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Back One Page Glutathione The Menstruation Cycle Click any picture to enlarge
Glutathione is the most powerful antioxidant in our body.
This is the time period of the cycle where most symptoms of PMS begin to occur.
Day 29 On day 29, the glutathione is now dumped from the body and the 28 day cycle begins again. Most severe PMS symptoms take place at this moment. The bodies defenses and the immune system are at an all time low. The ideal body functioning As shown in the picture to the left, the female body will still accumulate higher levels of glutathione within the reproductive organs but with supplementation, normal levels of glutathione will remain in other key and vital parts of the body. References Clin Endocrinol 1998 Jul;49(1):63-7 Variations in erythrocyte antioxidant glutathione peroxidase activity during the menstrual cycle University of Siena, Italy Scand J Clin Lab 1996 May;56(3):241-9 Variation in risk indicators of cardiovascular disease during the menstrual cycle: an investigation of within-subject variations in glutathione peroxidase, haemostatic variables, lipids and lipoproteins in healthy young women Odense University, Denmark Journal Endocrinol 2000 Dec;167(3):447-52 Effects of estrogens on erythrocyte antioxidant superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities during menstrual cycle University of Siena, Italy Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1994 Aug;48(4):845-51 Glutathione as a cerebral substrate in depressive behavior Neuropsychobiology 1980;6(5):290-6 Modifications of biochemical parameters in blood platelets of schizophrenic and depressive patients Giret M, Launay JM, Dreux C, Zarifian E, Benyacoub K, Loo H.
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Day 1 of cycle menstruation begins the process of building glutathione in the cells. Green dots = the normal spread of
glutathione throughout cells of the body. Glutathione is needed in all of our body cells,
liver and other major organs to sustain life. Without glutathione inside our cells, our body will die. 
Day 28 As the menstruation cycle continues, glutathione is depleted from other parts of the body and other cells and moved to the reproductive organs in case of conception. The embryo will need massive amounts of glutathione, taken from the mother, to begin the growth process.