How to Support Muscle Function with Age: Top Evidence-Based Supplements

Data suggest certain supplements, such as L-carnitine, vitamin D, and essential minerals, support muscle function and physical performance in adults of advanced age.

Researchers from University College London review data supporting that supplements, like vitamin D, L-carnitine, and essential minerals, support muscle function during aging.

Skin &amp; Muscle

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

Participants: Healthy middle-aged to older adults (average age: ~53 years)
Dosage: 1,000 mg/day of urolithin A for 28 days

Supplementing healthy adults with urolithin A —a compound produced by our gut bacteria— counters signs of age-related immune system decline.  

Principal investigator Dr. Florian R. Greten (image: hessen-schafft-wissen.de).

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)

Model: UM-HET3 Mice 
Dosage: 0, 75, 150, 300, 600, and 1200 ng epicatechin/mg food; 0, 0.075, 0.15, 0.3, 0.6, and 1.2 ng halofuginone/mg food; and 0, 37.5, 75, 150, 300, and 600 ng mitoglitazone/mg food, all given ad libitum in food starting at seven months old

Three Compounds Show Promise for Male Longevity

Data from a rigorous longevity study show promise for three new compounds, adding to the repertoire of mouse lifespan-extending substances.

(The three compounds’ effects on median lifespan extension | Rapamycin Longevity News)

The world’s most rigorous longevity study presents data showing promise for three new lifespan-extending compounds in male mice.

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