Participants: Adults over the age of 60
Dosage: 3,750 mg of niacin twice daily (after gradual dose increase), 150 mg of dihydroberberine twice daily, 50 mg of taxifolin (with 500 mg of vitamin C and 15 mg of zinc) twice daily, 50 mg of tocotrienols twice daily

A combination of supplements, including the NAD+ precursor nicotinic acid, improves cholesterol, allowing some participants to cease taking statins.  

Study conducted by Professor Emeritus Joseph Keenan, MD, at the University of Minnesota. 

Nicotinic Acid

The Rise of China’s Longevity Movement: A Quest to Defy Aging

China’s national project to crush aging encompasses longevity labs, “immortality islands,” and grapeseed pills, as well as exorbitant claims based on sometimes questionable science.

(Attendees at a conference in Shanghai try out a cryogenic chamber in which temperatures plummeted to approximately -200 degrees Fahrenheit, meant to slow aging | New York Times)

A surge in the Chinese public’s interest in longevity science has led to substantial investments from the state and private companies in aging research.

Aging &amp; Longevity

Columbia University scientists find that inflammation increases the risk of common chronic age-related diseases only in people from industrialized populations. 

Columbia University in New York City (image: Columbia.edu). 

Immunity

Model: Male Sprague-Dawley rats 
Dosage: 400 mg/kg of magnesium L-theanine and 600 mg/kg of nicotinamide riboside administered orally for 40 days

Scientists find that treating rats with magnesium L-theanine and nicotinamide riboside (NR) counteracts stress-induced metabolic, gut, and liver aging. 

Study conducted by researchers from Firat University in Turkey (image: turkeyuniversity.org)

α-Lipoic Acid: Efficacy, Safety, and Dosage

α-lipoic acid is an antioxidant naturally produced by the body, which is also available as a supplement, and human trials indicate that it has neuroprotective and male fertility-enhancing effects.

(α-lipoic acid’s molecular structure | Neuroneeds)

α-lipoic acid is a potent antioxidant, which human trials suggest has neuroprotective and male fertility-enhancing properties.

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