Watch my episode with Dr. Charles Brenner
Dr. Charles Brenner discusses the biological importance of NAD, explaining its critical role in cellular metabolism and its decline with age. He addresses why NAD precursors are necessary for supplementation rather than direct NAD supplementation.
Summary
Dr. Charles Brenner provides insights into NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and its significance in biology beyond the anti-aging buzzword it has become. He explains that NAD co-enzymes are critical for three fundamental biological processes: converting fuel, building cellular components, and repairing cellular damage. Brenner notes that NAD levels naturally decline with age, which has led to the popularity of NAD boosting supplements. He reveals that his initial technology was foundational to the development of the nicotinamide riboside and NAD boosting supplement industry. The discussion touches on a significant 2020 research paper that yielded surprising results. Regarding practical applications, Brenner addresses NAD's role in exercise recovery, noting that sports trainers and athletic programs endorse its use, with the New England Patriots being a notable example of a team that used Niagen supplementation for years. He also tackles the important question of why direct NAD supplementation isn't effective, explaining why precursors are necessary instead of supplementing with NAD directly.
Key Insights
- Dr. Brenner states that NAD co-enzymes are critical for three fundamental biological processes: converting fuel, building cellular components, and repairing cellular damage
- Brenner reveals that his initial technology was foundational to the development of the nicotinamide riboside and NAD boosting supplement industry
- Brenner notes that sports trainers and athletic programs endorse NAD supplementation, with the New England Patriots being a notable example of a team that used Niagen for many years
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Transcript
[0:00] When most people hear the word NAD, they'll think anti-aging buzzword. So the question is why is NAD so important to biology? >> So converting fuel, building stuff and repairing [music] stuff. Those are the buckets in which NAD co-enzymes are critical. >> So NAD levels do decline with age. There's a lot of people that are taking NAD [music] boosting supplements. It was initially my technology that turned into the nicotenomide ribocide and NAD [music] boosting industry and we published a [0:30] paper in 2020. We had kind of a shocking result. >> How does NAD play a role in exercise recovery? >> Sports [music] trainers and athletic programs swear by this. It's [music] well known that the…
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