J Hepatol 2016;64:S173-4
Because high glucose levels increase oxidative stress, maintaining adequate antioxidant defenses is an important part of metabolic optimization
Understanding Glutathione: The Master Antioxidant The Role of Glutathione in the Body Glutathione is a tripeptide made up of three amino acids: cysteine, glutamine, and glycine
Supporting cellular health against oxidative stress Every day, your body produces free radicals during normal metabolismbasically, unstable molecules that can damage cells if they build up too quickly
In a 2020 review, the researchers corroborated that silymarin's capacity to reduce oxidative stress on the liver could indeed improve biomarkers associated with conditions such as alcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic cirrhosis, and drug-induced liver injury.29 Although the studies covered in the review used 420mg silymarin doses, others have found that amounts as low as 200mg could also impart the desired effects on liver health.30 If that weren't all, a 2018 study concluded that silymarin may actually increase glutathione levels in the liver.31 Selenium (55mcg) Selenium is an essential mineral with antioxidant properties, and one that may increase levels of an enzyme called glutathione peroxidase (GPx).32 GPx is important because it uses reduced glutathione to neutralize hydrogen peroxide,33 one of the major ROS
