Nutritions Daily – Wellness Living

As an antioxidant, glutathione (GSH) is one of the most important substances in my program. A small tripeptide (composed of three amino acids) found in all our cells, GSH performs as an antioxidant by detoxifying hydrogen peroxide into water molecules before it can be transformed into a dangerous hydroxyl free radical. This decreases the long-term risk of cancer, heart disease, and other degenerative diseases. This antioxidant action of GSH is catalyzed (sped up) by the selenium-containing enzyme, glutathione peroxidase (GPX).

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).

Researchers worldwide, including from World Health Organization, the American Ministry of Agriculture, as well as other international health institutes , has indicate that if people were to include in their daily dietary of at least 5 portions of either vegetables and/or fruit, it may helps  in reducing approximate of 20% in cancer risks. Several fruits, like orange, apple, grape, grapefruit, strawberry, honeydew, watermelon, lemon, pineapple, kiwi fruit and so on, may even have important roles in reducing cancer risk effectively.  These fruits may have some special substances that are hardly found in other foods sources, of which could possibly helps in preventing the development of breast cancer, prostate gland cancer, colon cancer.