Lona, I've seen those advertisements too... Cumin may increase glutathione by 700% from what level? Note in the study that follows, GST was increased an AVERAGE of 78%; it is the form of glutathione increased by several foods including cumin, however GSH and GPx are arguably more important glutathione forms as they are used in much greater quantities in the body.
The limiting factor to glutathione production is cystine and cysteine- containing molecules, and also selenium in the case of GPx. Without the precursors present the cells can not make glutathione so these precursors will remain the limiting factor for four forms of glutathione. Not addressing precursor availability would be similar in a way, to increasing liver function potential with bitter herbs or drugs while ignoring hepatic stones that block the bile flow and necessitate the recirculation of toxic waste produced. I found only three peer-reviewed studies in a search on cumin AND glutathione. Here's the most applicable: __________________________ Plant products as protective agents against cancer. Aruna K, Sivaramakrishnan VM. Isotope Division, Cancer Institute, Madras, India. Out of various spices and leafy vegetables screened for their influence on the carcinogen-detoxifying enzyme, glutathione-S-transferase (GST) in Swiss mice, cumin seeds, poppy seeds, asafoetida, turmeric, kandathipili, neem flowers, manathakkali leaves, drumstick leaves, basil leaves and ponnakanni leaves increased GST activity by more than 78% in the stomach, liver and oesophagus, - high enough to be considered as protective agents against carcinogenesis. Glutathione levels were also significantly elevated in the three tissues by these plant products. All of them except neem flowers, significantly suppressed (in vivo) the chromosome aberrations (CA) caused by benzo(a)pyrene in mouse bone marrow cells. Multiple CA and exchanges reflecting the severity of damage within a cell were significantly suppressed by these nine plant products. The results suggest that these nine plant products are likely to suppress carcinogenesis and can act as protective agents against cancer. PMID: 2283166 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] _______________________ Duncan Crow > I have read the Cumin increases your levels by 700%. > Lona > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
