Imagine you’re in the last stretch of a marathon race and you’re extremely thirsty. If someone hands a bottle of water, will you drink it? Of course you will. Your cells are always running in a marathon. They never take a break. For them to keep going strong, they need certain tools and fuel.
NAD+ is one of the most vital tools that you can give your cells. Stronger cells mean a strong you.
Consequences of low NAD+ levels
NAD+ is in every cell in the body. It’s essential for the process of transferring energy from food to tissues. NAD+ also turns off the genes that fuel aging.
At cellular level, reduced levels of NAD+ leads to lowered mitochondria function; fewer energy-boosting ATP molecules produced and fewer mitochondrial produced. This vicious cycle leads to the appearance of symptoms of aging.
As NAD+ levels drop with age, defects in gene-related and age-related functions also increase. The defects feed off each other and cumulatively produce the disorders that we normally link to aging.
The reduced levels in SIRT 1 and SIRT 3 enzymes that follow the decline in NAD+ levels lead to the following health issues.
1. Vascular inflation which damages blood vessels and can result in a heart attack or stroke.
2. Degeneration of neurons in the brain.
3. More fat stored in the liver which can result in fatty liver disease
4. Increased production of fat which ends up being deposited in white adipose tissue. This tissue is the main fat storage form that’s found in the dangerous belly fat.
5. Insulin resistance which limits the cells’ ability to regulate glucose levels in the blood. This leads to high blood sugar levels which in turn lead to metabolic syndrome.
6. Fatigue, infiltration of fats to muscles, and loss of muscle strength. These results in decreased fatty acid oxidation and thus deprive muscles of their sources of energy.
To prevent these degenerative processes, it’s important that you take steps to optimize levels of NAD+ in the body.
By increasing NAD+ levels in the body, you can reverse age-related mitochondrial decline
Benefits of NAD+
Boosts brain power – NAD+ increases neuron function and protects cells from toxicity and damage. It also improves mitochondrial biogenesis. With a brain that’s healthy and functioning at the highest level, you can make smarter decisions and be more productive.
- Beats fatigue
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition. There are currently no known causes or diagnostic tests for the condition. Its treatment is typically a combination of sleep medication and antidepressants. But this treatment method is more of placing a bandage on a fracture. By boosting your NAD+ levels, you deal with the core issue by supplying the body with energy at a cellular level.
- Helps Manage addiction
NAD+ is not a cure for addiction, but it’s a therapy option that kick starts recovery and heals your brain in a cellular level
How to boost cellular NAD+ levels
NAD+ molecules can’t be absorbed through the Gastro-Intestinal Tract. So there are two options of getting NAD+ plus to the bloodstream
1. IV injection
It takes 8 hours of being hooked to a drip and costs more than $1000
2. Sublingual delivery
Because of its small molecular weight, NAD+ is absorbed into the bloodstream through the capillaries under your tongue.