The Medical Advisor

Since the turn of the century the progress in the field of longevity has been remarkable. Researchers like Dr. David Sinclair, Dr. Rhonda Patrick, Dr. Eric Verdin, and others have catapulted the field from one that was secondary to other lifespan-focused fields like those related to helping cancer, diabetes or other common killers, into one of the most exciting and interdisciplinary areas of study today. Along with research into simple lifestyle interventions like sleep, exercise, and sauna use, certain specific nutritional elements, notably a select few known as “NAD+ boosters,” are being looked at and now commercially sold, as a potentially effective treatments for a disease that’s very old but also very new: aging. NAD+ boosters like nicotinamide riboside (NR), and nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), as well as the compound resveratrol - produced in plants, notably red grapes, during periods of stress can all be purchased in supplement form commercially. What exactly does a longevity...