Sulfur compounds such as SAMe, dimethysulfoxice (DMSO), taurine, glucosamine, or chondroitin sulfate, and reduced glutathione may have clinical applications in the treatment of conditions such as depression, fibromyalgia, arthritis, interstitial cystitis, athletic injuries, congestive heart failure, diabetes, cancer, and AIDS.
A Japanese study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21116101) showed that DMSO (sulfur) protected from radiation damage at all cellular levels in the whole body. DMSO provides significant relief from pain with sore muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It is often used on race horses for good reason.
Sulfur is also required for the proper structure and biological activity of enzymes. Without sufficient sulfur, enzymes can not function properly. According to Dr. Edward Howell, author of Enzyme Nutrition, enzymes promote longevity.
GLUTATHIONE, SELENIUM & OTHER ANTIOXIDANTS
Glutathione, where sulfur and selenium connect, is the most important antioxidant in the body that protects from cancer-causing and cell damaging substances in our
GARLIC, ONIONS, & ALLIUM VEGETABLES
Numerous studies in China and the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12639222 concluded that higher a intake of various sulfur rich foods (e.g. garlic, onions, scallions/green/spring onions, leaks, chives, and allium vegetables such as broccolini), was associated with reduced risk of many types of cancer (e.g. stomach, esophagus, colon, pancreatic, breast, prostrate). The higher (10 g per day) the amount of these sulfur rich foods, the lower the risk of cancer, by as much as 50-54%.
Perhaps, sulfur is main factor that makes the Mediterranean diet healthier and the Japanese live longer.
environment. In fact, the immune system can not function properly without it and other antioxidants such as vitamins C, E, and carotenoids (natural vitamin A) and vitamin D from sunshine. Vitamin D reduces the risk of dying from a viral infection. Researchers from Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York found that giving supplements of vitamin D to a group of volunteers reduced episodes of infection with colds and flu by 70% over three years. https://drsircus.com/flu/vitamin-d-and-the-flu/