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Are you getting enough detoxifying glutathione in your diet?

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If you’re on a January health kick, you’re probably seeking out simple upgrades to your daily diet.

When it comes to nutrients that reign supreme on the detox scale, many health experts would argue that antioxidants, a group of active substances found in both trendy superfoods and everyday fare rank number one. Antioxidants help to prevent or delay damage to cells caused by harmful oxidative stress which happens as a result of things like ageing, toxin exposure, alcohol and smoking.

"As an antioxidant, glutathione essentially helps to neutralise). In short, your body uses antioxidants to limit cell damage so it’s important to keep these health-givers in steady supply.

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