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...