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Glutathione Supplement
Promotes Healthy, Younger
Looking Skin
G
lutathione is known to be one of the
most powerful antioxidants in the body.
The concern has always been whether or not
oral glutathione is effective. This study may
help answer that question.
Said to be the first study of its kind, 60
healthy women took a placebo or 250 mg of
reduced or oxidized glutathione per day.
Doctors measured skin features over the 12-
week study period.
Compared to placebo, women in both
glutathione groups had lower melanin index
scores-melanin is the brown or black pigment
in skin-meaning lighter skin, and fewer dark
skin spots from ultraviolet light. The
glutathione groups also saw significantly less-
prominent wrinkles compared to placebo,
and a tendency to greater skin elasticity.
These findings have never been reported
before, doctors said, and are interesting
because glutathione had anti-aging effects
and increased skin elasticity in both sun-
exposed and sun-protected skin. As the
population ages and lives longer, glutathione
may be a safe, affordable way to protect and
promote healthy skin.
(Reference: Dove Medical Press; Volume
2017:10, Published Online)
Willner Chemists carries glutathione
supplements from sixteen different
manufacturers, alone or in combination with
synergistic antioxidants such as vitamin C,
cysteine, etc. The pharmacists and
nutritionists at Willner Chemists will be happy
to assist you in determining the best
supplement for your specific needs.
To see a complete listing, go to our website,
. At the upper left of the
home page, in the search box, select “More
Search Options,” Then, under “Partial Word
Search,” type glutathione.
Getting Old? L-Carnitine Improves
Strength and Energy
M
uscle strength naturally declines with
age. Doctors proposed that the amino
acid L-carnitine might help maintain and
improve strength by enhancing mitochondrial
function, the primary energy mechanism in
every cell.
In the first study of its kind, 50 older adults
took a placebo or 500 mg of L-carnitine three
times per day. After 10 weeks, 34.4 percent
of those taking L-carnitine saw significant
improvement in strength scores compared to
2.1 percent for placebo. Handgrip strength
increased 7.2 percent vs. a 3.6 percent
decline for placebo. Also, 42.3 percent of
those in the L-carnitine group reported feeling
more energetic compared to 16.7 percent for
placebo.
(Reference: Dovepress; 2016, Vol. 11, 1675-
86)
Is an extra 3.6% handgrip strength
important to you? Is it worth taking another
nutritional supplement so that you, too, might
feel more energetic? If you are hesitant, let
me point out that there are many other
possible benefits associated with L-carnitine
as well. Some examples of health conditions
that have been shown to improve with L-
carnitione supplementation are angina,
congestive heart failure, end-stage renal
disease, hyperthyroidism, male infertility, and
more.
The pharmacists and nutritionists at Willner
Chemists will be happy to assist you in
choosing an L-carnitine supplement.
