7,8 The amino acid cysteine, a component of glutathione, is rate-limiting for glutathione synthesis and itself acts as a direct antioxidant in plasma
High-dose IV therapy bypasses the digestive system entirely and delivers a concentrated amount of the antioxidant directly into the bloodstream
This leads to inhibition of pain pathways, increased pain threshold, and alteration of pain perception
Furthermore, the depletion of glucocorticoids, through removal of the adrenal gland, resulted in an increase in adult hippocampal neurogenesis and removed stress-induced suppression of cell proliferation in the hippocampus [145]
doi: 10.11613/bm.2011.022
When these compounds are put together into a solution that is injected into the bloodstream, it enters the body without any possibility of facing dilution or being inefficiently absorbed into the gut