Severe & Persistent Glutathione Depletion

Severe and Persistent glutathione depletion

Generally, there are two situations where you might not have enough glutathione. These are termed severe and persistent severe glutathione depletion. Severe depletion occurs when your glutathione reserves are suddenly overwhelmed. Persistent depletion occurs when your cells lose their capacity to make enough glutathione for maintenance of good health or when the amount of free radicals produced by your body increases above normal.

Severe depletion can occur when you are exposed to high levels of toxins such as smoke, alcohol, drugs, heavy metals or radiation...

You might also deplete your glutathione during strenuous or prolonged exercise, where you are breathing faster and heavier in order to release the energy you need to keep going. The more you breathe, the more you generate free radicals. Producing free radicals faster than you can produce glutathione, can be a serious challenge.

During extended fasting you might also be at risk of depleting your glutathione levels because you are running out of cysteine normally supplied in your diet.

Severe Conditions that can lead to severe glutathione depletion have been listed.

Examples of Persistent Glutathione Depletion

Persistent glutathione depletion occurs when some of your cells (e.g. specific tissues or organs) are unable to produce enough glutathione to protect themselves against normal levels of toxins and free radicals or your body starts producing more free radicals than normal levels. This is often the case as we age and also has been observed in several health issues and has been disclosed in several books and numerous reports published in scientific journals.