268. What Is Glutathione? Here Are the Uses, Benefits & Science

0:00What if I told you there's one molecule inside your body that you literally cannot live without?

0:04It's quietly running out every single day.

0:07They call it the master antioxidant.

0:09Your liver makes it.

0:10Your immune system runs on it.

0:11Your skin glows because of it.

0:13It's called glutathione.

0:14Today, I'm going to walk you through the 15 most asked questions about glutathione.

0:19Glutathione is a tripeptide, meaning three amino acids, glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine.

0:25Glutathione is one of those foundational molecules.

0:27It's quietly running every system in your body, every second of every day.

0:31Every Tylenol you take, every drink you have, every late night, every breath of polluted air, every plastic water bottle, all of it is burning through your glutathione reserves.

0:40So let's get into it.

0:41Question number one.

0:55What if I told you there's one molecule inside your body that you literally cannot live without that's quietly running out every single day?