In “Glutathione and the Detoxification Process – Part 1!” you learned it was impossible to avoid toxins; they are in your environment. But...by making lifestyle changes you can limit your exposure to toxins. Some of the toxins I’ll talk about may come as no surprise to you; cigarettes and radiation get a lot of media coverage.
This one may come as a surprise...did you realize there is a toxin risk associated with dental fillings? In addition, mercury, lead and other heavy metals put some people at risk in their workplaces.
Now more than ever we need to pay attention to the detoxification of our bodies.
Today I’ll focus on cigarettes.
Research has left no doubt that smoking cigarettes increases your risk of contracting lung disease and cancer. There are literally thousands of dangerous chemicals in cigarette smoke. It destroys antioxidant vitamins like C and E and it causes inflammation in the lung tissue. The tar in tobacco contains chemicals that cause cancer.
That’s not all...
Contaminating the body with these cigarette chemicals causes oxidative stress and we have already talked about how glutathione works with other antioxidants to neutralize the free radical by-products of oxidative stress.
Even non-smokers who can’t avoid second-hand smoke will benefit by boosting glutathione levels to increase detoxification. Clinical studies highlight the role of glutathione as essential for minimizing and preventing damage caused by using tobacco products.
In upcoming installments we will look at those clinical studies in more detail.
Steps to Improve Your Health
Dr. Steven Dell
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