NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide)
What is NAD+?
NAD+ is being referred to as a “Breakthrough in Brain Health!” and academic centers, including Harvard’s Center for Aging, are looking closely at its benefits. It is a crucial amino acid and coenzyme that is found in every cell of your body. As fundamental mediator of brain function, it has been shown to restore cellular production of energy (ATP) and repair DNA (PARP). It literally repowers the power plants of our cells: our mitochondria.
NAD+ is produced in abundance during youth and declines as we age. As we grow older, certain genes can be triggered that accelerate degenerative aging processes. This can result in symptoms such as chronic fatigue, loss of mental clarity, depression, stress, anxiety, and various other chronic illnesses. A critical factor in this process is NAD+, which enables the transfer of energy from the foods we eat to vital cell functions, especially in the brain.
We are now discovering that by optimizing our health we can increase our NAD+, but we can also directly replenish our NAD+ both orally and via IV therapy.
What does NAD+ do in our body?
- Supports overall brain health
- Improves cognitive function (kinase activity, neuronal synthesis, restoration of synaptic activity and nerve impulse transmission)
- Increases focus, concentration and clarity of mind
- Stimulates production of key hormones (dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline), thereby improving mood
- Reduces stress and cortisol and acts as an anti-stress agent against acute and chronic stress
- Improves memory acquisition and retention as well as problem-solving abilities
- Enhances mitochondrial function and reduces oxidative stress in the brain
- Boosts attention, cognition and impulse control
- Acts as a neuroprotectant
What are the Benefits of Intravenous NAD+ (NAD+ IV therapy)?
NAD+ reacts with oxygen in the mitochondria of our cells and is responsible for the production of energy in our brain cells and the stimulation and production of neurotransmitters and hormones such as dopamine, serotonin, and more. Increasing NAD+ levels is shown to stimulate the production of energy and neurotransmitters responsible for better mood and overall function.
Energy and Brain Function
Increasing levels of this important coenzyme in the body has been shown to boost neurologic function, restore mental clarity, support brain regeneration and repair, and increase energy metabolism on a cellular level.
Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
NAD+ may also help improve symptoms of anxiety, fatigue, and depression. In one such research study from the Birkmayer Institute for Parkinson Therapy in Vienna, Austria, NAD+ (the main ingredient in NAD+ovim) was administered to 205 patients suffering from depression with 93% of patients exhibiting a beneficial clinical effect.
Anti-Aging
Studies also suggest that NAD+ may slow the aging process, leading to a healthier and younger-looking you!
Addiction Recovery
NAD+ IV therapy has been found to benefit individuals in addiction and recovery programs by helping to reduce cravings, restoring nutrients typically lost in substance abuse, and promoting brain repair.
For more information, check out these great resources:
- “NADH Review: Like an “On” Switch for Brain Energy” – Nootropic Geek, September 2016
Link: http://nootropicgeek.com/nadh-review/
- “Anti-Aging Approaches” – Harvard Magazine, October 2017
Link: https://harvardmagazine.com/2017/09/anti-aging-breakthrough
- David Sinclair, co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging at Harvard Medical School
Website: https://genetics.med.harvard.edu/sinclair/