Key Points: According to the World Health Organization’s latest estimate, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide. However, despite decades of research, scientists have an incomplete understanding of the biological processes that initiate CKD. As such, there are no effective therapies that slow its progression, leading to fatal end-stage kidney… Continue reading Expert Explains Role of NAD+ in Preventing Age-Related Kidney Disease
Category: NAD
Harvard Scientists Unravel the Role of NAD+ Transporter in Mitigating Age-Related Diabetes
Key Points Some of our cells are more important than others, particularly when it comes to losing them during aging. Like losing a piece of ourselves, the loss of some cells brings us one step closer to chronic diseases such as diabetes. Diabetes, characterized by high blood glucose levels, occurs for two primary reasons: In… Continue reading Harvard Scientists Unravel the Role of NAD+ Transporter in Mitigating Age-Related Diabetes
Most Comprehensive Study Places NAD+ at Forefront of Countering Brain Aging
Key Points: Perhaps the most important aspect of sustaining human health is the maintenance of energy. We can’t go long without consuming energy, which comes from potatoes, chicken, and other foods. Our cells utilize food’s nutrients to produce ATP, a molecule bustling with potential energy. Moreover, they self-destruct when ATP runs too low, demonstrating the… Continue reading Most Comprehensive Study Places NAD+ at Forefront of Countering Brain Aging
Unlocking Youth: The Combined Power of NAD+ and Exercise
Key Points: NAD+ is a vital molecule involved in the production of our cells’ primary energy source: ATP (adenosine triphosphate). Without adequate levels of NAD+ and ATP, our cells die, making us susceptible to disease and death. Thus, maintaining our NAD+ levels, particularly with age, is critical for a long and healthy life. Maintaining NAD+ Levels… Continue reading Unlocking Youth: The Combined Power of NAD+ and Exercise
Anti-Aging Doctor Reveals How He Diagnoses NAD+ Deficiency
Key Points: Dr. Darshan Shah is a Mayo Clinic-trained surgeon, now the CEO and owner of NextHealth — “The ‘Apple Store’ Of Next Generation Health.” In an interview with Dr. Oz, he discusses the importance of NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and one of its precursors NR (nicotinamide riboside). He also reveals how he knows when… Continue reading Anti-Aging Doctor Reveals How He Diagnoses NAD+ Deficiency
A New, Multifaceted Approach to Increasing Cellular NAD+ Levels
Key Points: Multiple studies have shown that taking an NAD+ precursor increases blood NAD+ levels. Yet, aside from raising NAD+, there has been a lack of human trial-based evidence that NAD+-targeting supplements work against aging, even though some rodent studies suggest that they do. Now, published in NPJ Aging, Ford and colleagues from Northumbria University… Continue reading A New, Multifaceted Approach to Increasing Cellular NAD+ Levels
What Foods Are High in NAD+?
Key Points: From bacteria to humans, NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is essential for life. As such, not having enough NAD+ may promote organ and tissue degeneration, chronic disease, and death. For these reasons, some may wonder how to maintain sufficient NAD+ levels and if there are foods that can help with doing so. However, when… Continue reading What Foods Are High in NAD+?
Whole-Brain NAD+ Levels Decline with Age, New Study Shows
Key Points: With vital roles in brain aging, cognitive function, and neurodegeneration, NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) has instigated a flurry of intensive scientific investigation. On the premise that brain NAD+ levels decline with age, NAD+ replenishing therapies could counteract the cellular dysfunction underlying the brain’s time-dependent structural and functional deterioration. However, non-invasively quantifying NAD+ levels… Continue reading Whole-Brain NAD+ Levels Decline with Age, New Study Shows
NAD+ Precursors, Aging, and Longevity: Dr. Peter Attia’s Thoughts
Key Points: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a fundamental coenzyme present in every living cell, crucial for protecting our genetic blueprints (DNA), enhancing energy production, and boosting metabolism. Without NAD+, human life would cease to exist. Over the last decade, NAD+ has become a focal point of aging and longevity research, but the lack of… Continue reading NAD+ Precursors, Aging, and Longevity: Dr. Peter Attia’s Thoughts
Is NAD+ the Same as Vitamin B3?
Key Points: There are three naturally occurring forms of vitamin B3: In the early 1900s, an epidemic of pellagra spread across the American South, afflicting mostly malnourished farmers. The disease triggered madness and mortality rates as high as 64% within insane asylums. The culprit was vitamin B3 deficiency, leading to the creation of vitamin B3… Continue reading Is NAD+ the Same as Vitamin B3?