The TRUTH about NAD+ (You Could Be Taking it the Wrong Way)
Summary
TLDRThis video highlights the anti-aging potential of NAD supplements and reveals key factors that can impact their effectiveness. Dr. Anil Badgnath explains that different NAD sources, such as nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR), offer varying benefits for cardiovascular, cognitive, and muscular health. He emphasizes the importance of proper dosing and the role of antioxidants like resveratrol and quercetin in enhancing NAD's effects, especially for older individuals. The video offers actionable tips to maximize NAD's anti-aging power and improve overall well-being.
Takeaways
- 🧬 NAD supplements may be ineffective if not taken properly, as recent research reveals three critical factors impacting their effectiveness.
- ⚖️ Different types of NAD supplements provide different benefits. Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) is particularly strong for cardiovascular health and diabetes, while Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) supports brain and muscle health.
- 💪 NMN increases NAD levels quickly, leading to benefits like more energy, reduced inflammation, better memory, heart protection, and weight loss without exercise.
- 🧠 NR is effective in improving cognitive function, reducing the risk of Alzheimer's, and boosting memory. It also restores muscle function in age-related weakness.
- ⏳ B vitamins can increase NAD, but their effects take longer to manifest (4-10 months) compared to NMN and NR.
- 💊 Proper dosing is crucial. Studies suggest 500mg of NR and 1200mg of NMN per day for maximum anti-aging benefits while staying safe.
- ⏲️ NAD supplements may become less effective as people age due to oxidative stress, which reduces the activation of sirtuins, the proteins responsible for cell repair.
- 🍇 Antioxidants like resveratrol (found in berries and red wine) and quercetin (found in currants and onions) protect sirtuins from oxidative stress, enhancing NAD’s effectiveness.
- 💡 For maximum anti-aging benefits, NAD supplements should be combined with antioxidants such as resveratrol and quercetin.
- 📚 Regular updates on health topics can help in learning new strategies for staying youthful and healthy, as emphasized by Dr. Anil Badgnath.
Q & A
What is NAD and why is it important?
-NAD is an important enzyme found in every cell of our body. It plays a critical role in energy production, cellular repair, and preventing age-related health decline, making it popular for anti-aging purposes.
What is the main issue with taking NAD supplements?
-The main issue is that our bodies aren't used to processing raw NAD directly from supplements. Instead, they prefer to build NAD from certain nutrients like B vitamins, nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), and nicotinamide riboside (NR).
How do nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR) differ in their benefits?
-NMN is particularly strong in cardiovascular health, helping with heart protection, diabetes support, and weight loss. NR, on the other hand, is more effective for brain and muscle health, aiding in neurological recovery, memory, and preventing age-related muscle weakness.
What role do B vitamins play in increasing NAD levels?
-B vitamins, like niacin, are effective in increasing NAD levels, offering anti-aging benefits such as improved strength, energy, and liver health. However, it can take 4 to 10 months to see these benefits.
How does dosage affect the effectiveness of NAD supplements?
-Higher dosages generally lead to quicker improvements in cognitive, muscular, and cardiovascular health, while very low dosages may not produce noticeable anti-aging effects. Safe dosages for NR are up to 500mg per day, and for NMN, up to 1200mg per day.
Why is NAD less effective in older individuals?
-As we age, oxidative stress reduces the effectiveness of sirtuins, proteins activated by NAD that play a key role in cellular repair. This makes NAD supplements less effective in older individuals unless oxidative stress is addressed.
What are sirtuins and how do they relate to NAD?
-Sirtuins are proteins that, when activated by NAD, initiate cellular repair processes, helping reverse cognitive decline and organ damage. They are key to NAD's anti-aging properties.
How can the effectiveness of NAD supplements be preserved in older individuals?
-Combining NAD supplements with antioxidants like resveratrol and quercetin can protect sirtuins from oxidative stress, ensuring that NAD supplements remain effective even in older individuals.
What are the benefits of resveratrol and quercetin?
-Resveratrol helps protect cardiovascular, liver, and digestive health, while quercetin can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of stroke. Both antioxidants help combat oxidative stress, preserving the effectiveness of NAD supplements.
What should you consider when choosing an NAD supplement?
-When choosing an NAD supplement, consider the source of NAD (NMN or NR), the dosage, and whether you are addressing specific needs like cardiovascular health, cognitive function, or muscle strength. Additionally, combine it with antioxidants like resveratrol and quercetin for maximum effectiveness.
Outlines
🔍 The Importance of NAD and Factors Affecting Its Effectiveness
NAD is a critical enzyme that supports energy production and prevents age-related health decline. However, new research reveals that NAD supplements may be ineffective due to three key factors. These findings make it crucial to understand how to properly use NAD to maximize its anti-aging benefits. This section introduces the importance of NAD in cellular function and highlights the need to overcome these obstacles for effective supplementation.
💊 Different NAD Supplements Offer Unique Benefits
Not all NAD supplements are the same, and they offer different anti-aging benefits based on their ingredients. NAD itself is difficult for the body to process directly, so supplements usually contain precursors like Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN), Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), or B vitamins. NMN is shown to boost NAD levels quickly and is particularly beneficial for heart health, diabetes, and even weight loss. NR, on the other hand, is better for cognitive and muscle health. The choice between these sources depends on whether you prioritize cardiovascular, cognitive, or muscular benefits.
⚖️ The Importance of NAD Supplement Dosage
The effectiveness of NAD supplements depends significantly on the dosage. Higher dosages are linked to faster improvements in cognitive, muscular, and cardiovascular health. However, taking too low a dosage may result in no benefits. While doses of up to 500 mg of NR and 1200 mg of NMN are considered safe, individuals should carefully follow recommended levels to experience anti-aging effects. It's crucial to strike a balance between safety and effectiveness when choosing the right dose.
🧬 Age-Related Decline in NAD Effectiveness and How to Combat It
As people age, NAD becomes less effective, primarily due to oxidative stress, which weakens the proteins (sirtuins) that NAD activates. Sirtuins play a key role in cellular repair and reversing cognitive and organ decline. To combat this, antioxidants like resveratrol and quercetin can be used to neutralize oxidative stress and support the function of sirtuins. These antioxidants not only protect NAD's effectiveness but also offer their own health benefits, such as cardiovascular protection and lower blood pressure.
📋 Final Recommendations for Maximizing NAD Supplement Benefits
For NAD supplements to be effective, it’s important to choose the right ingredients and dosage, and to pair them with antioxidants like resveratrol and quercetin. This combination can help preserve NAD’s anti-aging properties and protect against oxidative stress. Supplements that include these antioxidants or adding them to your diet can provide an easy way to enhance NAD’s benefits. The section ends with a reminder to like the video and subscribe for more health-related content.
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Keywords
💡NAD
💡Sirtuins
💡Oxidative Stress
💡Resveratrol
💡Quercetin
💡Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN)
💡Nicotinamide Riboside (NR)
💡Dosage
💡Anti-aging
💡Cardiovascular Health
Highlights
NAD is an important enzyme found in every cell of the body, essential for energy production and preventing age-related decline.
There are three factors that can greatly impact the effectiveness of NAD supplementation.
Different types of NAD supplements provide different benefits depending on their source ingredients, such as nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR).
NMN increases NAD levels rapidly and provides strong cardiovascular and metabolic benefits, including protection against heart disease and aiding weight loss without exercise.
NR is more effective for improving brain and muscle health, with benefits such as protecting against brain hemorrhages, enhancing learning and memory, and improving muscle function.
B vitamins, like niacin, can also increase NAD levels but take longer (four to ten months) to show benefits.
Higher doses of NAD supplements lead to quicker improvements in cognitive, muscular, and cardiovascular health, but low doses may provide no benefits at all.
For NR, dosages as high as 500 mg per day are considered safe, while for NMN, up to 1200 mg per day is safe.
As people age, NAD supplements become less effective due to oxidative stress, which affects the activation of proteins called sirtuins that drive the anti-aging effects.
Oxidative stress reduces the effectiveness of sirtuins, which NAD relies on for anti-aging properties.
Antioxidants like resveratrol and quercetin can help protect sirtuins from oxidative stress and enhance the anti-aging benefits of NAD supplements.
Resveratrol, found in berries, peanuts, and red wine, helps protect cardiovascular, liver, and digestive health.
Quercetin, found in blueberries, onions, and currants, lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of stroke while protecting against oxidative stress.
Combining NAD supplements with antioxidants like resveratrol and quercetin is essential for maximizing anti-aging effects.
Dosage and combining NAD with antioxidants are critical for ensuring effectiveness and overcoming the weakening effect of aging on NAD supplementation.
Transcripts
could millions of us be missing the true
anti-aging power of nad
recent scientific findings have revealed
that one little known problem may render
these supplements entirely ineffective
in fact researchers have discovered
three factors that greatly impact the
effectiveness of nad supplementation
even though this unique enzyme is widely
known to keep us feeling younger these
issues can greatly undermine its power
when taken in a supplement that makes
understanding these findings essential
to taking nad the correct way so what's
the truth about nad well right now i'm
going to break down this surprising
research so we can better understand
exactly how we can use nad supplements
to fight aging i'll reveal three facts
you must know about how to get the most
out of nad
how one major problem can make these
supplements completely ineffective and
what you could do to overcome this
threat what is nad
nad is an important enzyme found in
every cell in our body we produce nad
naturally because it performs a variety
of key roles in our cells mitochondria
for this reason nad is critical for our
body's energy production keeping
ourselves from breaking down and
preventing age-related health decline
that's why nad is popular with those
looking to protect their youth but
despite its popularity and anti-aging
potential there are many critical facts
about nad that most people don't know
about these factors are extremely
important to getting the most out of an
nad supplement in fact one of them is a
massive problem with these supplements
that may make them completely
ineffective in regards to anti-aging so
let's get right into it the first thing
you need to know about nad is number one
different types of nad supplements have
different benefits if you've browsed nad
supplements before you may have noticed
that most of them don't actually list
nad as an ingredient the reason why is
that until recently many experts believe
that our bodies wouldn't know how to
process raw nad if taken orally that's
because our bodies aren't used to
getting nad directly from food instead
they're used to using nutrients that we
eat to build nad themselves these
nutrients include b vitamins
nicotinamide mononucleotide and
nicotinamide riboside that's why
supplements that try to raise your nad
levels usually contain one of these
three ingredients curiously while each
of these ingredients increase your nad
their specific anti-aging benefits
actually vary let's quickly compare what
these three nad sources can do for you
nicotinamide mononucleotide a wide array
of clinical trials indicate that
nicotinamide mononucleotide or nmn for
short increases nad levels very quickly
sometimes in a matter of days these
studies found that this led to a wide
array of anti-aging benefits including
better energy less inflammation and
improve learning and memory however the
research suggests that nmn is
particularly strong when it comes to
cardiovascular benefits clinical studies
shown that nmn offers protection against
heart disease it also has several
documented benefits for diabetes
including insulin effectiveness stronger
metabolism and lower blood sugar
amazingly one study even showed that nmn
increased natural energy production so
much it led to weight loss without
exercise so if you're looking to protect
your heart fight diabetes and lose
weight nicotinamide mononucleotide may
be the better nad source for you on the
other hand nicotinamide ribocide may
have the advantage in keeping your
muscles and brain feeling young like nmn
it's been shown to increase nad and
deliver benefits very quickly studies
indicate that nr helps protect against
brain hemorrhages and can speed up
neurological recovery it's also widely
documented to boost learning and memory
amazingly in one study it reduced major
risk factors for alzheimer's disease
it also helped restore muscle function
from age-related weakness with that said
if you're more concerned about your
brain and muscles than your heart nr may
be the better option clinical trials
show that b vitamins like niacin are
effective in increasing nad which offers
anti-aging benefits by itself however
it's hypothesized that other forms
mentioned above offer more benefits one
study finds that b vitamins led to
increased nad levels as well as
improvements in strength energy and
liver health however it took four to ten
months to see these benefits based on
the evidence nicotinamide riboside and
nicotinamide mononucleotide might be the
better nad sources but when picking
between these two sources consider
what's more important to you cognitive
and muscular health nr might be the
better pick cardiovascular health
diabetes support and weight loss
consider trying nmn instead now while
the nad source decides which particular
benefits you'll see
the next topic has to do with how
quickly those benefits will come
dosing matters along with all the
different sources of nad out there
supplements also provide a wide range of
dosages in general studies seem to link
higher dosages to quicker improvements
in cognitive muscular and cardiovascular
health on the other hand some trials
found that very low dosages led to no
anti-aging benefits at all
however it's still wise to practice
caution when taking nad supplements for
nr studies find that dosages as high as
500 milligrams per day are safe
meanwhile studies show that nmn dosages
up to 1200 milligrams per day are
considered safe to feel these
supplements anti-aging effects as fast
as possible while staying safe it's
likely best to stay close to these
dosages however even if you choose the
best possible nad source and dosage
there's still one more problem listen
closely because unless you address this
issue your nad supplement may become
completely useless nad is less effective
in older folks paradoxically the
anti-aging effects of nad get weaker the
older you are however there's a simple
strategy that can keep nad supplements
effective but before we discuss that we
need to get deeper into where nad gets
its anti-aging properties see nad
activates a special type of protein
called sirtuins when sirtuins are
activated it tells our cells to start
repairing themselves this is how our
bodies reverse cognitive decline and
organ damage so nad gets its anti-aging
power from sirtuins however an aging
process called oxidative stress makes
sirtuins lose effectiveness over time
that means the older you are the less
effective nad supplements become but
what if we could combat oxidative stress
that's where a powerful group of
nutrients called antioxidants come in
and two antioxidants in particular have
been shown to protect sirtuins and help
them keep you feeling young the first
antioxidant is called resveratrol
resveratrol is found in berries peanuts
and red wine this antioxidant is known
to target and neutralize chemicals that
cause oxidative stress in addition to
keeping nad and sirtuins effective
resveratrol has its own array of
anti-aging benefits studies have shown
that it can protect your cardiovascular
liver and digestive health the second
antioxidant is called quercetin
quercetin is found most abundantly in
currents blueberries and onions like
resveratrol quercetin helps stop
oxidative stress from wearing down on
sirtuins similarly still quercetin also
brings unique anti-aging benefits
including lower blood pressure and
decreased risk of stroke so if you're
taking a nad supplement make sure to
combine it with lots of resveratrol and
quercetin if you want a quick and
convenient way to get more of these
antioxidants without changing your diet
you can also get them in supplement form
just to recap
nad supplements are highly effective for
anti-aging but when looking for one keep
its ingredients and dosage in mind and
be sure to combine it with quercetin and
resveratrol please like this video and
subscribe to my youtube channel where
i'll be discussing new exciting health
topics regularly i'm dr anil badgnath
wishing you the best on your journey to
becoming a more youthful you
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