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TRUST ME….I don’t want to be white. What I do want is to be maybe a carmel golden color….I am a little (deep red and yellow undertones) but I think I would look so much more prettier with a nice even skin tone that was just a bit lighter more golden/carmel colored.
-what was your method (I think the Diana stalder products are actually making me darker, black soap, kojic acid soap, glutathione soap the works.
-I think I saw a difference when taking the L-glutathione pills with Vitamin C but only did it for a month.
- I currently take Nacetyle cysteine and Vit c with rosehips and collagen

the michael jackson jokes are tired.
MB-you make me feel sad because I did say I didn’t want to be white. I am saddened that people don’t comprehend well! But who wouldn’t want an even complexion..ANYWAY right now i’m like a peanutbutta color I want more of the golden toned.

hydrogen peroxide will lighten the skin. wash with it daily. want it to set for a while – mix in a glob of aloe vera gel and let set on face for a few minutes.

/Jerome
follow-up – or soak a towel in the hydrogen peroxide and apply to desire area.

I was asked to write this question.
he wants to grow more, and is it good for him to take glutathione too?
thankyou.

Vitamin A and D are important vitamins for growth. Your maximum height, though is pre-determined by your genetics. Be very careful of synthetic versions of these vitamins and ensure your diet has appropriate amount of each. They work in synergy together and may provide protection from toxicity from each other

500mg L-glutathione
250mg Vitamin C
50mg Alpha Lipoic Acid
25mg Zinc Aspartate

and where can i find them!=] in cali

What are you wanting it to "work" for?

Im in my 1st month of pregnancy and Im taking whitening pills (glutathione/meta-thione) is it safe? and im taking vitamin c too… so is it okay?

I would check with your doctor but I think you should be careful. Let the baby come first and stop taking the whitening pills. The most damage from chemicals etc is done early in the pregnancy when all organs and limbs are forming.

With this FORMULATION:

500 mg L Glutathione
100 mg Vitamin C ( with rosehip )
100 mg Alpha-lipoic Acid
100 i.u. Vitamin E
50 mg Grape Seed Extract

best to get the one made in USA and gluta c is the best because it really worked as they have the before and after photo of their customers… check them out before buying the expensive one and doesnt work.. Please make sure you do not get the fake one also…

http://pinaybeautyproduct.webs.com/home.htm

What the heck is ‘glutathione’ pills? I am a nurse and have no idea what you are talking about. You should treat your ulcer with the treatment prescribed by your doctor, and discuss with the doctor any meds that may be irritating to the ulcer prior to taking them.

okay so this how it goes:

i am talking L-Glutathione from vitamin shoppe in order to increase my immunity, right?

so my eyes are hazel, but when i take them, the brown in my eyes is slowly shrinking.

why are my eyes doing this?

is this a side effect?
oh boy i said shrinking my eyes omfg i meant to say my brown part on my eye color is shrinking

godammit why do i always say questions incorrectly

i am no expert, but if the brown in your eye is changing it is probably because it is supposed to due to your DNA, your eye colour won’t stay the same forever, your DNA probably has that. But are you sure that it started changing when you started taking the pills. Maybe you should talk to you doctor if you already haven’t. Maybe the pills aren’t right for u

Ever wonder what natural compounds account for the aroma, flavor and color of vegetables and fruits? The answer is flavonoids. Thousands of them.

Interest by the public in flavonoids has been increasing due to the growing reputation of food antioxidants that can have beneficial roles in disease prevention. The number of hits on Google for flavonoids is 2.52 million, and on PubMed, an online database just for medical research, there are over 34,000 original publications on flavonoids.

Flavonoids are a large family of phenolic compounds synthesized by plants as pigments that attract pollinators, repel pests and protect plant cells both from ultraviolet radiation and internal production of reactive oxygen species during photosynthesis.

As a group, flavonoids are the most associated phytochemical class with antioxidant values in plant foods.

Health scientists believe that people gain some of these same benefits by consuming flavonoid-rich plant foods, an area of active scientific study.

Current research trends on flavonoids

? Scientists are keenly pursuing numerous potential health effects of flavonoids associated with fruit and vegetable-rich diets. Even in people without disease, benefits may occur for the cardiovascular system, brain, joints, skin, and urinary tract.

? Many of the biological effects of flavonoids seem to come from their ability to modulate communication between cells, a new mechanism of flavonoid action in addition to the more traditionally accepted antioxidant activity.

? Scientists are examining flavonoids as “biological response modifiers”, a role where they may alter the body’s responses to viruses, allergens, bacteria, carcinogens (cancer agents), inflammatory agents, and oxygen radicals.

? Flavonoid intakes through the diet may help prevent cancer in humans.

? Flavonoid consumption may lower risk of neurodegenerative diseases, as in Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.

? While higher intakes of flavonoid-rich foods have been associated with reduced risk of some chronic diseases, it is not known whether isolated flavonoid supplements or extracts confer the same benefits as flavonoid-rich foods.

6 Major Classes of Dietary Flavonoids

Although flavonoids are related by a common chemical structure (called in chemistry, a “phenolic ring”), there are at least 4,000 variations in flavonoid structure and therefore more than 4,000 individual flavonoids in the plant kingdom. To manage such diversity, it is useful to group these compounds into 6 major classes, each having members with similar structure. The following groups have been devised by food chemists and give a place to start educating the public. The names of classes are similar because the chemical structures are closely related.

1. Anthocyanidins. Also called flavonals. Parent structure to anthocyanins found in red, blue, purple and black berries and grapes. Present in dark wines. Examples: cyanidin, delphinidin, petunidin, peonidin, malvidin, pelargonidin.

2. Flavanols. Found in black and green teas, berries, dark chocolate. Single structures (”monomers”) are called catechins whereas multiple-unit structures (”polymers”) are called proanthocyanidins, tannins, epigallocatechin, and theaflavins. May contain subgroups of ellagic or gallic acid. This class is also named flavan-3-ols.

3. Flavanones. Characteristic of citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit, lemons), members of this group include naringenin, silybin and hesperidin.

4. Flavonols. Found in all plants with bright colors, such as berries, kale (dark green), broccoli and bell peppers, this group includes quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin, rutin and isorhamnetin.

5. Flavones. Represented by apigenin and luteolin, flavones are found in herbs (chamomille, parsley) and subterranean plants like celery and radishes.

6. Isoflavones. The signature group from soybeans and soy products (tofu, soy milk), isoflavone members include genistein and daidzein.

Less Antioxidant Activity Than We Hoped?

Due to their favorable chemical structure for serving as antioxidants, flavonoids are expected to be effective scavengers of free radicals in the human body, just as they are in the test tube (”in vitro”).

However, even with very high flavonoid intake through the diet, blood and intracellular flavonoid concentrations in humans are around 100-1,000 times lower than concentrations of other known antioxidants, such as vitamin C, melatonin or glutathione. Part of this effect occurs because flavonoids do not stay in the blood or tissues, but are filtered by the kidneys into urine for excretion. Scientists would say from these circumstances that flavonoids are not very “bioavailable”.

Also, it has been found that most circulating flavonoids are actually flavonoid substructures cleaved off from the parent molecule by stomach acids and metabolism. Naturally, some of these new, smaller flavonoid molecules have lower antioxidant activity than the parent.

For the reasons above, the relative contribution of dietary flavonoids to the body’s antioxidant protection is less than predicted from their chemical structure and antioxidant activity in vitro.

Flavonoids Affect Communications Between Cells

Although initially thought that flavonoids would have antioxidant roles as their main biological function, new scientific evidence from cell culture research indicates that flavonoids can modify signaling activity between cells. Flavonoid concentrations needed to change cell signaling pathways are considerably lower than those required to serve antioxidant roles.

Changes in cell-to-cell signaling capability require enzymes known as kinases to sensitize target proteins (”receptors”) at the receiving cell. Cell culture experiments indicate that flavonoids may affect chronic diseases by selectively inhibiting kinases.

This means that flavonoids may alter receptor sensitivity in certain diseases, such as in cancer by these candidate mechanisms:

1. Cancer cells depend on growth stimuli to enlarge and spread; flavonoids may inhibit cancer cells from communicating these signals to one another.

2. Cancer cells proliferate rapidly and lose their ability to undergo normal cell death signals (”apoptosis”; pronounced eh-poe-toe-sis); flavonoids may inhibit both the proliferation process and apoptosis.

3. Cancerous cells invade normal tissue aided by enzymes called matrix-metalloproteinases; flavonoids block the activities of these metal-containing enzymes.

4. Invasive tumors must also develop new blood vessels by a process known as angiogenesis to support their rapid growth; flavonoids inhibit angiogensis.

5. Tumor growth may depend on mechanisms of inflammation to grow, proliferate and resist apoptosis; flavonoids are well-established as anti-inflammatory agents.

Ongoing research will reveal additional characteristics of flavonoid biology in health and disease. It seems safe to conclude that the surest way consumers can gain the health rewards promised by flavonoid research is to consume plentiful plant foods containing them.

This should be an easy task as such foods are the most colorful and best-tasting fresh produce in the store — Berries, red delicious apples, citrus fruits, black and green teas, red, orange, yellow and dark green vegetables, and even dark chocolate!

Reading

? Flavonoids, Micronutrient Information Center, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/flavonoids/

? Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods, US Department of Agriculture, Nutrient Data Laboratory, http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Flav/flav.html

? PubMed, online database of the US National Library of Medicine, http://pubmed.gov

? Wikipedia on Flavonoids, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavonoids

? Ross JA, Kasum CM. Dietary flavonoids: bioavailability, metabolic effects and safety. Annu Rev Nutr. 2002; 22:19-34.

? Joseph JA, Nadeau DA, Underwood A. The Color Code, Hyperion, 2002.

Dr. Paul Gross
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/getting-familiar-with-flavonoids-130262.html

I am taking SAM-e complete, 400 mg once per day. I bought the Big 100 Vitamin B complex at GNC. Is the Big100 enough Vitamin B complex to prevent the buildup of homocysteine?
"Once a SAMe molecule loses its methyl group, it breaks down to form homocysteine. Homocysteine is extremely toxic if it builds up within cells. But with the help of several B vitamins (B6, B12 and folic acid), our bodies convert homocysteine into glutathione, a valuable antioxidant, or "remethylate" it back into methionine.

"SAMe and homocysteine are essentially two versions of the same molecule—one benign and one dangerous. When our cells are well stocked with B vitamins, the brisk pace of methylation keeps homocysteine levels low. But when we’re low on those vitamins, homocysteine can build up quickly, stalling the production of SAMe and causing countless health problems. High homocysteine is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. During pregnancy, it raises the risk of spina bifida and other birth defects. And many studies have implicated it in depression. "

The GNC Big 100 contains b-12 100 mcg, folic acid 400 mcg,b6 100mg, thiamin,riboflavin,niacin,biotin,pantothenic acid,inositol, and choline bitartrate.

Thanks for any help on this…just wanna see if i need to take more vitamin b complex.
oldtimekid:
you said"Part of that depends on the rest of your diet, but yes, those three B Vitamins do help to control the Homocysteine and those are good supplemental doses of the B Vitamins.
Most of the Homocysteine formulas I’ve seen have closer to 500 mcg of B-12, 400 mcg of Folic Acid (both common doses), and 50 mg of B-6 (lower than normal dose, but sufficient for it’s purposes). In other words, the B-6 and Folic are good, but you could take extra B-12 or just switch to one of the many Homocysteine complexes on the market (either GNC or a better brand… just make sure they are from a company with good quality).

You should be perfectly fine taking those, but if you notice any cardiovascular issues come up down the line, you could always add some TMG (Trimethylglycine) since that would help convert the Homocysteine more. Good luck and I hope I helped!"

My reply: So I can get a homocysteine forumulation at GNC? ok. I do have a tricuspid heart valve regurgitation FYI.

Your main methyl donors are b-12, b-6, and folic acid. Thats whatcha need break down homocystiene.

Many people take 800mcg of folic acid alone for just this purpose. Plenty of places sell combinations of b-12, b-6, and folic….I would try one of those…and returning the b-100 you bought….besides, it will make you pretty hungry most likely (thats a side effect for many people when taking b-complex)

What I would suggest is that you take a multi that has a decent b-complex in it (most of the b’s around 25 mgs) and then add a folic acid…..at least, thats what I would do in your spot

Good Luck

Edit: I can’t read your comments while adding an edit – so I hope that I address most of them….most formulas sold at GNC are so so….I’ve never really been able to find usefully designed formulas there….vitaminshoppe.com and iherb.com have served me much better.

This is the one that I suggest for that purpose…
http://www.iherb.com/Carlson-Labs-Tri-B-B-bull-6-Folate-B-bull-12-360-Tablets/9939?at=0
You just want something along those lines….Shoot, its common enough of a formula that you might be able to ask the pharmacist at your drug store for something like it. You might not know it, but folic acid is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs [yes, thats right, drug - at 1,000mcg its a prescription drug] So he will know about it, especially considering that pharmacists are doctors of drugs [Thats their speciality]

Furthermore, your cardiologist will know ALL about all of these vitamins (surprisingly, cardiologists tend to know the most about vitamins, because many of them are prescribed cardiological drugs at higher doses) so I’m assuming he might be able to suggest a specific brand….with valve issues along those lines, its a good idea to keep homocystiene low, however, you need to also manage overall cholesterol counts as well.

Good Luck

In order to ensure that your body is working at its optimum levels at all times, you may find that on occasion you will need to detox your body. What this means is that you cleanse your body in order to remove all the toxins which, as they gradually build up in the body, can cause problems. These toxins may stay in the body for several hours or even for the rest of your life, and will in the end affect your general well being and health. Below we provide you with a number of different things that you can do in order to detox your body and remove those unwanted toxins from it. These particular tips will help to keep your body cleansed on a daily basis.

1. Include plenty of fiber into your diet especially such things as brown rice, fresh fruit and vegetables (especially organic ones are the best). Also include into your diet such foods as cabbage, broccoli, radishes, beets and seaweed as all of these foods have great detoxifying properties.

2. Instead of sticking to drinking several cups of coffee or tea each day, replace some with green tea instead, as this will help to cleanse and protect your liver.

3. Include into your new diet regime a Vitamin C supplement, as this helps the body to produce glutathione which is a liver compound and can help to remove toxins from the body.

4. Another thing that you should include within your diet each day is water (a really natural way for removing toxins from the body). It is vital that you should be drinking at least 8 glasses of water on a daily basis.

5. Every so often do some breathing exercises, as by breathing more deeply you are actually allowing oxygen to circulate more efficiently through your body’s system, and this helps to alleviate some of the problems of toxins as they are removed from your blood.

6. Have a hydrotherapy shower each day in the comfort of your own home. The best time probably to carry this out is in the evening. What you need to do is take a very hot shower for 5 minutes and allow the water to run on your back, and then follow it up with a cold shower for 30 seconds. Carry this out 3 times and then dry yourself off and go and lay in your bed for 30 minutes.

By using the tips shown above, you should be able to detox your body on a daily basis, and so help to keep it working at its optimum levels.

Calvin Kuefer
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/how-to-go-about-detoxing-your-body-135524.html