Glutathione to Improve Health and Age-Related Degeneration

Glutathione, a powerful antioxidant, is often deficient in older adults. Boosting levels of this compound may hold the key to a veritable fountain of youth.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant composed of three amino acids — cysteine, glycine and glutamic acid

• The lack of glutathione in older adults may be a key element driving the oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction that lead to age-related degeneration

• Researchers looked into supplementation with a combination of glycine and N-…