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

Model: Male ApoE−/− mice fed a high-fat diet for 12 weeks to induce atherosclerosis.
Dosage: Methyl-β-cyclodextrin (Mß-CD) at 2.0 g/kg, subcutaneous injection, twice a week

 A new study shows cyclodextrin reduces artery plaques in mice by lowering cholesterol and blocking inflammatory cell death. 

Cardiovascular

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 C57BL/6 mice given continuous alcohol for 4 weeks 
Dosage: 350 mg/kg/day of nicotinamide riboside chloride for 2 weeks

The NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) precursor nicotinamide riboside chloride (NRC) counteracts neuronal damage caused by alcohol consumption in mice. 

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