She explains that menopausal women often show an increase of antioxidant capacity as well as lower glutathione levels along with high levels of oxidative damage. According to Tennant, this rise in antioxidant capacity may be compensatorya protective response as the body ramps up defenses to counteract mounting oxidative stress.Since glutathione levels decrease while oxidative stress increases, its reasonable to consider supplementing with glutathione or NAC, alongside lifestyle interventions like exercise, diet, sleep, stress management, and possibly hormone replacement therapy, Tennant says
Reduced glutathione metabolism can lead to oxidative stress associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammatory response and the neurodegenerative progression of Parkinsons disease
However, the modern world places a high demand on our antioxidant systems
This powerhouse works harder than any other antioxidant in your body
It is hard to know how often these are truly caused by the peptides