Glutathione and enlightenment

A cosmic wink…

I’ve been reading a lot lately about the benefits of glutathione, and how increasing glutathione levels can help people with many disorders, diseases, syndromes, etc. It’s been stimulating my left brain as I’ve been delving into the scientific literature and I’ve been finding the reading so rich. (In case you are interested, I’ve been compiling what I’ve been learning here).

Then last night, just for fun, I wondered if there might be a link between shamanism and glutathione.

Much to my surprise, Dr. David Perlmutter and Dr. Alberto Villoldo’s Power up your Brain book came up in my search.

This is of particular interest to me because a couple of months ago (around the same time that I was getting the message that it was important to increase my glutathione levels), I was getting the message that it was important for me to read this book. I knew about the book because Dr. Alberto Villoldo is one of the main influences in my shamanic path. He is the teacher of most of my own shamanic healers and teachers, and I’ve read as many of his books as possible. He’s the author of one of my favourite books, Shaman, Healer, Sage. At the time, I tried to find out what supplements are recommended in the book to “power up your brain” because I knew that their suggestions would be useful for my son. I couldn’t easily find out during my search, and let it go..

In Power up your Brain, Drs. Perlmutter and Villoldo team up to teach about the science of enlightenment. Dr. Perlmutter discusses the neuroscience of enlightenment, as well as treatments and supplements that can help best feed your brain, and Dr. Villoldo discusses spiritual and shamanic exercises one can do to awaken your higher brain. Two of the treatments that they discuss as being important in stimulating your higher brain is hyperbaric chamber oxygen treatments and IV glutathione treatments (interestingly, both of these techniques are also discussed in McCarthy and Kartzinel’s Healing and Preventing Autism book as being treatments that can help autistic children). Fascinatingly, Dr. David Perlmutter is one of the pioneers of using IV glutathione to treat individuals with Parkinson’s disease. (You can watch a video about that here and read an interview with him here).

Our protocols utilize intravenous glutathione and hyperbaric oxygen to optimize mitochondrial function as well as foods and supplements that help undo the damage done to the brain by years of stressful living. We find that mitochondria, the mind, and the brain respond extraordinarily quickly to these interventions. Then, through shamanic meditation practices, we can heal from toxic emotions and discover inner peace…

Using this program, you can develop the gifts once ascribed only to a privileged few. And in the process, you’ll have the chance to gain other health benefits, including a reduced risk of devastating brain diseases, cancer, heart disease, and Parkinson’s; elimination of debilitating mood swings; the breaking of unhealthy emotional and behavior patterns; the overcoming of painful memories and past traumas; a powerful clarity of thought; and the potential for maximum human life span; all without the use of drugs. When we repair our brains and heal our toxic emotions, we move toward a state of personal health and well-being. Then, we can bring forth the qualities attributed to enlightened beings: inner peace, wisdom, compassion, joy, creativity, and a new vision of the future. (excepted from their article here)

Felt like a big cosmic wink to me and how I’m on the right track…  Just seems so funny to me that such seemingly divergent topics are actually related.

I’m going to get a copy of Power up your Brain and will share more as I learn more…

More reading:

• Power up your Brain website
• read an article by Drs. Perlmutter and Villoldo about the neuroscience of enlightenment here.
• How glutathione can help children with autism here.
• A way to increase glutathione levels by supplementation here.

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