Ashwaganda increases glutathione & counteracts too much copper

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I personally would get supercritical antioxidant complex from New Chapter and

then buy the ashwaganda seperately. You will still come out much cheaper than

the protandim product. I have to wonder just how much they paid 20/20 for that

story?

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Ashwaganda increases glutathione & counteracts too

much copper

Listmates,

Here's a summary of the study below; it seems that Ashwaganda (present in

the new product Protandim, as well as BrainChild's Herbathione, and of

course, available separately)

[Guest guest]

Listmates,

Here's a summary of the study below; it seems that Ashwaganda (present in

the new product Protandim, as well as BrainChild's Herbathione, and of

course, available separately)

http://www.protandim.com

http://www.lifelinetherapeutics.com/index.htm

http://www.brainchildnutritionals.com/Herbathionex.html

http://www.IllnessIsOptioinal.com

http://www.beyond-a-century.com

http://www.iherb.com

helps in conditions where there is too much copper--our kids have too

much copper! Ashwagandha also increases glutathione--well, that's a

plus!!!

Ashwagandha increases

glutathione peroxidase activity [glutathione peroxidase is an enzyme in

the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals] and inhibits

lipid peroxidation and protein oxidative modification induced by

copper. The effects are similar to those of superoxide dismutase

(SOD) and mannitol. The results indicate the therapeutic potential

of Ashwagandha in aging and copper-induced pathophysiological

conditions.

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) attenuates

antioxidant defense in aged spinal cord and inhibits copper induced lipid

peroxidation and protein oxidative modifications.

Drug Metabol Drug Interact. 2003;19(3):211-22.

Ashwagandha is classified in Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of

medicine, as a rasayana, a group of plant-derived drugs which promote

physical and mental health, augment resistance of the body against

disease and diverse adverse environmental factors, revitalize the body in

debilitated conditions and increase longevity. We investigated the

effects of Ashwagandha on copper-induced lipid peroxidation and

antioxidant enzymes in aging spinal cord of Wistar rats. The activity of

glutathione peroxidase (GPx) decreased significantly in the spinal cord

from adult to aged mice. Treatment with Ashwagandha successfully

attenuated GPx activity and inhibited lipid peroxidation in a dose

dependent manner. Ashwagandha inhibited both the lipid peroxidation and

protein oxidative modification induced by copper. These effects were

similar to those of superoxide dismutase and mannitol. The results

indicate the therapeutic potential of Ashwagandha in aging and

copper-induced pathophysiological conditions.

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[Guest guest]

Hello Ms. ,

My name is NavinKumar Puram and I am writing this mail from Bangalore, India. I

have a son, who is 3 years and 3 months old " Born on Feb 7, 2002 " . Doctors

suspect that my son has Autism. They did not give any degree for the problem,

however they say it may be a low degree of Autism. We are currently sending him

to Montessori school. The school started on 2nd June of this year. The school

has a special trainer for Autism children.

Still we have lot of hope on god, we believe my son has developmental delay and

not Autism.

My son underwent Mercury testing on 12-Aug-2004. Sample of nails where taken

for the test. The test was conducted in Hyderabad, India. The report has

following findings.

Start of report

Test Description : Mercury_nail

Value Observed : 2.07 ug/g

Normal level : < 1 ug/g

Method: ICP-AES

Principle: Based on SOP No 26/ICP-AES/10 Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic

Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) technique: The aquoues acidified sample is

aspirated into the plasma generated using /argon gas. The specific analyte ions

are detected by charged – coupled device made from silicon chip at the specific

wavelength. The concentration of the analyte is compared with the values of

standards (obtained on a linearity curve) and reported in the units available

for the reference ranges.

End of report

Is this mercury level dangerous for my son. Should we sought medical help for

this reason. Can somone kindly help us in finding some solution?

My son responds to certain things and not for many. He still does not say many

words.

Is there any herb / medicine to reduce mercury in the brain.

Thank you

Kind Regards

navin

Listmates,

Here's a summary of the study below; it seems that Ashwaganda (present in

the new product Protandim, as well as BrainChild's Herbathione, and of

course, available separately)

http://www.protandim.com

http://www.lifelinetherapeutics.com/index.htm

http://www.brainchildnutritionals.com/Herbathionex.html

http://www.IllnessIsOptioinal.com

http://www.beyond-a-century.com

http://www.iherb.com

helps in conditions where there is too much copper--our kids have too much

copper! Ashwagandha also increases glutathione--well, that's a plus!!!

Ashwagandha increases glutathione peroxidase activity [glutathione

peroxidase is an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free

radicals] and inhibits lipid peroxidation and protein oxidative

modification induced by copper. The effects are similar to those of

superoxide dismutase (SOD) and mannitol. The results indicate the

therapeutic potential of Ashwagandha in aging and copper-induced

pathophysiological conditions.

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) attenuates antioxidant defense in aged

spinal cord and inhibits copper induced lipid peroxidation and protein

oxidative modifications.

Drug Metabol Drug Interact. 2003;19(3):211-22.

Ashwagandha is classified in Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of

medicine, as a rasayana, a group of plant-derived drugs which promote

physical and mental health, augment resistance of the body against disease

and diverse adverse environmental factors, revitalize the body in

debilitated conditions and increase longevity. We investigated the effects

of Ashwagandha on copper-induced lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes

in aging spinal cord of Wistar rats. The activity of glutathione peroxidase

(GPx) decreased significantly in the spinal cord from adult to aged mice.

Treatment with Ashwagandha successfully attenuated GPx activity and

inhibited lipid peroxidation in a dose dependent manner. Ashwagandha

inhibited both the lipid peroxidation and protein oxidative modification

induced by copper. These effects were similar to those of superoxide

dismutase and mannitol. The results indicate the therapeutic potential of

Ashwagandha in aging and copper-induced pathophysiological conditions.

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