It's glutathione depletion that does it! (was--Re: Dr. Brewer tape)

[Guest guest]

I just read about a new test that measures your antioxidant levels by scanning

your hand. They were doing them for $5 or $10. Is this possible? Too bad we

don't have more Star Trek technology.

Doris

[Guest guest]

That's great to know. I have early cataracts and I did a poll and found that

quite a few people on the list to also. I had been told before that it was lack

of antioxidants, specifically vitamin C that would cause the cataracts. I never

heard about gluathione for this.

Doris

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I know that glutathione is very

important for preventing cataracts.

Rich

[Guest guest]

A test cannot prove disability, disability is only determined by the symptoms of

an illnes and whether they are disabling. Since there are probably many people

with low glutathione who are not that sick and can work, I doubt this would be

of much use. Also, since you can raise your gluathione, that could mean you are

treatable. However I raised my glutathione a couple years ago and it still

hasn't made me well enough to work. Either damage has already been done and it

still hasn't been repaired, or there are multiple things going on with me (which

I suspect based on many other tests.)

Still, it could go into the list of things that are likely, such as high titers

on viruses, low NK cell activity, sore throats, etc.

Doris

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From: yakcamp22

I am probably missing something, but if there were a test for

glutathione, and even knowing that mainstream docs know how

important G is for normal cell function, wouldn't a standard

test that shows low G levels prove disability given other

symptoms such as chronic sore throat (red crescent), sleep

disorders, etc. Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi, Doris.

I think that's the laser Raman device that was developed at the

University of Utah. Pharmanex, the supplement outfit, has licensed

it and is using it to promote their supplements.

Prof. Lester Packer from Berkeley is on their scientific advisory

panel, and he says the thing works. By measuring the level of

carotenoids in the heel of your hand, you can see how your overall

antioxidant status is doing.

I think that if you get a high carotenoid reading, it probably does

tell you that your other antioxidants are O.K. However, if you get

a low reading, I think it might just mean that you haven't been

eating a lot of colored veggies, and your carotenoids are low, but

that may not mean that your other antioxidants are low, because the

carotenoids are not part of the basic antioxidant network. That's

just my opinion for the moment. I don't have proof.

Tomorrow I'm scheduled to have my carotenoids measured for the

second time. I've been taking the Pharmanex supplements for a few

weeks as an experiment. I probably won't continue, because they are

pretty expensive compared to Sparx, and they have lower amounts of

some of the nutrients. I think it's a very clever business plan,

though. They are trying to sign up doctors in their multilevel

marketing operation.

Rich

> I just read about a new test that measures your antioxidant levels

by scanning your hand. They were doing them for $5 or $10. Is this

possible? Too bad we don't have more Star Trek technology.

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> Doris

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