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by Chiranjib Nath

Normal aging is accompanied by a noticeable increase in both mental and physical fatigue, along with a loss of motivation.1 The tiredness we outwardly feel reflects inward impairment of cellular functions critical to sustaining life. This is in part the result of reduced levels of a compound called NAD+, found in every cell in the body and essential to life.2,3 NAD+ enables the transfer of energy from the foods we eat to vital cell functions and is required to turn genes that accelerate degenerative aging processes.5,6

Published research confirms that NAD+ levels decline as we age7,8 and represent a fundamental, systemic contributor of aging.9 Finding a way to boost NAD+ levels, therefore, could help promote youthful vitality and even extend life span. The most effective way to boost NAD+ levels in the body is through a newly discovered form of vitamin B3 called nicotinamide riboside.10 Studies have shown that nicotinamide riboside switches the genes of aging, extends lifespan, increases endurance, improves cognitive function, activates beneficial sirtuins, and enhances cellular energy.5,11

What makes this patented form of vitamin B3 so unique is its ability to directly convert into NAD+. NAD+ is the term used in the scientific literature to describe a cellular compound called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. Compelling research shows that NAD+ has a unique ability to protect tissues, induce DNA repair, and increase life span.3,12,13 These features have led prominent universities to investigate NAD+ as a potential therapy for various degenerative diseases associated with the aging process.14

NAD+ battles aging in two different and important ways: The first has to do with cellular energy. NAD+ plays an important role in transferring energy released from the foods we eat to the mitochondria so that it can be converted into cellular energy.3,15 Mitochondria are the tiny intracellular furnaces that power cellular processes.16 As NAD+ levels decline, mitochondrial function is impaired, which results in fewer mitochondria surviving, and ultimately may lead to many of the physical symptoms of aging. Fortunately, by increasing intracellular NAD+ levels, age-related mitochondrial dysfunction can be reversed.9

Second, NAD+ activates key anti-aging enzymes called sirtuins.9,17,18 Sirtuins, specifically SIRT1 and SIRT3, are intimately related to longevity through their control of gene expression and require NAD+ for their activity.3,5,19,20-22 By activating these sirtuins, we are able to gain control over one of our body’s anti-aging switches. SIRT enzymes turn off certain genes that promote aging, such as those involved in inflammation,23,24 in fat synthesis and storage,25,26 and in blood sugar management.25,26

Nicotinamide riboside has been scientifically proven to maintain robust levels of NAD+ in cells, thereby both supporting vital cellular energy functions and activating the anti-aging enzymes SIRT1 and SIRT3.11,27 As a result, NAD+ provides an extraordinary range of longevity benefits that add up to a system-wide slowing and reversal of certain aging processes. In addition, nicotinamide riboside accomplishes this NAD+ boosting effect without the irritating skin flushing and rash caused by the standard forms of vitamin B3.4,28 Directly boosting NAD+ with nicotinamide riboside presents a new and effective strategy for preventing the natural decline in cellular energy as we age by promoting youthful vitality.

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