I even did lab work and started looking into things like HRT, specifically testosterone therapy, since mine is on the lower end
doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1102683
For the body to resist these damages, it possesses a range of endogenous antioxidants, primarily enzymatic antioxidants (superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), catalase (CAT), etc.), and nonenzymatic antioxidants (glutathione (GSH), bilirubin, ubiquinone, etc.) [11]
But heres the thing: As you age, your bodys ability to produce glutathione decreases, leaving you more vulnerable to a slew of diseases and health issues (2)
They act as signals telling specific tissues to repair, telling the immune system to calm down, telling the body to rebuild whats been broken
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