Glutathione, an antioxidant, is a detoxifying compound already used in medical emergencies has now been found to have a causal relationship with cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Younger cells have high levels of glutathione, but levels of the antioxidant fall when cells age, which provides an explanation as to why cells die more quickly at an older age and are more susceptible to damage and illness. In other words, falling levels of glutathione are part of why animal and human bodies break down with age.
Boosting levels of known antioxidant may help resist age-related decline