David Marquez, who’s been a firefighter for over 25 years, testified about how beneficial he found glutathione<\/p>\n
Days after he helped extinguish the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, Pasadena Fire Captain David Marquez inhaled his first dose of glutathione on the side of the road outside the Rose Bowl stadium.<\/p>\n
The wildfire became the second most destructive fire in California’s history, killing 19 and destroying 9,000 buildings.<\/p>\n
“We were having trouble sleeping,” he said of his team. “Chronic cough, headache, fatigue – just a really rough set of symptoms following the fire.”<\/p>\n
“I felt much better immediately after the worst exposure of my career,” said Marquez, a 25-year veteran of firefighting, who has battled with health issues for years.<\/p>\n
“We were so desperate because of how messed up we were. We were willing to pretty much try anything,” he said.<\/p>\n
Scientists have long known that inhaling toxic smoke from a fire can cause a huge range of illnesses, including several types of cancers. First responders, like firefighters, are especially susceptible.Firefighters have a 14% increased risk of dying from cancer,externalcompared to the general American population, according to the US National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety.<\/p>\n
And as awareness of the risks evolve, so too has interest in alternative – but often unproven and potentially dangerous – treatments.<\/p>\n
Glutathione, an antioxidant that is naturally produced inside the human body, has been offered as a treatment at some of the largest US wildfires in recent years \u2013 including most recently in Spokane, Washington. Anecdotal evidence gathered by clinicians and fire departments has shown promising signs that it could be used to rid firefighters of some of the cancer-causing chemicals they absorb during fires. However, no large-scale research has yet been conducted on its safety and efficacy, and there are concerns over purity and contaminated supplies.<\/p>\n
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) issued a rare warning about glutathione last month. It noted two recent recalls due to contaminants at compounding pharmacies that produce glutathione. It also noted scientific trials of other common, naturally-occurring vitamins that were found to increase \u2013 rather than decrease \u2013 the risk of cancer, although none of those vitamins are used in glutathione treatment.<\/p>\n
“We don’t know if glutathione is effective,” said Sean DeCrane, the assistant to the general president for health and safety at the IAFF, which represents over 360,000 firefighters across the US and Canada.<\/p>\n
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