756: The Key to Anti-Aging & Wellness: Glutathione

Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™

Kay Durairaj, MD, FACS @beautybydrkay

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to protecting your body from aging and stress, glutathione deserves the spotlight; in today's Five Minute Friday- we breakdown exactly why we love glutathione! This antioxidant is produced naturally from amino acids and acts as your internal shield against free radicals and toxins. It doesn’t just fight oxidative stress—it also helps recycle other antioxidants, keeping your defense system running smoothly.

Levels of glutathione drop with age, stress, and illness, which is why it’s smart to support production every day. You can do this with simple changes: load up on cruciferous vegetables, add garlic and onions to your meals, get enough vitamin C and selenium, and try whey protein for its cysteine content. Even herbs like milk thistle play a role in keeping glutathione levels steady.

Think of it as strengthening your body’s reset button. When glutathione is optimized, your energy improves, your skin looks healthier, and your cells are better protected against damage. Making these small, consistent choices helps your body stay resilient, youthful, and strong.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K. Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, and it's time for a five-minute
0:21.8	Friday. Today we're going to talk about one of the really important antioxidants that's going to
0:28.6	help you to stay younger and healthier, and I know you want to hear all about glutathione.
0:35.4	This is an ingredient that's trending. You guys have all heard of glutathione,
0:40.3	getting shots of it, getting ivy infusions of it, getting ivy drips, glutathione. This is one of
0:47.3	nature's most potent antioxidants. And an antioxidants is a substance that reduces oxidative stress.
0:56.3	It blocks free radical production in the body.
0:59.3	We get antioxidants from the foods that we eat, but glutathione is mainly produced in your body
1:05.1	made of three amino acids, glutamine, glycine, and cysteine.
1:09.8	And it's easily depleted from poor diet, chronic disease,
1:13.7	even stress. It also drops with plain old aging. So there are 10 ways to increase glutathione levels
1:21.3	naturally without having to do expensive IV infusions. And number one on the list is eating more glutathione by consuming
1:29.0	sulfur-rich foods. It's definitely a nice way to improve your glutathione content. Remember that
1:36.5	sulfur is required in the synthesis of glutathione and important proteins and enzyme systems of the
1:43.0	body. Sulfur is found in two amino acids that occur in food,
1:47.0	in methanine and cysteine.
1:49.0	And it's primarily derived from dietary proteins like beef,
1:53.0	poultry, fish, vegetarian things like broccoli,
1:57.0	Brussels, cauliflower, kale, mustard greens.
2:01.6	Many human and animal studies have found that eating these sulfur-rich vegetables reduces
2:07.6	oxidative stress by improving your glutathione levels. You also get lots of glutathione when you have
2:14.6	the root vegetables, the alium vegetables vegetables like garlic, onions, shallots.
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