Glutathione For Lyme Disease Recovery

Understanding The Use of Glutathione For Lyme Disease Recovery

Detoxification, Immune Modification, and Lyme Disease Recovery  

Glutathione is one of the most potent antioxidants, known for supporting toxin  breakdown, boosting immune function, and protecting against cell damage. 

Scientifically recognized for its potential in battling conditions like Parkinson’s  disease, stroke, and Lyme disease, the glutathione found in LymeplexPLUS® is  naturally derived through a specialized fermentation process. 

Key Takeaways  

• Glutathione acts as a vital detox agent, significantly enhancing immune function and playing a  critical role in the recovery process from Lyme disease. 

• It neutralizes harmful free radicals and reactive oxygen species, protecting cells and DNA from  the damaging effects of oxidative stress. 

• By strengthening the immune system and reducing inflammation, glutathione is instrumental in  managing autoimmune diseases and enhancing overall immune resilience. 

• Glutathione also helps to regenerate key antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, thereby  amplifying the body’s natural defense mechanisms and promoting health and vitality. 

What is Glutathione?  

Glutathione is a natural antioxidant comprised of three amino acids: glutamine, glycine, and cysteine.  Your body naturally produces it; however, it can be supplemented via medications or oral capsules.  Often, glutathione levels decline due to poor nutrition, environmental toxins, and stress – alongside a  natural decline with age. Low levels of glutathione leave you open to increased oxidative stress and the  worst effects of Lyme disease. 

Inside your body, glutathione directly targets and neutralizes the dangerous free radicals, reactive  oxygen species, heavy metals, and more that are responsible for causing cellular damage. In fact, this simple molecule is found in almost every cell in your body – although it’s concentrated in the liver, where  it’s involved in several detoxification pathways. 

Your liver filters not just your blood but all the toxins that are absorbed via the intestines. Glutathione  plays a central role in eliminating these toxins by binding to them and turning them into water-soluble  compounds. Your liver can then remove them safely without causing any harm to your body.  

Glutathione Benefits  

Why Use Glutathione For Lyme Disease Recovery

Reduces Oxidative Stress  

What causes DNA and cellular damage? Why do we age? And why is Lyme disease so hard to treat?  Well, the answer to all of these questions is oxidative stress.  

Free radicals, reactive oxygen species, and other harmful compounds are created as a result of  metabolism, lifestyle factors, and disease. When levels are high, these compounds attack our cells and the DNA inside them, causing tissue damage and inflammation. For people with Lyme disease, this can  exacerbate symptoms, hindering recovery. 

Glutathione counteracts this effect. Glutathione neutralizes reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as free  radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals, by giving them an electron. This stabilizes these  species, preventing them from causing cellular damage.  

But it does even more, regenerating other antioxidants – like vitamins C and E – thereby boosting the body’s overall antioxidant capacity. Other effects include protection of mitochondria (the cell’s  powerhouse) and inflammation reduction – crucial in chronic conditions like Lyme disease.  

Lower Liver-Related Cell Damage  

The liver is involved in numerous functions, from producing bile for digestion to breaking down toxic  metabolites. Glutathione is critical in the detoxification process. If these harmful substances are left in  the body, it results in greater inflammation, cell damage, and overall suboptimal health. 

Conjugation is the means by which the liver filters these toxins from our body. Glutathione is part of the Phase II detoxification process. Unlike Phase I, which involves the modification (usually oxidation) of  substances to make them more reactive, Phase II aims to lower toxic levels and promote water solubility.  These compounds can then be excreted from the body. 

Glutathione directly bonds to these molecules via conjugation. Once bound, the new molecule is  substantially more water-soluble. It’s further processed by the liver before being released into the bile or removed by the kidneys.  

Little wonder then that supporting liver function helps improve protein, enzyme, and bilirubin levels in  people with liver disease. Moreover, a 2022 review confirmed that increased glutathione levels during  an acetaminophen overdose reduce the risk of liver failure.  

Supports Your Immune System  

Your immune system is your main defense against infections. However, sometimes, the immune system  can turn on the body itself, causing an autoimmune disease. The process is complicated by the effect  of ROS produced by some white blood cells (WBCs) during the inflammatory response. In conditions  like Lyme disease, the sustained inflammation produces more and more ROS, weakening your body’s  antioxidant defense systems and ultimately harming the immune system. 

Glutathione’s role as a potent antioxidant means it can reverse these effects, soothing the worst  consequences of chronic inflammation. Already, the research indicates glutathione may be involved in  several autoimmune conditions, helping to mitigate oxidative stress.  

Chronic conditions like HIV or Lyme disease are associated with a glutathione deficiency – prolonged  inflammation uses the preexisting stores. However, later supplementation with cysteine (a precursor  amino acid) in HIV patients restored natural killer cell (a type of WBC) activity. 

Regenerates Antioxidants  

Glutathione, as mentioned, doesn’t just work hard alone. Once it’s finished tackling a free radical, the  oxidized form is converted back to its reduced form by a specific enzyme. However, even this recycling  process has a purpose – allowing glutathione to keep performing its essential function. 

Yet, this miraculous restoration also happens to other antioxidants. Most notable are vitamins C and E.  These powerful antioxidants both help restore glutathione, and levels are, in turn, simultaneously  increased. Vitamin E also works synergistically with glutathione, as it can reduce it back to its active  form. 

Alongside these vitamins, glutathione works with other key molecules and minerals. Selenium containing proteins, for example, work with glutathione to reduce peroxides, while it acts as a reducing  agent for superoxide dismutase (SOD), which tackles ROS. 

This complex system is all interconnected. By boosting levels of glutathione, it acts as a rising tide,  raising all ships. It underscores the importance of maintaining optimal glutathione levels during any  chronic inflammatory condition. 

Glutathione For Lyme Disease Recovery  

The Basics of Lyme Disease  

Lyme disease specifically affects your immune system. In fact, it’s often mistaken for an autoimmune  disease due to its similarity with conditions like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis.  Unlike these conditions, Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is  transmitted via the bite of infected black-legged ticks.  

Early symptoms are characteristically flu-like, including fever, fatigue, chills, aches, and swollen lymph  nodes. Some patients get a bulls-eye rash called erythema migrans (EM). However, as the disease  progresses, the symptoms worsen as the bacteria spiral into almost every part of the body.  

Part of what makes the bacteria so successful is its ability to evade and control the immune system.  Initially, it releases a protein that binds to and inactivates the complement system – a cascade of  proteins central to immune health. Free from immune control, it drives more and more inflammation,  degrading your body’s ability to fight oxidative stress. 

Glutathione’s Response  

Glutathione combats these effects by strengthening your immune response. There’s currently no set  treatment protocol for Lyme disease. Instead, the goal is to bolster the immune system, counteract  oxidative stress, and ultimately reduce your overall dysfunction.  

Just think about what happens when glutathione levels get low.  

Your body cannot detoxify all the toxins your liver deals with every day; it cannot produce important  hormones, nor can it counteract the oxidative stress worsened by your body’s own immune response. 

It’s a core reason why people with Lyme disease have a problem getting better. They’re not just fighting  the infection; they’re dealing with the consequences as well.  

Supplementing with glutathione – and other core molecules and amino acids – is critical to supporting  your body’s defenses. After all, if your body doesn’t have the tools to detoxify harmful substances, how  can you successfully heal from Lyme disease? Of course, a single dose of glutathione isn’t enough to  provide lasting relief. Depending on the size of the dose, it might last anywhere from a few hours to  several days. Inevitably, however, the levels will decline again.  

The solution? Well, the obvious answer is to continue supporting your body’s natural resilience,  gradually improving your response and allowing you to restore normal life. You won’t just tackle Lyme  disease but all the other consequences of degraded glutathione levels.  

Glutathione and LymeplexPLUS®  

We know you’re focused on Lyme disease recovery. You want to forget about the fatigue, the aches, the  increasing complications. LymeplexPLUS® is specially formulated to fortify your compromised immune  system. It contains several potent nutrients, including L-arginine, L-lysine, L-histidine, and glutamic acid.  

What we didn’t know is that the natural bio-fermentation process also produces glutathione. It’s a  byproduct of these special microbes. It’s an exciting discovery and further explains why our customers  find LymeplexPLUS® so powerful. 

With continual supplementation of glutathione (alongside the other core ingredients), customers report  feeling more energized and hopeful than before. Their pain levels also decrease – possibly due to the declining inflammation.  

Learn more about LymeplexPLUS® or join our growing community of thriving individuals experiencing  the incredible benefits of this formulation.