Highlights: Motivating people to perform tasks is important, and both internal and external variables can have an impact To what extent the brain influences motivation remains a mystery to scientists According to a recent study, motivation levels may be impacted by levels of the antioxidant glutathione, which can be raised through dietary and lifestyle changes eLife , the antioxidant glutathione levels in a particular area of the brain probably have a significant influence on motivation
Lipoic acid: energy metabolism and redox regulation of transcription and cell signaling
Consistent with this model, NRF2 activation promotes transcription of genes involved in redox homeostasis and glutathione biosynthesis, including Gclc and Gclm (41, 63)
Glutathione injections typically cost less than IV therapy because they use smaller doses and take only a few minutes to administer
[DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 19.Hayes J.D., Chanas S.A., Henderson C.J., McMahon M., Sun C., Moffat G.J., Wolf C.R., Yamamoto M