Thursday, November 4, 2010

Metathione and Glutathione

Metathione, also called Met Tathione, has the very peculiar
effect of actually lightening the pigmentation of the skin
over time. This surprised me that people would take it for
that purpose, since, being from a beach city, everyone wants
a tan, not the opposite. So I was intrigued and did some
research into metathione and reading testimonials to find
out exactly what they were using it for and if it worked. I
found that not only is metathione used widely for reducing
skin pigmentation, but that it also has a wide variety of
other health benefits. Metathione has the active ingredient
glutathione, which is technically a protein, being made from
a chain of 3 amino acids, glutamic acid, cysteine, and
glycine. This simple protein is actually produced often by
the body and among other things, has a very powerful
antioxidant property. But we'll get into more of that
later.

Metathione has Glutathione in it, so they are very similar
in nature, though depending on what you're using it for,
metathione might be more effective. Metathione comes in
different forms including soaps, lotions, and pill
supplements, and works by actually lightening the skins
pigments and returning a lighter rosier complexion, which is
thought to be more youthful and beautiful for certain skin
complexions. The active ingredient is L-Glutathione, and has
a few other compounds such as Alpha Lipoic Acid, L-Cysteine,
and Vitamin C as well. So you see that metathione is
basically just an enhanced version of glutathione.

Here are a few of the reported benefits of Metathione, or
Met Tathione:

Reduces Aging
Reduces Dark Patches
Reduces Skin Spots and Blemishes
Returns a Skin's Natural Glow
High in Antioxidants
Aids Against Degenerative Disorders like Alzheimers and
Parkinsons
Immune System Booster

Metathione has actually been used to treat some blood
disorders and as a cleansing agent, supporting the liver and
detoxifying it of heavy metals and other toxins. It has also
been used by doctors to reduce the damage and symptoms of
radiation exposure and chemotherapy for cancer. Metathione
is powerful in the body because it helps to shield cells
from a specific kind of harmful oxidization. Dermatologists
also prescribe metathione along with Vitamin C to reduce skin
pigmentation. The average duration of use is 3-6 months in
order to see effects.

Metathione, as we've already discussed, has glutathione as
it's main and active ingredient. So why is ALA the second
ingredient? The reason is something you might not think.
Glutathione has shown in clinical trials to not be very
bio-available, which means that the digestive system can't
absorb a whole lot of it into the blood stream through
supplementation. That said, the other compounds, such as
Alpha Lipoic Acid are primarily in the composition because
they encourage glutathione stimulation in the body. That's
why they're in there. Instead of finding a metathione
supplement or product, you should check out a straight
glutathione supplement that has extra compounds in it like
ALA and Milk Thistle, which will work together with the
glutathione to raise the levels in the body.

It's interesting, but pigmentation loss and skin whitening
is actually technically one of the side effects of
glutathione and metathione. Even though a lot of people,
generally in countries like the Philippines and Japan, use
glutathione supplements to bring a slight lightening to the
complexion of the skin, that effect is actually listed as
one of the side effects. It's not a harmful side effect,
mind you, but not the main effect that the body uses
glutathione for. The body uses glutathione primarily as an
antioxidant within the cell and as a detoxifying agent.

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