Glutathione Amino Acids: Why Supplements May Not Work 5 1. Glutathione and Lipoic Acid D&PS Glutathione is the body's master antioxidant. It is important for handling oxidative stress, detoxification, and immune health. Low glutathione is linked to many chronic illnesses. Knowing what your body needs to make Everyone says NAC can make glutathione. Wrong. Evidence against this is staring right at you. As you can see here, my wife's GCLC gene is genetically slower. Thus, she cannot convert Cysteine Glutathione