catalase, S.O.D.

[lizw118]

Has anyone every tried supplementing catalase or S.O.D.? Based on some reading I have been doing, they seem to be as important as glutathione for clearing toxins from the cells. Has anyone ever had these levels checked, and if so, where they normal?
Liz

 

[nanonug]

Has anyone every tried supplementing catalase or S.O.D.? Based on some reading I have been doing, they seem to be as important as glutathione for clearing toxins from the cells. Has anyone ever had these levels checked, and if so, where they normal?

A few years back, I had an Oxidative Stress test (by Genova) showing I was deficient in both glutathione and superoxide dismutase. I currently supplement with acetyl-glutathione and SODzyme (caution, it contains gliadin, a wheat protein known to cause problems for people with celiac disease/leaky gut)

 

[lizw118]

A few years back, I had an Oxidative Stress test (by Genova) showing I was deficient in both glutathione and superoxide dismutase. I currently supplement with acetyl-glutathione and SODzyme (caution, it contains gliadin, a wheat protein known to cause problems for people with celiac disease/leaky gut)

Interesting. Did you find that you felt better taking the SOD? Did you have any initial side effects?
Thanks
Liz

 

[nanonug]

Did you find that you felt better taking the SOD? Did you have any initial side effects?

I did not feel any kind of immediate improvement. I take it to prevent problems with excessive levels of superoxide, which in turn may lead to elevated levels of peroxynitrate, a very nasty free radical.

 

[hixxy]

What about non-immediate improvement?

 

[nanonug]

What about non-immediate improvement?

Eheheh, I am actually waiting to see whether SODzyme reverses a few gray hairs I have. Appears to happen to some people.