The colon has the largest microbial load in the body and contains about 10 14 bacteria with the dominant phyles of Firmicutes (renamed Bacillota), Bacteroidetes (Bacteroidota), Actinobacteria (Actinomycetota), and Proteobacteria (Pseudomonadota) ( Enterococcus , Lactobacillus , Ruminicoccus , Bacillus , and Clostridium , representing 95% of the Firmicutes phylum
Some things that increase the demand for glutathione and therefore deplete glutathione levels include: 5 Alcohol consumption: Your body uses glutathione to metabolize alcohol so the more alcohol you consume the more glutathione your body uses up
As we age, the body makes less, creating a much more difficult time replacing Glutathione as it gets used for immune responses, external oxidative stress, and mitigation of toxins in the body
Unknown long-term effects
A strengthened immune system also makes you more resilient to seasonal pathogens like common colds