Glutathione--for Jim. was Re: Digest Number 106

May 15, 2005

I am trying to follow this discussion of glutathione, but my sleep

keeps interupting my stream of consciousness. I only have one

question that hopefully can easily be answered. My doctor (who does

use glutathion in his vitamin IV's says that glutathione in the pill,

powder, i.e. oral ingestion, does not get absorbed or utilized. I am

assuming that is why it is used in the IV form. Or is this a $$

business issue?

I also read where Dr. Cheney concludes that CFS is caused by a lack

of glutathione and the patients inability to detox as our bodies

would normally require.

Thank you so much

Peg

> > > > Rich-

> > > > Been following your glutathione comments with

> > > > interest. Does certainly seem to be at the nexus of a

> > > > lot of functions and has lead me to add some things

> > > > into my CFS/ Cpn regime, including NAC, slowly ramping

> > > > up undenatured whey, looking to see if there has been

> > > > any resulting (from glut depletion) mercury

> > > > accumulation, etc.

> > > >

> > > > Interestingly, just had a phone consult with Ken

> > > > Holtorf MD (the medical director for the

> > > > Fibromyalgianand Fatigue Clinics) for my daughter who

> > > > is also being treated for CFS and immune dysfunction.

> > > > When I asked him if he's found it worthwhile to do red

> > > > cell or other measurement of glutathione levels, he

> > > > said, " No, because when we did, everyone tested

> > > > depleted, so we stopped testing for it and just assume

> > > > it's the case. " They use glutathione push in a lot the

> > > > IV treatments he's developed.

> > > >

> > > > Jim

> > >

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