NAD - The Youth Capsule?
People hear of a “new product” or a “scientific discovery” in the context of purported “miracle” and the buzzing begins.
Such has been the case with NAD (NAD+, NADH).
The buzz leads to the emergence of evangelists armed with nothing more than a catch phrase.
“NAD is great for anti-aging.”
And from said catch phrase, sellers of supplementceuticals find revenues and new profitability as long as they can ride the wave of intrigue and mystery.
I’d like to provide a bit of baseline clarity about this intriguing compound as the research continues to unfold.
Let’s begin with this.Â
We don’t really want “anti-aging.”Â
Chronological aging represents longevity and we all want long lives. So while we understand the intention, anti-aging refers not to fighting chronological continuance, but rather to combatting biological breakdown.
We want our lives to move forward, not as an invitation for limitation and disease, but rather as experiential visits in this human body filled with joy, re...
Supplementaceuticals 101 - NAC & C60
Supplementaceuticals
A Segment in an Ongoing Review of Nutritional Hacks, Stacks, and Complements
By Phil Kaplan
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If I were to tell you I’m about to share truths related to the vast array of Supplementaceuticals, you’d likely follow with the well-justified outburst, “Supplementa-whaaaat?”
Don’t worry. I haven’t exposed a flaw in your retention of vocabulary items.
I’ve simply made up a word.Â
Sort of.Â
Real or constructed, supplementaceuticals (not to be mistaken for supercalifragilisticexpialadocious) is a long word, and if you suffer from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (ironically, a fear of long words), it might shake you up a bit, but I introduce the word with the best of intentions.
If you have a bit of patience and a desire to effectively navigate the nutritional maze, in this series I’m going to shed some light on how you can maximize health, energy, and well-being with the few nutritional supplements that can markedly serve your quest for betterment.