Have you ever wondered if there are more natural ways to lower your high blood pressure,

guard against Alzheimer's, lose weight, feel better?

Well, it turns out there is.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

Today we look at the powerful properties of NAD Plus.

And no, it's not just another streaming platform.

NAD plus is an essential co-factor for hundreds of enzymes

with a potential role to play in the aging process.

Our understanding of nicotinide adenidid dinuclutid, NAD+, arose from humble beginnings as a factor

noted to enhance yeast fermentation in a 1906 paper unassumingly entitled, the alcoholic

ferment of yeast juice.

Little did they know that waves of NAD-related discoveries would go on to yield a total of four

Nobel Prizes. NAD Plus is now known as an essential molecule for all living organisms

required for the function of about 500 enzymes, including, notably, the extraction of metabolic

energy from food. The 21st century has produced yet another scientific renaissance for NAD

with the realization that it was critical for the activity of Sertuans,

the Guardians of Mammalian Health Span I detail in my book How Not to Age.

NAD is one of the most abundant molecules in our body,

once considered relatively stable,

it's now known to be in constant state of synthesis, recycling, and breakdown.

The entire pool of NAD and some of our tissues is termed over several times a day.

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