Last time you learned in order for the immune system to perform effectively it needs to be maintained by sticking to a healthy lifestyle. In order to understand how glutathione plays a role, you need to better understand how the immune system works.
Viruses, bacteria, cancer cells, allergens and other microorganisms that are not supposed to be in your body are called “antigens”. When the immune system detects them, it responds quickly by activating specialized cells called “lymphocytes”. Studies have shown that glutathione is “food” for the immune cells, boosting the strength of lymphocytes. B-cell lymphocytes identify the unwanted antigen which is then attacked by T-cells. T-cells also shut down the immune response when the job is done. These cells have a memory that allows them to block a returning antigen before it can do any damage. That’s why cold viruses have to evolve and change in order to defeat this acquired immunity and most people only have the measles once in their life.
When your immune system is compromised you get sick. There may not be enough cells, or the cells may be weak from lack of glutathione. Healthy immune cells can still be overwhelmed by a particularly tough pathogen. Immune cells even make mistakes sometimes as in the case of allergies, or transplanted organ rejection, when a harmless substance is identified as dangerous. In autoimmune disease the body mistakenly sees healthy tissue as a threat and attacks it, sometimes with deadly results. Lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Lou Gehrig’s disease, Crohn’s disease, Grave’s disease and chronic fatigue syndrome are examples of autoimmune diseases.
Low glutathione levels are connected with many diseases. Research shows supplementation with Immunocal helps your body make more glutathione and boosts your immune system.
Stay tuned as you continue to learn about the importance of glutathione.
Steps to Improve Your Health
Dr. Steven Dell
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