH was added twenty minutes before a highly toxic, oxidizing compound was introduced, the intestinal cells were protected against the damaging effects of the toxin. If these cells do become damaged, toxic substances in your diet can be absorbed and enter your bloodstream. Some physicians call this the “leaky-gut syndrome,” which plays a role in the onset of many chronic illnesses, such as Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis.

The importance of antioxidants and phytochemicals
Antioxidants such as vitamin C, lycopene, beta carotene found in many fruits and vegetables,if you eat regularly, protects against cancer. “Phytochemicals in plant protects from harmful substances in the environment and prevent mutations,” said Jed W. Fahey of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

For cancer prevention requires the adoption of a balanced diet, not necessarily exclusively vegetarian. Therefore, do not have to eat only fruits and vegetables, but also foods like lean meat, fish, whole grains. You also need to pay attention to weight gained. Obesity favors the appearance of the most feared disease. “We know that overweight and obesity are risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It was also agreed that is a major factor in causing breast cancer, endometrial and colon cancer,” said Arthur Schatzkin from the National Cancer Institute.

Here are some foods that protect you from cancer:
Broccoli
Broccoli contains phytochemicals that converts to compound called isothiocyanate (such as sulforaphane). It also contains carotid lutein – an excellent source of vitamin K, C and A, folate, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and vitamin B6 and E. The researchers suggest that this vegetable is a compound called Indole-3-carbinol which help disabling a powerful estrogen that help tumor growth, especially in breast, while the 2-hidroxiestrone decreases, a form of estrogen with a role in protecting against cancer.

Also, scientists found that sulforaphane increases the ability of enzymes to detoxify the body, possibly by altering gene expression, those who rush carcerigene cleaning chemicals. Broccoli protects against cancer of the mouth, esophagus and stomach, according to research conducted by the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research.

Garlic
Do not love the smell? Know that you dislike the same substances (sulfur compounds) protect against cancer. They help repair DNA and kill cancerous cells. Garlic reduces the risk of colon cancer. Before the cooking, clean it for 15. In the meantime, its beneficial active substances and you get maximum protection. Researchers believe that garlic should be eaten raw or cooked fresh, supplements are not as effective in reducing cancer risk.

Tomatoes
Tomatoes are a potential “weapon” against prostate cancer. Tomatoe red hue is given by lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. A diet rich in this substance reduces the risk of prostate cancer. In laboratory tests, lycopene has proved effective against other types of cancer: breast, lung and endometrial cancer. Researchers believe that lycopene prevents stops tumor growth and spread of cancer by stimulating the immune system. To benefit from this substance, experts advise you to eat fresh tomatoes so raw, and cooked.

Cherry
Since ancient times, cheery has been used widely in cosmetology. Cherry juice can help in maintaining our tender skin especially the facial part.  It is widely used in skin whitening products, especially for Asian. It is also a good idea to include cherry in your diet, for its great health benefits. Not only richly contain Vitamin C, cherry’s iron contain is about 20 times more than Apple ! Further, it is also high in Vitamin A which play important part in anti-aging, and bring younger feels to our skin.

Researches also suggest that cherries could have positive affects in inflammation related to some illness such as heart disease and arthritis. It may even help in maintaining muscle strength for those suffering from chronic pain disorder ( or ‘fibromyalgia‘ ).

Pomegranate
In fact, pomegranate is proven to have strong anti-oxidant function. It has been discovered to be able to protect skin’s cell from environmental pollution, shielding from the UV beam harm. Further, it also nurture skin cells, slowing down the aging process.

Some researches shows that the  indicated pomegranate is even better in antioxidant capacity as compared to red wine and the green tea. In laboratory studies, researchers found that pomegranate juice is able to slow down cholesterol oxidation by almost half ! This is indeed a wonderful fruit !

On top of these, Pomegranate juice is also known to have anti-inflammatory effects. Couples with its high levels of anti-oxidants capacity, pomegranate are thus believed to be able to protect our body from damages caused by harmful free radicals in the environments.

Carrot
To some people, carrot is viewed as “skin food” ! As the name suggest, carrot could moisture our skin. While some likes to eat it raw, carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and potassium. It also contain vitamin C, vitamin B6, thiamine, folic acid, and magnesium.

Rich in pectin substance, it works with mercury in our body to discharge harmful substances ingredient to discharge, helping to maintain healthy skin and body.  Further, with its Vitamin B1, B2, Vitamin C, Vitamin E , Glutathione, Potassium, Calcium, both Alpha and Beta Carotene, carrot also helps in anti-oxidant and skin nourishing functionality.

Apricot
Having good nourishing effect for our skin, apricot also contain rich minerals and other useful substances such as fiber, Vitamin C , iron, zinc, the Vitamin B group, Calcium, Potassium and so on.

Not only that, with its low contain in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium, apricot makes it suitable for those who are concerned in weight control while maintaining optimum health level.

Olive
As early as in the ancient Greece time, olive tree is the symbol of life and health. Beside being consumed as edible and healthy food, it is well known to be having prominent cosmetology results. t.  From the fruit itself, to its leaf, the whole olive tree could actually be refined into skin care essences. Olive essence is helpful in resisting pollution to skin cells, protecting skin from the harmful ultraviolet ray, and acting as anti-oxidant agent .

Commonly, asthma is treated with drug that open-up airways for smoother breathing, and reduce inflammation as well as avoiding substances that would trigger attacks. However, some researches might sugges that certain nutrients could well play a role in easin asthma, by reducing the lung’s airway sensitivity, and as well dampening inflammation.

For instance, people who intakes of at least 100milligrams daily of dietary magnesium could lead to reduce in airway hyperactivity, which potentially reduce asthma. Magnesium, an essential mineral for every organ in our body, helps relax muscles around our blood vessel and airways. For some with life threatening asthma attack which doesn’t respond to usual drugs, Intravenous Magnesium could be of help.

Although there as yet solid clinical result that prove magnesium supplement to be of positive and significant result, it is still a good idea to have daily intake of about 400milligrams of Magnesium, which most people fall short of this level. Some of the magnesium rich foods are beans, nuts, whole grains..etc . But be sure to consult your healthcare professional before hand.

Sometimes, people with asthma takes Vitamin C too, as they believe in the healing power of Vitamin C . Indeed, vitamin C does help, especially in fighting cold and flu. Unknowingly, Vitamin C may help to reduce asthma attack by 10% ~ 20% . Although these could suggest that Vitamin C helps, it doesn’t however, prevent asthma. It works on improving lung capacity which help in reducing the risk.

Vitamin C helps in protecting our lungs in several ways. It’s antioxidant actions protect our lungs from those damaging effects in smokes, by neutralizing those harmful chemical and prevent them from damaging our cells. Apart from Vitamin C , other nutrients with similar antioxidant action coul also be helpful, which include Vitamin E , laboratory studies shows it does help in reducing inflammation.

In addition, apart from those nutrients above, calcium, copper, Vitamin D , zinc, may also play supporting roles in easing the asthma symptoms. It is a good idea to consult your local health care professionals before you decided to take on these supplements.

Fish – the Omega 3

Already, there are much studies that suggest omega-3 fatty acid from fish ( such as salmon, sardines ) could help in lowering some cancer risks. In some studies, men who ate moderate to large amount of fish are reported to having lower risk level of prostate cancer, compare to men who didn’t eat fish !

Soybeans

In both animal and human cell studies, it shows that soybeans contain several chemicals that proven to be anti-cancer substance. For instance, studies in large population show that soy may actual help in preventing several common cancers like colon cancer , breast cancer , prostate cancer . Another chemical, Genistein , by inhibiting the growth of cancerous risk blood vessel and eliminating cancer cells, Genistein might protect against cancer.

So, next time, try to include more soy food in your dietary, like cheese, tofu, miso, and of course soy milk !

Go Green with Fruits and Vegetables

Well, one of the easiest route to lower you risk of getting cancer ( and all other diseases ), is to consume more serving of fruits and vegetables on daily basis. Well, don’t get the wrong idea and start chewing off with just bowl full of salads without any other food. Mostly, a mid-size bowl salad daily should be sufficient.

Another point to take note is that, the more variety of the fruits and vegetables, the wider the range of cancer fighting compounds. Such compound is called as ‘flavonoid‘ . So, eat up those red grapes, leeks, red apples, cabbages ( red ), yellow onions too !

Love the Apples !

As the norm saying -> An apple a day keeps doctor away. While it may not be 100% practical, researches do found that one of the best sources of cancer-fighting compound, phenolics , is within apple skin. Apple skin could possibly be the main contributing factor as to why apple is such an healthy fruit .

Reduce the Sugar

It is known that high sugar diet is almost likely to be of high in fat content, and low in fiber and other nutrients. Such high sugar diet could actually increase your risk of getting cancer. So – cut it down !

Reduce Red Meat intake

Red meat is already well-known to be one main contributing factor of increase cancer risk. It is found that higher intake of red meat might be the culprit behind higher risk level for common type of breast cancer.

Reduce Coffee Intake – Go for Tea

Coffee, a known phytoestrogen, already widely known to be causing fibrocystic breast disease worse. Although it is not thought to be the caffeine, but coffee itself actually mimics estrogen much. Thus, decaffinated coffee still may be estrogenic.

Tea, on the other hand, contains antioxidants called ‘catechins‘ , which in laboratory studies show to be having the ability of preventing cancer. Both green and black tea are rich in antioxidants. Nevertheless, green tea actually contain higher level of antioxidants, probably due to less being processed.

It is already known that those most common reasons we deteriorate into wrinkles, age spots, eye bags, getting flabby, illness and so on, are still coming down to genetics, environmental factors, disease, and the aging process itself. So, what are the odds that any human being on earth being able to defy the aging process ? Well, nobody does ( for now for sure ! ). But we can do something about it ! But all is not lost, those smart scientists also discover that there are some possibilities to influence or maybe slowing down the aging process, by having the correct vitamins and minerals mix.

The affecting cause that aging process seems possibly been ignited by lifelong damaging of our body cells on many stages. The damages are caused by those harmful molecules, which called as ‘free radical’ by scientists. Apart from external environmental factors ( such as smoking ), these nasty free radical are also being produced by our own body, during the metabolism process that convert carbohydrates and fat into energy that are required to power our body cells. Thus, there is totally no way to avoid it.

Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants

Although our body does produce antioxidants to neutralize those free radical that causes damages to our cell, our body does not produce just enough to handle them. So, how much do you actually need ? That’s depending on what it takes to strike a balance between it. Unfortunately, so far scientists has yet to come to know of the ideal balance for it. Thus, the best bet we can do right now is to consume a variety of antioxidants foods.

Meanwhile, we do have another option in boosting our natural antioxidants with those of synthetic antioxidants -> Supplements !

Does that means that we could actually slow down or even prevent aging ? Well, nobody knows for sure right now. But laboratory studies do shows that antioxidants supplements seem to be able to reduce damages caused by free radical. Consuming more nutritious diet as we age is important in helping us reduce the risk of disease that accelerate aging process.

The exact amount of vitamins and minerals that required to slow down aging process is really still unknown. However, taking good source of Vitamin C ,  Vitamin E , Multivitamin , and Minerals are our best bet to fight aging process while awaiting our smart scientists to discover the right formula.

Though the majority of age spots are just harmless blemishes, there are still potential of getting into early stage of skin cancer . That said, if you do notice any of the spot enlarge, getting thickens, change in color, bleeds, feeling itchy and so on, it is strongly advisable to consult doctor.

Protection with Vitamin C

Although there is no magical ingredient that could just fade those annoying age spots, there are few that can help in boosting up your skin healthy level. For one, Vitamin C is one of the most well-known sunblock vitamin. In general, Vitamin C is important in keeping the skin younger and vibrant. A daily intake of Vitamin C of about 300~500 mg ( milligrams ) would certainly help in maintaining skin youthfulness.

Under sun exposure, free radical are natural occurring unstable molecules that could harm your skin. For some serious situation, it cold even cause significant damages. Vitamin C, being one of Antioxidants, could help in neutralizing those harmful free radicals. Further, since Vitamin C could prevent those skin damages from sun exposures, it is also believe that it could help to reduce wrinkle and age spots.

Sources of Vitamin C
Fresh vegetables and fruits, such as broccoli, cabbage, pineapples, cauliflower, lemon, citrus fruits, collard greens, strawberries, green and red peppers, brussel sprouts.

Prevention with Vitamin E

Another common antioxidant – Vitamin E , also helps in preventing sun damages that bring age spots. Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that protects your cell membranes against those harmful free radicals. Researches shows that the natural Vitamin E oil , if applied before sun exposure, does helps in preventing inflammations and skin damages.

Such Vitamin E oil can be easily bought over the counter in your local drug store, example, Vitamin E fortified creams. It is also shown that if oil or creams that contains at least 5% of Vitamin E, it could be effective in reducing post sun damages.

Healthy dietary sources of Vitamin E

Spinach, corn, avocados, wheat germ, eggs, soybeans, nuts, polyunsaturated vegetable oil, and of course the sunflower seeds. A daily intake of 400IU of Vitamin E is recommended by most.

Recommendations

Oral Intakes :-

• Vitamin C  ( 300~500 milligrams daily )  ;
• Vitamin E  ( 400 IU daily – d-alpha-tocopherol )

External Application :-

• Vitamin C  ( 10% ~ 17% in lotion , depending on skin type)  ;
• Vitamin E  ( at least 5% in cream or oil, to apply after exposure under sun )