Adequate hydration is essential for everyone’s health. Let’s face it, studies show that most of us are chronically dehydrated (Lacey et al., 2019). Individuals who are concerned with athletic performance and recovery should be especially focused on adequate hydration and replenishing fluids, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants after exercise. A state of dehydration adversely affects the body’s ability to respond to the physical demands of exercise.

Dehydration also results in diminished endurance and increases the susceptibility to muscle injuries. (Judge et al., 2021). Bonilla et al. (2020) discuss rehydration as the first goal of the essential 4 R’s to adequate recovery after exercise. Athletes can also benefit from antioxidants and amino acids. Glutathione is a powerful amino acid that improves muscular strength, energy (Kumar et al., 2021) and enables the body to fight off inflammatory responses (Histov). Pizzorono (2014) notes the importance of glutathione is combatting post-exercise fatigue.

Furthermore, studies have demonstrated glutathione is important for ongoing health and a longer life span (Pizzorono, 2014).

The Vida Group helps people optimize their personal health by focusing on customized IV Therapy & Hydration across Middle Tennessee.

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References

Bonilla, D. A., Pérez-Idárraga, A., Odriozola-Martínez, A., & Kreider, R. B. (2020). The 4R’s framework of nutritional strategies for post-exercise recovery: A review with emphasis on new generation of carbohydrates.

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Hristov, B. D. (2022). The role of glutathione metabolism in chronic illness development and its potential use as a novel therapeutic target. Cureus, 14(9): e29696.
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Judge, L. W., Bellar, D. M., Popp, J. K., Craig, B. W., Schoeff, M. A., Hoover, D. L., Fox, B., Kistler, B. M., & Al-Nawaiseh, A. M. (2021). Hydration to maximize performance and recovery: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among collegiate track and field throwers. Journal of Human Kinetics, 79(1), 111–122. https://doi.org/10.2478/huk n-2021-0065 Kumar, P., Liu, C., Hsu, J. W., Chacko, S., Minard, C., Jahoor, F., & Sekhar, R. V. (2021). Glycine and N-acetylcysteine (GlyNAC) supplementation in older adults improves glutathione deficiency, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, genotoxicity, muscle strength, and cognition: Results of a pilot clinical trial. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 11(3), e372. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm .372 Lacey, J., Corbett, J., Forni, L., Hooper, L., Hughes, F., Minto, G., Moss, C., Price, S., Whyte, G., Woodcock, T., Mythen, M., & Montgomery, H. (2019). A multidisciplinary consensus on dehydration: definitions, diagnostic methods and clinical implications. Annals of Medicine, 51(3–4), 232–251. https://doi.org/10.1080/078 3890.2019.1628352 Pizzorno J. (2014). Glutathione! Integr Med. 13(1), 8-12. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.go /pmc/articles/PMC4684116/

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