The patients were diagnosed using the WHO criteria of post-COVID (long COVID) [52], namely: (a) individuals having a history of proven SARS-CoV-2 infection, (b) symptoms persisted beyond the acute phase of illness or manifested during recovery from acute COVID-19 infection, (c) symptoms lasted at least 2 months and are present 34 months after the onset of COVID-19, and (d) patients suffer from at least two symptoms that impair daily functioning including fatigue, memory or concentration problems, shortness of breath, chest pain, persistent cough, difficulty speaking, muscle aches, loss of smell or taste, affective symptoms, cognitive impairment, or fever [52]
This means your body might get the "building blocks" of glutathione, but it doesn't get the intact molecule it needs to provide immediate antioxidant support
Aim for 2 to 3 liters of water daily
Mechanistically, luteolin activates antioxidant defense pathways, particularly Nrf2-regulated enzymes, while modulating PI3K/AKT signaling involved in granulosa cell survival and metabolic support of the oocyte (Pan et al., 2025)