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Kidney failure caused by increased IL-8 and other cytokines CAN be reversed with potent glutathione

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Lots of studies have shown that glutathione reduce glutathione GSH which is in our product which we're the only ones with that is the way you bring down your your ILA to get rid of the inflammation. Yeah. I had a neighbor come in with kidney failure. Yeah. 45 years old. Holy crap. And because of

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I think cuz through the roof in his IL8 and he just woke up one day and needed dialysis. What the what the Has he started using any glutathione? Uh yeah. Oh yeah. Good. This is going to sound really crazy, but then you can get them off diialysis if you get a hold of them quick enough.

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Mhm. So, and bring down the ILA. It removes the inflammation, get rid of the problem, and their kidneys start to function again. We have some cool data that we probably should start looking at publishing just within our own clinic um of those IL8 levels lowering. Is that right? Yeah,

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that's cool. Using We need to I need to publish an article about it. Yeah, it's going to be a big landmark article because no one's ever hit it all correctly. And I just explained more there than doctors, any doctor in the US does. Yeah. For the world. It won't hurt you. Glutathione is for everyone,

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especially as you're getting older. It is the one of the best things super peak at the top super antioxidant. Watch Gary Brea's interview with Nan Patel. That's my buddy from USC. Teaches over at KEK. They also have a pharmacy in La Habra. He helped me develop um

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persistence plus and persistent phytolus and all that. Nine and I have done a lot of good things together. I think their work on glutathione we should get them a Nobel Prize in medicine. I really do. Yeah. So, and I was remotely involved with

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that. So, maybe I could stand in the back of the stage and wave a little one and they get the award. I'm sure nine will let you tip your hat. Really? Yeah. I'll take over a jump from the mic. These guys are awesome. They make me cry. Yeah. Okay.

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