doi: 10.1210/en.2014-2001 290 TanBKHallschmidMAdyaRKernWLehnertHRandevaHS
Your body can produce glutathione if you consume sufficient quantities of its precursors, especially cysteine, methionine, glutamate, and glycine
Hyperhomocysteinemia: An independent risk factor for vascular disease
Often called the bodys master antioxidant, it plays an important role in: Cellular health: helping to protect cells from free radical damage Detoxification: supporting liver function and toxin removal Immune function: regulating immune system responses and reducing inflammation Oxidative stress reduction: neutralising harmful reactive oxygen species Glutathione is made from three amino acids, which makes it a tripeptide
Further, a placebo-controlled trial in 152 elderly adults (aged 70-80 years) with mild cognitive impairment reported that B vitamin supplementation (50 mg/day of vitamin B 6 , 5 mg/day of folic acid, and 0.4 mg/day of vitamin B 12 ) for one year did not improve performance on a similar test of verbal fluency (136)