How Glutathione Can Supercharge Your Health and Business

In this eye-opening episode of The Tarryn Reeves Show, we’re joined by the brilliant Dr. Gina Nick — world-renowned naturopathic physician, researcher, and formulator — to uncover the powerful role of glutathione (also known as “Vitamin G”) in boosting your health, energy, focus, and even your business performance.

If you’re an entrepreneur juggling stress, hormone imbalances, fatigue, or brain fog, this conversation is a must-listen. Dr. Gina breaks down the science behind glutathione, why it’s essential for detoxification, immune function, and hormone regulation, and how deficiency could be silently sabotaging your wellbeing and productivity.

We also dive into:

• Why glutathione is called the master antioxidant
  
  
• The link between glutathione, mental health, and neuroinflammation
  
  
• The surprising connection between hormonal imbalances and business performance
  
  
• Natural ways to boost your glutathione levels (including her breakthrough supplement, Best Daily Ever)
  
  
• What to look for when buying supplements so you’re not wasting your money
  
  
• How sugar addiction affects kids (and adults!) and what to do about it
  
  
• Why Dr. Gina’s “pixie stick” version of glutathione might just be your family’s new secret weapon
  
  

Whether you're scaling a business or just want to feel better in your body, this episode is packed with practical insights to help you optimize your health and show up as your best self—at work, at home, and in life.

👉 Tune in now to discover the secret weapon every entrepreneur should know about.

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Transcript

Welcome to the Tarryn Reeves Show, where your journey to empowerment takes center stage. I'm your host, Tarryn Reeves, bestselling author and publishing expert. Together we'll dive into the hearts and minds of visionaries, disruptors, and trailblazing leaders To explore the most compelling and thought provoking ideas in life, business, and marketing.

Let's inspire, impact and ignite. This is the Tarryn Reeves Show. Alrighty. Welcome to another episode of the Tarryn Reeve Show. Today I have got the amazing Dr. Gina Nick, all the way from California. She is a world renowned naturopathic physician, researcher, and formulator based in Newport Beach with a dedication to holistic wellness.

She's known for her expertise in treating a wide range of health, concerns from autoimmune diseases to addiction, recovery, anxiety, and more. That sounds pretty darn amazing to me. After graduation from medical school, she became the director of research for a leading [00:01:00] supplement company, earning the company billions.

She since held the roles of executive healthcare consultant to local and government agencies and President emus of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association. Forgive me, Gina, if I completely butchered the name of that association As the founder and director of Health Bridge in Newport Beach, California, her practice was awarded.

Top medical practice 2017, a testament to her commitment to excellence. I'm really looking forward to this conversation. Dr. Gina, welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having me, Tara. My absolute pleasure. Now, do you prefer Dr. Gina or Dr. Nick? Dr. Gina? Dr. Gina, that sounds so much more friendly, doesn't it? Yeah.

All righty. Now, we were having a brief chat before you, we hopped on and pressed record about this amazing thing called glutathione, or as you guys have recently trademarked it, vitamin G. What is it and why is it so vital for our health? 

Gina: I love saying [00:02:00] vitamin. That is so beautiful. So Vitamin Ji is the mother of all antioxidants, Terren.

So it is the master antioxidant in our bodies. All of our cells make it. Naturally it's found in a lot of food, but it is the most important antioxidant that we have access to, and it is responsible for detoxification. It's very important for removing toxins from our cells. Um, removing heavy metals.

There's a lot of glutathione to manufactured in the liver, which is a major. Detoxification organ. Mm-hmm. That's a very important for helping to clear out hormones and balancing hormones. Glutathione also helps to lower inflammation in the body and inflammation in the brain. I talk a lot about something called neuroinflammation, which is basically inflammation in the brain.

That can happen when you have exposure to viruses and bacteria. You're fighting infections when you have a chronic condition with an inflammatory [00:03:00] component, so things like rheumatoid arthritis and even cancer and things like that can trigger. Neuroinflammation and glutathione is so important for helping to keep that at bay.

When you have that inflammation in the brain, that leads to addictive behaviors. Anxiety, depression, there's something called sickness syndrome that kind of ties this all together, but a lot of mental health issues can be associated with inflammation in the brain, and so glutathione, it's found in the mitochondria.

Tarryn: Of 

Gina: our cells, the powerhouse of our cells. Right. So that's how energy is produced. So it's like the mitochondria is where it's at. Yeah. And toxins from our environment. Guess where they tend to congregate right in the mitochondria, the powerhouse of our cells causing DNA damage, causing energy deficits and so forth.

And glutathione is there to help protect our cells from that. But when we're exposed to a lot of different toxins, [00:04:00] which these days it's hard to avoid. Mm-hmm. And it just seems to be getting, our exposure seems to be increasing exponentially over the past decades, and I don't see that really stopping anytime soon.

Maybe, and so the amount of glutathione in our body goes down because it gets depleted, and then we have low glutathione, and that leads to inflammation, toxicity reactions, and so forth. 

Tarryn: I've studied radiation therapy. I've studied a lot of biology things, and I've never even heard of it. This is crazy to me that we don't know about something that's so obviously important to our wellbeing.

Gina: Funny you bring up radiation. 'cause I just gave a talk at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, which is in the US They have an annual conference called Longevity Fest, which is amazing. Yeah. It's in Vegas every year and it brings together over 7,000 physicians from all over the world speaking about some of the [00:05:00] more up and coming treatments and research and therapies and so forth.

So anyway, I spoke on the use of glutathione. To protect ourselves and help to treat from damage from exposure to radiation. 

Tarryn: Wow. And I went 

Gina: into all the research, whether it's a radiation therapy, cancer, and the damage is done in reversing that damage, or it's protecting from things like electromagnetic frequencies.

And x-rays and so forth. Mm-hmm. So this really, it's a really fascinating area. 

Tarryn: It definitely is. And having studied it, I would envision for the future a beautiful, more holistic healthcare system where if you do have something like radiation treatment and we are really aggressively targeting cancer, it is doing damage to your healthy cells and it makes you feel like crap.

I've always said if I. God forbid, ever do get cancer, I wouldn't get radiation therapy. That's a personal choice for me, just because I can see the damage and how sick it makes you. And it doesn't always work, unfortunately. But imagine if you then [00:06:00] had a physician who then goes, okay, now we're gonna give you glutathione to do this and we're gonna give you something else to do this and have a more holistic healthcare system.

Do you think that's possible? 

Gina: A hundred percent. It's, it's happening. It is happening Tarryn. So because the research is there, I spent more time preparing this presentation than I've ever spent on a, there were originally, there were like 90 something slides for a half hour presentation. I far it down to 72 slides and I'm like, sorry, I'm keeping it all in so that doctor can reference it later.

I didn't talk about everything else like that. The research is there and it shows you can, uh, prepare the body for exposure to radiation. And there's a protocol that's been well researched to help using primarily glutathione to prepare the body, and then after radiation to help repair the body. In fact, if there's radiation for head and neck cancers, for example.

Mm-hmm. And there's damage to some of the nerves, right? Yeah. [00:07:00] It can be damage that happened two years ago. Right. And with no reversal, and if you give glutathione in this particular protocol, it will reverse. The damage done to cranial nerves, which is unheard of right now. Now there's no other real good treatment after radiation.

It's like, okay, we dealt with your cancer. Sorry, you now have this permanent cranial nerve damage. No, no. That's not the case. There are thousands and thousands of documented cases where you have a reversal of the damage, which is to me amazing. You know, um, if you give the glutathione right after radiation, you prevent that from happening.

Yeah. And the longer you wait, the longer it takes, but the reversal happens. And that's really the message. It's like the body has the ability to heal itself, give it what it needs. That's amazing. And remove the barriers to cure 

Tarryn: the glutathione that [00:08:00] you give. Is it a supplementation form? Is it an injection?

Is it topical? Talk to me about that. Like how does the body get something that's naturally within us, from outside of us? How are we delivering that? Yeah, 

Gina: so basically glutathione, it's a combination of three amino acids. 

Tarryn: Mm-hmm. So 

Gina: it's a tripeptide, so it's a glycine, glutamic acid, and cystine. And so your body makes it naturally.

But then as we get older, our levels decline as we're exposed to stress. Our levels decline as we're exposed to more toxins, our levels, et cetera. We can get it through foods, things like broccoli and fresh fruits and vegetables, even high quality meat, not grown with hormones and so forth. Grass fed beef, we'll have glutathione levels in it.

Yeah, lower levels. But my whole thing is when I look at the whole landscape, you need some level of supplementation. We do. And I test patients in my practice to see, and nine times out of 10 they are deficient in glutathione. [00:09:00] 

Tarryn: Hmm. 

Gina: So anyway, then you look at supplementation and so I'm a fan of, give your body what it needs, but don't give it too much.

Yeah. 'cause it's all about balance. Your body's always trying to stay in balance. So there are capsule forms. Mm-hmm. But they tend to not be bioavailable. When you take an oral form, this is a general statement, your stomach acids will break down the amino acids and it won't stay intact and get absorbed where you want it to go.

Intracellularly. Now I have come across a form of glutathione where you can take it orally and there's double blind placebo controlled research showing that it actually boosts blood levels and it's done through a fermentate, a natural fermentation process. So I'm passionate about that because I use that in a formula that I created.

Right. Yeah, so that's oral. There's also liposomal, which is another oral form where because of the fatty component, it can get better absorbed into the cells. That's the theory behind it, and there's research to show that. So there's liposomal. The [00:10:00] challenge with liposomal, what I've seen over the years is it doesn't tend to taste very good or you have to refrigerate it.

And with anything, if my patients aren't gonna take it, I don't care how much research there is or how much I can see from the rooftops, this is going to help you If it's not realistic, like your children or you are not going to take it daily as it's needed, what's the point? That's the challenge there.

There are topical forms of glutathione, but they tend to smell bad. The good one, the ones that works because glutathione has this horrible sulfur smell to it. There's a sulfur component, and then you go to injections. So you can do intramuscular injection or you can do IV glutathione. It's very important to look at how you do that, 'cause there's a wrong way to do it, and then there's a better way to do it.

And then even sometimes I'll prescribe a nasal spray or you can do it through a nebulizer. Yeah. Wow. Those are the main ways to get glutathione into the body. I've been using this for two decades in my practice, so I've tried all the different forms. [00:11:00] 

Tarryn: Yeah, 

Gina: and my biggest thing was I wanna give the body what it needs without giving it too much, because from really researching glutathione, what I found was your body, it's under tight homeostatic control.

Tarryn: Yes. 

Gina: So basically too much is not good. Too little is not good. Yeah. So give the body what it needs, so, yeah. 

Tarryn: Amazing. Yeah. Wow. So for those with like leaky gut syndrome or that sort of thing, or the M-T-F-H-R gene, like they don't absorb things like other people do. No. Is that why you created your formula?

Gina: It's one of the reasons to support detoxification. Yeah. More than anything you've gotta remove in order to heal leaky gut. Just as important as repairing the lining of the gut is removing the things that are causing the leaky gut in the first place. And so supporting your body has a beautiful system in place.

The human detoxification system that's working 24 7 in every cell in [00:12:00] your body to get rid of the, the stuff that causes harm, but it, that system gets bogged down. 

Tarryn: Yeah, definitely. And that's 

Gina: where give your body what it needs to support it. And that's why I'm like, why doesn't everybody know about glutathione?

Is it the word? It's hard to remember what is it, but I see it as so, so important. As important if not more important even than vitamin C. And they work together. Vitamin C, glutathione and vitamin E are your three main. Those are like your foundation. Antioxidants that you need, and they all work together.

And then there's all these other co-factors and things that help too, but those are your core Vitamin E, glutathione and vitamin C. 

Tarryn: The majority of people these days are deficient in all three. I. 

Gina: Yeah. I mean, our foods are not what they used to be. I always advocate for eat locally grown, organic, but that's hard to do all, all the time in our lives with just [00:13:00] everybody's lifestyle these days.

We were talking, you and I about how we have so many tabs open on our computer and we're focused on, you have a passion. You, you are interested in holistic health. I live, breathe it. And it's still hard, right? Yeah. And so what if you're not living and breathing this type of. Medicine or this lifestyle or you, you just haven't been exposed to it yet.

Right. So anyway, it's a major, it's something that everyone needs. And yes, I do think that most people will benefit from vitamin E, vitamin C, and glutathione is that deficiency 

Tarryn: found through a simple blood test. 

Gina: Testing for glutathione can be tricky because there's glutathione in your red blood cells, for example.

Mm-hmm. There's the glutathione found in all these different cells in your body. Right? So how do you measure how much glutathione is in the brain versus in your liver? In this lecture I just gave, I broke down some of the better ways to measure glutathione levels. One of them is called erythrocyte glutathione.

So you can measure the amount of glutathione [00:14:00] in your red blood cells. That's a good way. You can all typically also do a standard blood draw for total glutathione levels. Yeah. You can look at the ratio of reduced glutathione to total glutathione. So in your body, there's a cyclical thing that happens where reduced glutathione is an active form.

It's a form that your body uses to do all the things It does. Yeah. As it's detoxifying, as it's doing those things, it gets used up. Right. So it turns to an oxidized form, and then you need other antioxidants to convert it back to and co-factor, to convert it back to the active form. Yeah. And so there's a cyclical thing that happens.

So you can measure the ratio of the reduced glutathione to the oxidized glutathione, and there it's supposed to be like a hundred to one. Yeah. So that's, so you can see, okay, where is it at really, because I always tell patients and doctors, it's not just about giving a bunch of glutathione. Right, because you also, [00:15:00] when you give a bunch of glutathione, your body as it's getting oxidized, it uses up a lot of your own minerals, zinc, selenium, vitamin C, and so forth to go back to the active form.

Yeah. So don't just give glutathione at high doses. Give some of the co-factors, the precursors, et cetera, so that the body can stay in balance. And that ratio, which is really important, is remains intact. 

Tarryn: Yeah, amazing. I'm excited about the future of healthcare with you at the Hound. Dr. Gina. I have 

Gina: hope There's a lot happening and it's been, I mean, I haven't been the most patient.

Person in the world. And so God has tested me with regard to patients, right? Yes. 'cause I've been talking about this for 25 years. However, I see a major shift happening now where most people didn't believe in nutritional supplements or they thought they were, you were waste or just expensive urine. Now that's not the case.

Most people take some sort of a nutritional supplement. Yeah. I'm an [00:16:00] advocate for working with a professional who knows how to guide you based on your own health or. Doing lab tests to know what your body really needs. But we're in a different world now and, and I think people are more aware of the impact that their diet is having on their health.

And so now it's just going to the more the government level of making it so that things like eating healthy food is incentivized. Yes. Growing healthy food is incentivized. Mm-hmm. So that pendulum needs to swing back to center. Yeah. Yeah. Because 70% of our healthcare dollars are spent, at least in the us, are spent on chronic disease care.

Mm-hmm. Most of which is preventable through diet and lifestyle factors. 

Tarryn: Yeah. 

Gina: So, yeah, there's a lot that can be done. I'm always saying, at the end of the day, we are all responsible for ourselves. 

Tarryn: Mm-hmm. So 

Gina: first and foremost, take responsibility for your own health. 

Tarryn: Do the reason everything's a choice, right?

Like you can choose to go and make a healthy meal at home with the stuff that you have in the fridge, or you can [00:17:00] choose to go to McDonald's like, right, right. It's a choice, you know? Right. What you 

Gina: put in your mouth and then there's consequences for it, and it's about balance. I like to keep it real because I'm in the trenches with patients.

Yeah. I can be like, oh, eat all pure organic foods all the time, and. Even if you know you're a busy mom and doing the things. No, don't ever drive through a drive through, even though your kids are starving and you gotta get them to their next track meet. Come on. 

Tarryn: Yeah. 

Gina: So it's about what you do most of the time.

It's those daily habits. So what? Be mindful of that. Don't be going through that. Drive through daily. If you can avoid it. Take steps to slowly shift over to, yes. Cooking more at home is one of. In terms of like biggest bang for your buck, taking the time to prepare food at home is so valuable to you and your family's health and wellbeing.

Yeah. As often as you're able to. 

Tarryn: Yeah, and I'm so passionate about growing my own food. I have a huge thing [00:18:00] happening out the back here. Really. What are growing at the moment? What have I got? I've got pineapple, I've got apples, I've got blueberries, s, corn, beans, carrots, lettuce, tomato. That's 

Gina: amazing. 

Tarryn: But the difference in taste, oh my God, is.

Phenomenal. You buy something from the supermarket and then you have something else. And I've done it with my kids. I love doing it. I'm like, all right, here's one from Kohl's and here's one from our garden. Close your eyes. Kohl's is our supermarket over here. Yeah. Yeah. Close your eyes and taste and tell me which one tastes better.

And they're like, oh, this one's so much better. I'm like, yeah, that's one We grew without any chemicals and it's just teaching them. 'cause I find it so sad that majority of kids these days, I, I've got kids ranging from 13 to one. Yeah. And so many kids these days, like in their class, think that their meat comes from wrapped in plastic in a supermarket.

I'm like, no, that was a cow. And I know that's a harsh rally, but I'm from Africa originally and I grew up on a farm, so I'm like, [00:19:00] that was, yeah, yeah, yeah. A news flash. No, that bacon you're eating was a pig. Mm-hmm. And that's fine, but don't think that it just comes conveniently wrapped. In a plastic, same with their fruit and veg.

I'm like, well, where did that come from? Did it come off a tree? Did it come out the ground? And they don't know. 

Gina: Yes. 

Tarryn: And that to me is sad. I wish that schools really taught more valuable things than algebra and geography. I'm like, that's great, but if you're not gonna grow up to be a weather person or a physicist.

We don't really need those skills. How about we teach critical conversations? How about we teach healthy financials? How about we teach proper nutrition? Yes. And 'cause I've got three bonus kids and they're the older ones and they said, well, 'cause I'm always honored them about sugar. My gosh. They want sugar that they have and it's a habit that came before me, but they're like, I have no idea about sugar.

I'm like, well first of all, you shouldn't be having four tablespoons of sugar on your wheat fix. That's [00:20:00] insane. How about we try honey, if you really must have anything? Mm-hmm. And they're like, well what does sugar do in your body? And honestly, I struggled to answer the question 'cause I'm like, I have to answer this very carefully in a way that a child's going to understand why I think that amount of sugar is bad for them.

I mean, I think any amount of sugar is bad, but theirs is ridiculous. It acts like a drug. It is. 

Gina: Yeah. So you have no, that's, I mean that's the research. No, for real though. I mean there the research is there. There's no question. It is as addictive as cocaine. That's been documented. That's a reality. It competes for binding sites with vitamin C.

Tarryn: Mm-hmm. And 

Gina: so the more sugar you eat, the less vitamin C you have in your body. Basic antioxidant for immune function and health. It wreaks havoc on all areas of your body. It is highly addictive. It causes a dopamine surge. Right, and so you have these highs and these lows and anybody, I was with my daughter, it's like, okay, I tried to tell her she was raised [00:21:00] all handmade, everything.

Yeah. And so she's an exception. However, she's now 12 and a half, right. I'm like, okay, I'm not gonna tell her you can't have that cupcake. That's just not how I want to raise her. Yeah. I want her to be able to, on her own, discern and make those choices for herself, not because mom told her not to eat today.

Mm-hmm. Kinda at that point anyway, if, if she'll say, Hey mom, can I have this cupcake? I'll say, well, does you, what does your body tell you? Like mm-hmm. Ask, don't ask me. Ask yourself. Yeah. It's your body, your responsibility, what sugar does, et cetera. Anyway, if she does have a bite of it, I'll be like, okay, let's see how you feel right now, and then talk to me in 30 minutes.

Mm. Tell me how you're feeling. So just kind of help her make the association and she knows. So she naturally won't overdo it. Yeah. But it's a tough one. Um, that's why with the glu, I made glutathione into a pixie stick. Oh really? Yeah. That's funny you brought up sugar 'cause and it was during Halloween.

I'm like, I'm gonna hack sugar. Yeah. And um, the idea came actually during COVID and [00:22:00] then I was talking to a, a colleague of mine and they're like, you need to introduce this to the world on Halloween and basically hack sugar. Mm-hmm. And so. You know, I feel like it was divinely guided, but the formula came back and it tastes like a pixie stick.

It really, really does. Yeah. And so, and I have like little kids in my neighborhood that are, this tastes better than a pixie stick, but it's actually good for your brain. Yeah. And it's helping to treat addictive. I. Type issues and so forth. Mm-hmm. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. And so there are ways to pivot and help kids get out of that sugar addiction.

Yeah. Um, I will tell you so, because you were saying how you didn't have a lot of influence initially, and so it's gotta be tough. Right? Okay. So one of my oldest nephew, and I adore him, and he just would need anything but sugar. And I'm sitting here out of naturopathic medical school being like, you're, you can't do this.

This is horrible. But this kid would eat nothing but sugar. I would just continue to educate. I would just make comments. I would share. I send him, and now fast [00:23:00] forward, and he's now 22, won't touch sugar. He's no sugar. He just completely pivoted. So in his own time, right? Yeah, it happened. Yeah. And so I never gave up.

I was always like talking about it and I'd be the annoying aunt, like, okay, okay. But it worked eventually. You know? Yeah. It is about educating and kids are are very smart. Yeah. And then it's really about reminding them that they're responsible for their own health. 

Tarryn: Mm. At 

Gina: the end of the day, they really are.

Yeah. You know, and so they need to make decisions to take care of their bodies. They want their bodies to work for them. Yeah. Long 

Tarryn: term, definitely. You know. Interesting. Now I wanna just dive into something that I found really interesting when I was traveling in the US because it was my first time in June, 2022 when I went over for a book tour and I was a vegetarian at the time.

I ate super clean. I didn't drink, I didn't, any of those things. I do now fallen off the bandwagon. But back then, like when I arrived, I found it really hard to find anything healthy [00:24:00] to eat. Like at the buffets, like the, the breakfast place. It was like. These huge SLS of bacon that you couldn't order if it wasn't already covered in maple syrup.

Like even like the caffeinated, like coffee, drinks, Starbucks drinks that you get from a service station, right? Ours here do not have the same level of sugar as they do in the us. I find that so interesting because I went to get, and I don't even drink these usually, but it was a long road trip and I was tired.

I was like, all right, I'm gonna grab this coffee drink from the service station. And I took one sip of it and I was like, holy hell, like what is in this? It's like, this is, this is DI. I couldn't drink it and I had to throw it out. I was like, this is so sweet. Is that common over there like that? It is? 

Gina: Yes.

Wow. And then you talk about, you look at the foods that are marketed to kids. It's horrific in terms of the sugar content. Absolutely. But then also the artificial colors, the dyes [00:25:00] that are used in the US that aren't used in other parts of the world. A hundred percent. Like you heard the fruit loop, the whole Fruit Loops controversy.

I have not, but I will not 

Tarryn: let my 

Gina: kids eat fruit 

Tarryn: loops. 

Gina: I'm like, mm-hmm. That's not 

Tarryn: coming 

Gina: in this house. No. No. But in like Europe, the fruit loops are dyed with natural colors. Right. Okay. Like, you know, and so like how you and I would, if we were gonna bake or whatnot, instead of using the artificial dyes, you'll use beet color or blueberries.

Yeah. Whatever. Well, so, but in the us, same product, fruit Loops, Kellogg's Fruit Loops uses artificial dyes proven to be carcinogenic. And so there was this whole movement recently, and it was like to ban, basically parents stood up and said, this is ridiculous. Why are you poisoning our kids? 

Tarryn: Right? Right.

Gina: And now like Fruit Loops, it was like everything went on half price at the store when you go to the the shelves for fruit loops, because people were like, wait a second, I don't wanna consume this. Yeah. You know? And so the [00:26:00] US there's gonna be a lot of changes coming. Yeah. Over the next four years in, in, in my opinion, where there's gonna be, uh, a real magnifying glass put on what is going into our food supply.

Mm. 'cause there's the issue of big pharma and the pharmaceuticals and overmedicating. That's a big issue. 

Tarryn: Yes. Then 

Gina: there's the agribusiness and the Grocery Manufacturers Association and what is being allowed. To be fed to our children, and I'll start with our children, right? Mm-hmm. 'cause that's, they've got developing brains.

They don't have a choice. They're not educated enough to know. Right? And so, creating these junk products, most of the cereals are a waste. Huh? They're, they're horrible for you. I, it is just a crime. It's a crime in my opinion, and it's causing a lot of harm. 

Tarryn: Yeah, I couldn't agree more. Absolutely. 100%. And, and like you said, they, they don't have a choice and they don't know, like, and then, then they get [00:27:00] mums like us who are like, you can't have strawberry Jam.

Like, I wouldn't even buy jam. Like my kids have never had jam. Mm-hmm. And then my bonus kids come along and they literally beg me on the grocery list, please, please, please buy Gem. And I'm like, no. And then I. I was like, this is like week five of them begging me for jam. And I'm like, just buy damn jam.

Like it's school holidays. I know. I remember I went and bought the jam. I know. And I'm like, do you know how much sugar is in this? But it does come down to consumerism. And you said something interesting. All the parents stood up and they were like, you are poisoning our kids. But it's also a choice of the parents to purchase that product because it comes down to supply and demand.

Gina: But when the parents don't, that's what I'm saying, like we're all so busy when I feel fortunate that I'm in this field and it's like around me all the time, but I do not expect all parents to have the time and the knowledge. And it's tricky because package can say natural and naturally flavored, but it's using things like sucralose, which is Yeah, another right.

[00:28:00] And so it's confusing. And it's, and people are overwhelmed and they're like, I just need to feed my child, right? Mm-hmm. And so I get that. And so I do see yes, parents, absolutely educate yourselves and do what you can. You must it's, and not just you must, but it's one of the most important ways to. Nurture your child and protect your child is by really educating yourself on the importance of healthy food for your kids.

It's so, so, so crucial. But also I put the onus on the Grocery manufacturer Association, what they're allowing into our food supply, hydrogenated oils. Are horrific for our cells. I mean, they, they block cell to cell communication. They harden arteries, et cetera. Um, cause inflammation, artificial dyes, artificial s it's not necessary.

These things are not necessary. Um, and so they need to be taken out. 

Tarryn: Yeah. 

Gina: And diet plays such a crucial role in your health. You eat every day, usually around three times a [00:29:00] day. So think about the impact that food has on our health. It's. Unbelievable. And so I'm hopeful, and it won't take a lot to see major shifts in health.

Yeah. By shifting what you know is in our food supply and getting back to respecting nature, encouraging people to have their own gardens. And I'm so thankful I found a school for my daughter that it's a charter school, but they have a garden in the middle of the school. Oh. And that was for me, the biggest selling point.

Like, okay, she's gonna be walking by this garden every day and now she has agriculture and she loves it. That class because, but that's because we've been growing stuff and so she's has a connection with it. So taking time to teach your kids about sprouting seeds and letting them, like watch them grow and then plant them and see the fruit, the tree bear fruit, et cetera, is, it's magical and it helps connect kids to the source of what they're consuming.

Tarryn: [00:30:00] Yeah. I love that there is hope, like I said. Yeah. Now let's talk about immunity. Immunity's always a hot topic, right? Yeah. And I feel like, ugh, this household, and I know you over there would've experienced the same, like there's disease after virus, after bacterial infection, after gastro infection. 

Gina: I know.

Tarryn: Especially when you've got like kids at all different ages, different schools. It's like all of these Petri dishes that they go and wallow around and they bring it home, amazement, and everyone's sick. What are some of the most significant health benefits of boosting your glutathione or vitamin G? Mm-hmm.

Levels when it comes to immunity. 

Gina: Oh, it's crucial. It is crucial for improving immune function. It actually, glutathione helps to activate the immune system. Mm-hmm. And it works as, this is, again, it speaks to the brilliance of the human body, but it works as an immunomodulator. So, okay. It will boost immune function when that's needed.

And then it'll calm [00:31:00] the immune system down. 'cause sometimes you can have an overactivation of the immune system. And there could be what's called a cytokine storm where there's too much inflammation in the body. 'cause your immune cells are like, we gotta fight this, we gotta fight this. But it goes outta control.

Soluton will actually help to modulate, so it'll boost immune function when needed, and then it'll help to calm it down when there's too much inflammation. So it's a beautiful antioxidant for supporting immune function. Yeah, and I also recommend, you know, like in my formula I add vitamin D three and vitamin C and zinc.

And magnesium and glycine, which are all very important for the manufacturer of glutathione, but also all very important for immune function. 

Tarryn: Yeah, amazing. Yeah, it, it sounds like the right little powerhouse. Now I also wanna talk about hormones because you mentioned that this little amazing supplement that we can have, and obviously produce naturally plays a role in hormone balancing and so many women.[00:32:00] 

Have all of these hormone issues now, and it's really no wonder when you look at what we put on our skin and in our mouths and what we're breathing, our hormone systems are going crazy. And as a woman, our hormones are cycling all the time. And it's a ride in itself when it is healthy. Right. But when it's not healthy.

So how does glut pine play a part in hormonal health? And I wanna know, in particularly women approaching or experiencing menopause. 

Gina: Yes. So when, so as you're approaching menopause, it can be like a 10 year process. Mm-hmm. As your hormones slowly decline over time. Right. And it can take 10 years. But during that 10 year period, or however long it is for you, your hormones are high and then they're low.

They're all over the place. And glutathione just helps to calm it all down to balance it. And so when your hormone levels are too high, it helps to clear them outta your body quicker. But it also helps to just balance out the estrogen, [00:33:00] progesterone levels. And so I first came out with a glutathione and vitamin C capsule, right?

Because I found this form of glutathione that actually was bioavailable even when you took an oral form, which is unusual. And so the most remarkable thing, when I created it, I wasn't even thinking about. Women going through like perimenopause and menopause. It wasn't a a reason I was formulating it, but I treat a lot of women with that, and they were coming back to me saying, oh my gosh, this is a game changer.

I feel better. I'm sleeping better. My hot flashes went away. One of my patients who, she actually did a full testimonial for me, but she won't take any hormones. She doesn't feel comfortable with that. She won't take any supplements. She's like, I'm just not into any of that. However she took the, the glutathione, it's called Best Daily Ever, the capsules.

And she said, with that, I've had no issues. Mm-hmm. No hormonal issues, no hot flashes, no sleep issues. Where before she was waking up at three o'clock every morning and it was a nightmare and she was having hot flashes, all those symptoms, and it just [00:34:00] resolved it for her. Just taking that. And so then I took the time to really research the role that glutathione plays in hormone balance.

And it plays a very significant role, especially for women going through. Perimenopause and menopause. When you're going through that period, it triggers neuroinflammation, it triggers inflammation in the brain, and it leads to major anxiety and depression and mood swings and all the things every woman knows about, right?

Yes. So glutathione can play a huge role in keeping that balance. Just that one antioxidant. And, and so yeah, there is very good research that women who are deficient in glutathione have worse symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, and women who supplement with glutathione, those symptoms are resolved.

And so that's just, that's what's the reason. It's truly, that's simple. 

Tarryn: Amazing. Um, 

Gina: so the key is, is making sure that you're keeping those glutathione levels balanced. And so yes. Supplementation, I'm a big proponent for also foods. Right. So taking in those [00:35:00] whole essentially whole foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, primarily, uh, vegetables that are members of the cruciferous family, broccoli, kale, those things, because of what's called the isothiocyanates that are in there, that actually trigger a transcription factor that triggers your body's own production of glutathione.

Which is why, what's interesting about that is do you remember when all the research came out on broccoli sprouts as anti-cancer? Everybody started talking about broccoli. I do not, 

Tarryn: no. 

Gina: Okay. This was years ago. But it was, it became very popular. There was research that came out of Harvard saying broccoli sprouts helped to prevent cancer, period.

Wow. And it was because of these isothiocyanate, these chemicals. Well, it turns out that those chemicals trigger. Something called NRF two, whatever. It's a transcription factor that triggers your body's own manufacture of reduced glutathione, and it's the reduced glutathione that's actually having the effect [00:36:00] on the cancer, that anti-cancer effect.

Amazing. Yeah, by consuming those foods. So, 

Tarryn: wow. And it can be simple. It's just a matter of discipline and education really, when it comes down to it. Because I mean, like who doesn't wanna have a cupcake? And I will eat a whole bar of CRE fruit and no. You know, I'm definitely no saint when it comes to that, but the difference it can make you feel is amazing.

I wanna talk about Best Daily Ever, 'cause you just mentioned that. It sounds to me like it's something that can help you achieve peak health, because that lady you mentioned who had the testimonial, she wasn't specifically taking it for her hormones, right? Mm-hmm. Can you tell me more about that concept and how it can help people, or even, let's go even deeper.

Entrepreneurs like me jumpstart their business, get their right energy, the right mindset, right? Health. 

Gina: Yes. I mean, I'll speak with specifically as a female entrepreneur, right? So women, I mean, I'm passionate about helping women [00:37:00] because I just see that, uh, we need more strong female clear thinking women in leadership in our world.

And so if you're thinking clear, you're gonna make better decisions. Yeah, your hormones are balanced. You are going to have a more consistent experience with your business. Yeah. You know, I have this theory that basically the health of your business is a direct reflection on the health of whoever's leading it.

Yeah. And so the importance for women, because women tend to have a lot more roles, that they wear a lot more hats. Yes. And they deal with these hormones, and we're being bombarded with all of these toxins that affect our hormones. So it makes it more challenging. To stay steady, Eddie, in order to run your business successfully and make good choices.

Yes. So when you're talking about, so the importance of taking the time to take care of your health is crucial to you being able to think clearly, which is crucial to making good business decisions so that your business can do [00:38:00] what you intended for it to do. 

Tarryn: Yeah, 

Gina: whatever that is. Whatever. So you can truly breathe life to whatever it is that you are passionate about and you're trying to get out into the world.

And so I, I mean, like the pixie, I take the pixie sticks every day, like I love them, they taste good, but they're also, I know that I'm giving my body what it needs to operate at an optimal level when I'm faced with a lot of different. Roles. I'm a single mother, entrepreneur, medical practice supplement company, et cetera, right?

And so I know I have to do these things, yes, to keep myself healthy. And I like to recommend the least amount of things that's gonna give you the greatest effect. Like really address the foundational things first. Then you can fine tune with everything else. Yeah. So I really see glutathione and what I put in the Best Daily Ever formula as the foundation.

It gives you that solid foundation and then you can fine tune from there. It gives you more energy, helps with sleep, and it helps you to think clearly. 

Tarryn: Yeah, amazing. So this Best [00:39:00] Daily Ever is, is it a capsule, is it a supplement? What's in it? And where can people get this? 

Gina: Yeah, we're not in Australia yet.

Why know? I never work on that, so, but anyway, in the US for now, we have a capsule form, which is what I started with. Just because as a new, I was like, I just wanted to get glutathione out there. My passion is making glutathione a household name. Which is why I coined the phrase Vitamin G, like, that's easier to remember.

And so my passion is really making sure that everybody knows about it. Mm-hmm. And it's accessible to everyone because I see the broad, you know, range of benefits that it gives people. So we, I started with a capsule just 'cause that was the quickest way to get onto the market. 

Tarryn: Yep. 

Gina: And now I have, I love it, but it's a, a powdered pixie stick formula.

Mm-hmm. So it comes in these little sticks and it tastes, like I said, like a pixie stick, but with no sugar. There's a little bit of stevia. Primarily it's sweetened with glycine. 

Tarryn: Mm-hmm. 

Gina: Which has a slightly sweet flavor, but it's an [00:40:00] amino acid that helps with blood sugar regulation and also helps with the production of glutathione.

And so anyway, the pixie sticks have glutathione, vitamin C, vitamin D three, um, magnesium, zinc, um, and so it's just a very well-rounded immune supportive formula and a way to give glutathione to kids. We have a kid's formula and an adult formula. Yes. I envisioned those little pixie sticks going in every kid's lunchbox.

Yes. I was homeschooling my daughter during Covid, and I looked over at her and I'm like, how do I get glutathione into this child? Because during that time there was research that came out showing that glutathione helped prevent the severe reaction to covid. Yeah. Wow. And so I was like, how do I get this in a dose that's safe, that's similar to what's naturally occurring in foods if we were all eating a perfect diet and weren't exposed to so many toxins?

And so that was where it started. And I was like, I'm gonna, I used to like pixie sticks as a kid, and so I wanna make this into something that tastes [00:41:00] just as good, but actually does the, the opposite in your brain to what sugar does. 

Tarryn: Mm-hmm. That's so exciting. I can see a marketing slogan for vitamin G, like a bit of G-Force in your day with vitamin.

Oh, I love it. I wanna use vitamin. I wanna say vitamin. You had to come spend more time with me, then change. Change the way we speak. That sounds very proper. Vitamin amazing. That is very, very exciting. Now, if obviously in the US. We can get glutathione from your supplement company in the capsules and the pixie sticks and all the fun stuff.

Yeah. What about in other parts of the world? How do people get their hands on glutathione 

Gina: and so look for, well, there are nutritional supplements. Mm-hmm. So depending, and there's a brand of glutathione called tria. Okay. S-E-T-R-I-A. And that's the form that I use in the pixie sticks. Mm-hmm. So it's a prier form of glutathione, but that's the one that has the research proving [00:42:00] that it boosts levels, even if you take it in oral form.

Mm-hmm. 

Tarryn: And 

Gina: so I would say when you're looking at any, go to the Health Root store and look at glutathione supplements. Look to see that it has that. I'm a fan of branded ingredient. I've been in the supplement industry for a very long time, and yeah, I just see that when in general, if an ingredient on the label is branded, that company took the time I.

To do the quality research, to create a form that actually works and is efficacious. And then the companies like my company that choose to use that branded ingredient. It also speaks to our discernment in determining what're putting in these formulas. Yes. So just because a label says glutathione doesn't mean anything.

Exactly. It really doesn't. So that's one little tip. Um. When you're looking at supplements, you know, that are, I often tell patients to, uh, look at supplements that are marketed to healthcare professionals. Mm-hmm. Because healthcare [00:43:00] in general, they'll tend to have a more discerning eye. They have more knowledge and background on these things.

I. Some of them, you know, especially ones that actually would recommend supplements in the first place have a little more background. Yes. And so that's another thing to consider when you're trying to pick a brand to use. And then ask a qualified healthcare professional who uses supplements in their practice.

Ask what do you recommend? And get some feedback that way. As well. Yeah. Don't just rely on the clerk at the health food store to tell you. Oh. Because they just get, you know, they have sales reps that come in and train them and like that's not how you should be deciding risk. Yeah, exactly. So that's not how you should be deciding what you're to consume and what to spend your money on to put in your body to help support your health and wellbeing.

Yeah. And you can do injections and IV and all that, but then again, make sure you're working with a qualified. Doctor who knows what they're doing and has been doing it for years. Yeah, right. Because there are techniques there too. [00:44:00] Don't just get an IV of just glutathione. 

Tarryn: Yeah, it sounds like a 

Gina: bit of an overdose, just flooding the system.

Right. So initially you might feel better, but then over time, if you keep doing that, it strips away all the co-factors. It eats away at the selenium and zinc, et cetera. Yeah. And so you get a diminished benefit over time if it's not done properly. 

Tarryn: Yeah. Definitely. Ah, Dr. Gina, it has been an absolute pleasure, but before I let you go, 'cause I feel like we could talk health stuff for hours and hours and hours and maybe a future episode, we will.

But we have a tradition here on the re show called The Book Drop, and I wanna know, because I'm a massive book nerd, what book has impacted you, either personally or professionally that you can recommend to our viewers and listeners today? 

Gina: Well, so I've been asked this question before and one of my colleagues is like, you mentioned that book, but it's really is like, like, so I'm gonna mention it again.

Mind of the Cells. Mind of the Cells, mind of the Cells. Um, you can actually [00:45:00] download the whole PDF of the book online by sat prem. For some reason that book just like opened my eyes to what's happening in our bodies and what happens through evolution. It's a spiritual type book. 

Tarryn: Mm-hmm. 

Gina: But something about that book just captivated me and I aligned with it and it truly had had the biggest impact 

Tarryn: Wow.

On 

Gina: me. And so I have to say that book. 

Tarryn: Myself. It actually sounds really interesting. I, I'm gonna go and add it to my extensive to be read list. Yeah. In case one day I have 795 years to do absolutely nothing and read all my books. Yeah. There's so much. That sounds amazing. Mind of the Cells. Mind of the Cells.

Mind of the cells. Beautiful. Dr. Gina, thank you so much for joining me today and sharing your wisdom with us. It is been truly mind opening. Oh, wonderful. Thank 

Gina: you so much for 

Tarryn: having me. My pleasure.

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