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Max International: Leading the Way in Glutathione Research

The Need for Glutathione

Glutathione is one of the most important detoxifying agents in the body. It mops up damaging free radicals and reactive oxygen species, protecting the DNA, mitochondria, and other important cellular components. Glutathione is not obtained from the diet but it is instead manufactured in the body from three amino acids that are obtained from the diet (glycine, glutamic acid, and cysteine). Glycine and glutamic acid are abundantly available in foods. The sulfur compound derived from cysteine is essential for glutathione's activity. Unfortunately, cysteine is found in only limited quantities in meat and eggs, and is not found in significant amounts in most plant-based foods.

Dietary Sources

Individuals subjected to trauma, stress, athletic over-training, and disease are often found to have low levels of glutathione in their bodies, suggesting that the normal dietary intake of cysteine is insufficient to produce enough glutathione during times of increased need. Increasing vitamin D levels in the body seems to stimulate the body to produce more glutathione. S-Adenyl-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) supplementation can also increase glutathione levels. However, in the absence of sufficient raw material (cysteine), the body can only synthesize so much glutathione.

Supplements

Glutathione cannot be absorbed through the digestive tract, so the only way to boost levels of it in the body is to boost intake of cysteine. Until recently, the only supplementary source of cysteine was N-acetyl cysteine (NAC). NAC can cause a number of side effects, such as allergic reactions, nausea, vomiting, bronchospasms, and pulmonary arterial hypertension. These side effects limit its use as an oral supplement. However, Max International has developed a breakthrough dietary source of cysteine: RiboCeine™. RiboCeine contains cysteine bound to ribose, a sugar molecule that is an essential building block of ATP, the body's source of energy. RiboCeine has none of the disadvantages of NAC and is an effective source of cysteine to allow the body to produce sufficient glutathione to meet the body's needs.

The Vital Role of Glutathione

Glutathione is found in all cells, but it is found in particularly high concentrations in the liver, where it plays an important role in detoxification of the body. In addition to directly removing free radicals and reactive oxygen species, glutathione is essential for maintaining vitamins C and E in their active forms. Glutathione also plays an important role in regulating the nitric oxide cycle, in repairing DNA, in synthesizing proteins, and in transporting and regulating enzymes. Glutathione has an essential role in iron metabolism.

Animals genetically engineered to be unable to produce any glutathione die before birth. Animals engineered to produce only low amounts of glutathione are highly susceptible to any kind of stress or toxic insult and tend to die young. In scientific studies, intravenous administration of glutathione to people has been shown to be able to reverse many of the symptoms of ateriosclerosis. It has also been shown to be able to protect neurons against death after exposure to stress and toxins, an effect that may help prevent Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease from developing. Intravenous infusion of glutathione has been shown to boost athletic performance. However, daily intravenous infusions of glutathione is not a feasible way to increase glutathione levels in athletes or in the general population.

RiboCeine™

As an oral supplement that can increase glutathione levels, RiboCeine has been extensively studied. The results of these studies have been published in over 20 peer-reviewed scientific studies. Studies in mice have demonstrated that administration of RiboCeine rapidly increased the amount of glutathione in all tissues. The level of glutathione 16 hours after administration of RiboCeine was elevated 1.5 fold in the liver, 1.8 fold in the heart, and 2.5 fold in the muscles. Other studies have shown that RiboCeine is capable of protecting the liver from overdoses of drugs and help protect the body against the damaging effects of chemotherapy and radiation exposure. In a mouse model of irritable bowel disease, RiboCeine was able to accelerate healing of the colonic lesions. RiboCeine has even been shown to protect against common signs of aging such as hearing loss and cataract formation.

Cellgevity

Max International offers RiboCeine as a key component of several products. One key product is Cellgevity, a supplement that contains RiboCeine and 12 other ingredients that act to protect and support the body. Cellgevity has been specially formulated to contain no banned or controlled substances so professional athletes and individuals subjected to regular drug testing can use it to protect their bodies from stress and aging with confidence. Cellgevity is easy to take as two capsules twice a day. In addition to RiboCeine, Cellgevity contains turmeric, resveratrol, quercetin, grape seed extract, black pepper extract, aloe, milk thistle, alpha lipoic acid, broccoli seed extract, vitamin C, selenomethionine, and cordyceps.

Other Products from Max International

For individuals who don't want or can't take a combination of extracts, RiboCeine is available as a pure substance under the name MaxONE. It provides a potent dose of RiboCeine and nothing but RiboCeine to protect your body against stress and toxins. RiboCeine is also available in MaxATP, a targeted formula that boosts energy while protecting the body.

The Man Behind the Science

Dr. Herbert Nagasawa is "the father of RiboCeine." He's a fully qualified organic chemist and biochemist. He has been a full professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the V.A.'s Medical Center in Minneapolis since 1973.

Peer-Reviewed Science Protects Your Body Using Breakthrough Products

Watch this YouTube video to learn about Cellgevity and the advanced RiboCeine technology from Max International. RiboCeine supports the body's natural ability to produce Glutathione.

RiboCeine™ represents the most significant breakthrough technology from Max International. It provides a revolutionary way to increase the body's ability to manufacture glutathione (GSH). This important antioxidant has changed peoples' lives by protecting vital cellular components from damage caused by free radicals, peroxides, heavy metals and other environmental toxins. While the body produces glutathione naturally, low levels contribute to a negative nitrogen balance, which has been seen in people with cancer, AIDS, trauma, burns, overtraining and sepsis.

The Importance of Effective Glutathione Production

GSH acts to protect and detoxify cells, so scientists have attempted to find ways to raise and support beneficial levels for several years. Since glutathione can't be absorbed through the intestinal track, the body has to make it by itself. Therefore supplements that contain glutathione are ineffective. The body must create its own glutathione using cysteine, glycine and glutamic acid. These three amino acids serve as the building blocks for glutathione.

The main issue for most people is a lack of cysteine in the system. Both glycine and glutamic acid are readily available in the body, but cysteine must be supplemented for the body to produce appropriate GSH levels. RiboCeine solves this problem with their proprietary formula that supplements the body with adequate cysteine levels.

How RiboCeine is Different From Other Supplements

Cysteine supplementation by itself is often ineffective and doesn't provide the potency that is needed for the body to use it effectively. RiboCeine takes a biological approach to manufacturing and combines ribose and cysteine for an optimal combination of nutrients. These nutrients both occur naturally within the body, but ribose acts to deliver cysteine to the cells. By combining these two nutrients, it's possible to get a better absorption rate and increase the body's ability to produce glutathione.

The effect of supplementation with cysteine and ribose using RiboCeine is an increased stimulation of the production of glutathione and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP acts as an energy source that facilitates intracellular energy transfer. It is one of the end products of fermentation, harnessing the energy of sunlight in a process known as phosphorylation, and cellular respiration that results from transporting chemical energy within cells for metabolism. All of this is required for a healthy stimulation of the body's ability to create glutathione. It's a complicated process that is made simpler by supplementing with RiboCeine.

How Glutathione Levels Help the Body

Oxy-radicals affect the body and free radicals have been connected to more than 74 major illnesses and disorders. The main elements that help protect us from this damage are antioxidants that can often be found in fruits and vegetables. However, even with the right diet, it's difficult to get all of the antioxidants and nutrients you need. Glutathione is an antioxidant that provides superb protection from the multiplication of free radicals in the body. Glutathione helps to reduce inflammation, protects against free radical damage, fortifies the body's defense and remove toxins. In the end, you're left with an improved immune system and an increased ability to fight of illness and the effects of old age.

As we age, the body's ability to produce this antioxidant is reduced. Unfortunately, older people need this antioxidant the most, so it's important to supplement with an effective and well-researched supplement. As mentioned earlier, glutathione supplementation is ineffective since the gastric juices in your stomach destroys the antioxidant before it gets a chance to be absorbed into the bloodstream. Fortunately, scientists have found away around this issue by using precursors. Taking precursors provides the body with the elements it needs to create glutathione, so the body can essential elements to support the body's ability to create glutathione.

It's important that you take a supplement like RiboCeine that attaches Ribose to Cysteine. If you simply take D-Ribose and L-Cysteine at the same time from two different supplements, it won't have the same effect. The cysteine will be oxidized in the digestive tract and negate the effects of the combination.

Highly Researched and Tested

RiboCeine is unlike other means of glutathione enhancement available on the market. It has been studied and documented in over 20 published, peer-reviewed scientific studies. The funding for these studies come from the National Institutes of Health and other reputable funding agencies. The technology is highly researched and patented within the United States. Users have reported increased general health, youthfulness and protects against the ill effects of aging. The process of combining D-Ribose and L-Cysteine in a single product aids digestion and helps deliver more of the product directly to the cells than with other methods. Some studies note 300 percent higher liver glutathione levels.