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.
We don’t really want “anti-aging.”
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...
Supplementaceuticals 101 - NAC & C60
Supplementaceuticals
A Segment in an Ongoing Review of Nutritional Hacks, Stacks, and Complements
By Phil Kaplan
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.
Sort of.
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...