Glutathione is the front line in our body’s defense system. Inactivity, insomnia, pollution, and even healthy aging are just a few pieces of normal life that can increase damaging oxidation and inflammation. In our last post, we covered the lifestyle decisions that can enhance...

Your master antioxidant, glutathione, is endogenous - meaning it’s not an antioxidant you take as a supplement, it’s one that your body makes (see more in our last post). 

However, making sure you have enough isn’t just about eating the best building blocks of glutathione. Having enough glutathione is also about minimizing triggers for chronic inflammation and oxidative stress in the first place, and then giving your body a chance to manage its own antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses. 

“Can you personally distinguish full-spectrum hemp oil from broad-spectrum, isolate, or hemp seed oil?” That’s just one of many other questions health practitioners ask themselves about hemp-derived products. 

And it is an important question to ask even if you want to use CBD products for your personal purposes at home.

But the two most important question you need to ask yourself are:

1. Is it legal for companies to sell CBD products as a supplement in the US?
2. If I do want to buy CBD-based products, what should I be looking into to make sure I am safe?