Posted 7/18/2014 12:29 PM (GMT 0)
I just read this about milk thistle (from the treatlyme.net website)
" Glutathione is the master detoxification agent. The liver is the organ that removes fat-based toxins, and it contains the greatest concentration of glutathione found throughout the body. There are two general steps it uses to remove toxins. These are called Phase I and Phase II detox. Glutathione is used in both of these steps. Through liver detoxification fat-based toxins are transformed in to water-based toxins. These are then moved through the gall bladder and bile system in to the intestines where they are then pooped out.
When liver detoxification is impaired, the problem is usually more of a Phase II detox issue than a Phase I. This is a problem because Phase I changes toxins into even greater toxic substances before they are made into water-based toxins in Phase II. Many mistakenly use the herb milk thistle to protect the liver and to support detox. The problem with this is milk thistle mainly supports Phase I detox. If Phase II detox is blocked then milk thistle leads to even greater toxin production. So this is where glutathione comes in. It supports both Phase I and Phase II detox. It can be used by itself to improve liver detox. Or it can be combined with milk thistle and other herbs. "
Up to now everything I've read says that glutathione is really only useful in IV form, but this is "mixed with fats called phospholipids.This increases the abosorption of glutathione. Without these fats, the glutathione is mostly destroyed in the gut. " Its called Tri-Fortify Orange (by Researched Nutritionals) and you take 1 teaspoon 1 time a day.
Does anyone know if this info about phase I, II, and milk thistle being for phase I is correct?
Does anyone know anything about this glutathione product?