Liposomal glutathione is a supplement that helps to boost the immune system and combat oxidative stress. It’s an especially helpful supplement for cancer patients as it can help reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Let’s take a closer look at what liposomal glutathione is and how it can benefit you.
What Is Liposomal Glutathione?
Liposomal glutathione is a supplement made from liposomes, which are tiny bubbles filled with liquid nutrient like vitamins, enzymes, and antioxidants. It also contains glutathione, which is an antioxidant that helps combat environmental toxins, boosts the immune system, and reduces inflammation in cells. The liposomes make it easy for the body to absorb more of the nutrient quickly and efficiently.
There are numerous benefits to taking liposomal glutathione (here are just 7):
1) Protects Against Oxidative Stress: Oxidative stress occurs when there is an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in the body. This can lead to cell damage, inflammation, and even cancer itself. By taking liposomal glutathione, you can protect your cells from oxidative damage caused by chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
2) Boosts Immune System Function: The antioxidants in liposomal glutathione help boost the immune system so your body can better fight off infections or illnesses while undergoing treatment for cancer.
3) Reduces Side Effects Of Chemotherapy And Radiation Treatments: Many cancer patients suffer from nausea, fatigue, hair loss, stomach pain, skin irritation or other side effects. Taking liposomal glutathione can reduce these side effects so you feel better during your treatments.
4) Improves Energy And Cognitive Functioning: Liposomal glutathione helps improve energy levels by boosting oxygen uptake in cells and providing your body with more energy-producing nutrients like B vitamins. It also helps improve cognitive functioning by reducing inflammation in brain cells which improves memory and concentration levels.
5) Increases Production Of Healthy Cells: The antioxidants in a liposomal glutathione supplement help increase production of healthy cells while decreasing production of unhealthy ones that could lead to further health problems down the road.
6) Prevents Skin Damage From Radiation Treatments: Radiation treatments can cause skin irritation or discoloration in some cases but taking a liposomal glutathione supplement before treatment can actually prevent this damage from occurring.
7) Prevents Hair Loss During Treatment: Chemotherapy drugs often cause hair loss but taking a liposome supplement beforehand can help prevent this from happening as well as stimulate new hair growth after treatment has finished up.
As you can see, taking a liposome glutathione supplement has many benefits for cancer patients including protecting against oxidative stress, boosting the immune system function, reducing side effects of chemotherapy or radiation treatments, improving energy levels and cognitive functioning, increasing production of healthy cells, preventing skin damage from radiation treatments, and preventing hair loss during treatment periods. If you’re currently undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy for cancer then talk to your doctor about incorporating a liposomal glutathione into your diet today!
*The glutathione that I use is from Quicksilver Scientific and can only be bought from a healthcare practitioner. Reach out if you need help getting this product.
Thanks for continuing to support me and my family during all this. We truly do appreciate each and everyone of you!
About three days after chemo the leg(bone) pains started in. This time around I had pain not only at night but during the day too. I'm not going to lie, it was rough for me. I had to make the decision on a few occasions to take the pain prescriptions that I don't like to take due to their side effects, just so I could get some rest.
Wednesday I woke up and my legs didn't hurt. I thought this is going to be a great day. I got ready for the day. Then I started to feel dizzy and I passed out. Like sprawled out on the floor not sure what happened. Luckily for me a friend was here and she helped get me to the couch where I proceeded to rest for the morning. I'm ok except for a really big bruised left knee and some sore muscles.
That afternoon I had an appointment with my pain doctor. I told him about the incident, so he did an exam. He said all was good and that I needed to remember that my body is going through a lot right now. He was going to write up his report and send it to my oncologist for me so it can be monitored.
On Friday I had another PET/CT Scan. The results are in. As far as we can tell from the report all cancer has shrunk by at least 50%!!! Praise God!!! My oncologist will go over the results when I see her in a week and a half unless she calls me this week.
Prayers:
- For the tingling/numbness in my feet and hands to get better with laser treatment.
- For chemo to completely remove ALL cancer from my body
- For answers to the cause of Devin's abdominal pain. He is trying another new prescription this week.
Pic is a random one from Pixabay that I found. Maybe someday I will get a pic of me in a sunflower field!
Chemo number three is in the books. When I went Wednesday morning to get my blood work done prior to the chemo they had some trouble accessing a vein. It took them three tries. This is very common in chemo patients. As the treatments go on it gets harder to get a vein accessed. The nurse who was working with me was new so after the first poke she went to get me someone more experienced. This nurse also had some trouble and gave me two more pokes. The words "we might need to put a port in soon," was talked about. I really don't want a port if I can keep from it. So, we were given the go ahead to try some alternative therapies for three weeks to try to get my veins working better again. I will talk more about this in another post soon.
Today I went to my first acupuncture treatment. It went well. This was something that my oncologist wanted me to try for four sessions to see if it can help me with some side effects from the chemo. Mainly, constipation and the tingling in my fingers and toes. So keep your fingers crossed!
Prayer Requests:
- I am heading into the 3-4 days of nightly leg pain that comes after chemo. Praying that it doesn't keep me awake at night.
Praise:
Kylie had to take her written drivers test twice but she passed it earlier today!!! We are so proud of her. This gives her her permit for the next year to practice on the road to be able to take her driving test.
Its been a pretty uneventful week. Which is good. I was able to stay healthy while my white blood cell count was low. I was also able to catch up on some sleep and with the warm sunny weather get some walks in with the dogs.
Devin had me start taking a liposomal glutathione this month. What is this good for you might ask? Glutathione is essential for the immune system's proper functioning and is vital in building and repairing tissue. It acts as an important antioxidant, the only antioxidant that doesn't interfere with chemo, which helps protect your body from damage to cells caused by free radicals. I think this helped me to stay healthy while my daughter got a 24 hour stomach bug a few days ago.
Devin didn't find out anything at his doctors appointment last Friday. They did an exam and set him up for some follow up testing later in the month. So far the antispasmodic prescription he was put on has kept the abdominal pain away. He has invested in some new cold lasers for the office and is starting to use them on himself. Our hopes are for this to help heal him at the cellular level so he won't need to do further testing.
Tomorrow morning really early I will report for routine blood work to check all my levels. As long as everything is good I will then get my 3rd chemo infusion. If this month is the same as the last two, I will be pretty good for the first two days or so and then I will have a few rough nights with some bone pain. I have a couple different homeopathic remedies to try out this time around. So we will see how that goes. I will keep you posted.
Prayers:
- That the lasers will help to heal Devin of his abdominal pain
- That I will be able to find something to help with my bone pain
PS the pic is of our cherry tree in our front yard. I think it is pretty.
As always, thank you for your continued prayers. We really do appreciate it.
I had my second chemo treatment on February 15th. I always feel pretty good for the first two days or so. Then the sleepless nights kick in. I start to experience intense bone pain from my knees down to my toes. One of my chemo drugs causes bone pain. It aches/hurts so bad that I can't sleep. I usually fall asleep from exhaustion around 2 am or so. This usually only lasts for three nights. It doesn't usually hurt during the day so I can take a nap to catch up on sleep. I do have prescription pain killers that I can take for the pain but unfortunately those leave me severely constipated. These are the realities of dealing with cancer. This treatment time was a little different. I had the same bone pain during the day on the third day as I do at night. I have tried all kinds of homeopathic remedies to alleviate this pain but nothing I have found yet helps, except the prescription. Which I don't want to take. I have ordered compression socks to try this next time around. We will see if that helps.
I really can't complain about having to deal with this for three days. I know it could be a lot worse. I am very fortunate.
Another side effect of the chemo drugs is that my fingers and toes always have a tingly feeling in them. Like they are asleep. I have also now lost most of my hair. This also includes nose hairs. I know now why we have nose hairs. So our snot doesn't constantly run down our faces. ;) Yep, that is a thing!
I am now in that phase (days 10 - 14 post chemo) where my white blood cells have dropped and I have to be very careful being around people. I call it my home quarantine. I actually don't mind being told that I need to stay home for 5 days out of every 21. I am a natural introvert so this works well for me.
The picture of my family is from last night as we celebrated Kylie turning 15!
Prayers:
- That the tingling in my fingers & toes doesn't get worse
- That we would get some answers soon about Devin's abdominal pain (it still comes & goes) He has another appointment at the end of the week
- That Kylie passes her drivers test to get her permit (Tuesday)
I can't thank you all enough for all your prayers and support through all of this. It really does mean the world to us!
Devin and I got away for a quick Valentine's Day lunch on Tuesday. It was yummy! Glad I have a forever valentine!
Wednesday I received my 2nd chemo infusion. It was very uneventful. Which is a good thing. They reran a CBC checking my WBC count and all was good to go. The count was in the 4.6 range. Since I get immunotherapy, 3 pre-chemo drugs plus an oral pill and 3 chemo drugs the whole process takes about 8 hours. Plus we have an hour drive time to and from the Cancer Institute. As you can imagine this is a very long day for us.
I have to admit that I am very thankful for the anti-nausea drugs they have me on. They really do work. I have felt pretty good since the infusion. Praying this continues.
Devin is still having some intermittant abdominal pains. He had a follow up appointment with the endoscopy Dr. He prescribed a new prescription for abdominal cramping and which seems to be working for now. He is also getting him a referral set up to see a urologist. Hopefully we will receive a call with the date for that soon.
Prayers:
1. That the referral for the urologist would happen this week. We need to get him healthy.
2. That I continue to feel well from the infusion
