From your first day to your last and for each microsecond in between , there is a war raging in each cell in your body . There are literally millions of these battles going on simultaneously and they have oxyradicals on one side and antioxidants on the other . These batttles affect how long you live , your susceptibility to many different medical conditions and also the quality of your life and health as a senior .
A human brain is very vulnerable to oxyradical damage because while it only represents two percent of the mass of your body , about 20% of the oxygen you take in is metabolized in your brain. Free or Oxy-radicals – unstable oxygen molecules are caused by a variety of processes , but a major cause is a natural and inevitable off shoot of oxygen metabolization . Since a full fifth of your oxygen supply goes to your brain, it’s easy to understand that the cells in your brain will be subjected to many free radicals.
Within your head is a large presence of naturally occurring molecules called Lipids. Lipids include sterols, waxes, fats and some fat soluble vitamins like E, A, D and K. Lipids act as signaling molecules and are uses for energy storage and thy’re structural components of your cell membranes. Lipid peroxidation is free radical damage to Lipids and a reason for the importance of Antioxidant supplements .
The best defense against Lipid peroxidation in the brain is with antioxidants and in particular a group referred to as Network Antioxidants or the Antioxidant Network , including Vitamins C, E, CoEnzymeQ10, Glutathione and Lipolic acid . Network Antioxidants function as a team to clean up free radicals from you brain and are also uniquely capable of repairing the others in the group . Of Network Antioxidants, the most powerful is Glutathione also known as The Master Antioxidant. Glutathione is naturally manufactured by your body and are present in each and every cell.
Unfortunately , your brain has naturally lower levels of Glutathione than do other organs and with aging , the average supply is lowered even more because the ability to produce Glutathione falls by about 10% with every ten years past our 20’s . But a brain absolutely requires Glutathione to stay healthy. Think about the part that Antioxidants play in connection with Alzheimer’s Disease – also known as senile dementia.
Dr Keller’s Original Glutathione Formula is an excellent way to increase your glutathione.
There is a powerful correlation between Alzheimer’s and aluminum . In an August 2009 study conducted on rats , two same sized groups were deliberately given aluminum toxins, but group was also supplied with antioxidant oxyradicals scavengers. One group experienced a dramatic increase in lipid peroxidation and developed oxidative stress – that’s the result of rampant free radical damage. Reduced glutathione and other network antioxidants were also recorded . For the rats that were provided with the toxins along with the free radical scavengers, none of these changes were found .
Because of the brain’s vulnerability to the formation of free radicals an abundant supply of antioxidants ( especially Network Antioxidants and most specifically , Glutathione) is key to having a healthy and functioning brain. While oral glutathione supplements are not considered to be effective, you can take a glutathione precursor like Dr kellers Formula .