THERAPEUTICS | GLUTATHIONE INJECTION

Glutathione is a tripeptide—a combination of three amino acids called cysteine, glycine, and glutamine. It’s present in most of the cells in our bodies, though it’s most often found concentrated in the liver. Here’s what makes it so great, though. Glutathione contains a sticky sulfur chemical group that collects all the bad molecules floating around in your body and neutralizes them. These are called free radicals, and when they’re eliminated, your immune system gets a massive boost.

We may produce a ton of it, but we also do a lot of things that cancel it out: eating poorly, spending time in highly polluted areas, or taking too many medications. Even getting sick and just the process of getting older can lower the amount of glutathione in our bodies.