Glutathione production by our bodies naturally decreases with age, but can also be impacted by diet, physical activity, alcohol intake, infections, stress, certain medications, and chronic illness
It was first isolated from human plasma in 1973 by Loren Pickart, and the tripeptide has since been identified in human saliva and urine
Morning intake supports detoxification throughout the day and enhances cellular defence against UV exposure and pollution something that becomes especially important during summer months
It does not just mask pain
The plaques, the scaling, the redness, those are downstream consequences of an immune system that has lost the ability to distinguish between genuine threats and the body own tissue
Extending those mechanisms to human aging remains an open research question, not an established result