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Fuel your body against illness, aging, addiction with NAD

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What if there was an all-natural vitamin therapy that could restore youth, replenish energy, reverse chronic illness and neurodegenerative disease, and improve athletic performance? What if this same holistic therapy brought back clarity of thought, diminished symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD, and eliminated cravings for alcohol and drugs even in the most addicted individuals? There is such a substance, and it occurs naturally in every cell in your body.

This substance is called NAD, and it stands for Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide. It is an essential molecule found in every cell of your body whose main purpose is to fuel metabolic reactions. The same way gas fuels your car, NAD fuels cells and switches on your “good genes”. Stress, chronic illness, drugs, alcohol, age and medications all contribute to a decrease in NAD. Replenishing NAD levels so your body can function at its highest potential is vital. NAD also plays a significant role in gene expression, linking it to age-related and neurodegenerative diseases.

NADs Role in Reversing Chronic Illness and Neurodegenerative Disease

Health and energy are intimately related. If the powerhouses of your cells, the mitochondria, aren’t functioning properly, you are going to experience symptoms. When these symptoms accumulate over time, they turn into illness. In fact, the link between NAD, energy production, and chronic illness couldn’t be clearer. Low NAD results in low ATP levels. Low ATP levels eventually lead to cell death. If nerve cells are being deprived of energy, symptoms of depression, anxiety, fatigue and lack of focus may manifest. In prolonged cases, this may translate to diseases such as Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and dementia. This logic can be applied to other areas of the body. For example, if your heart cells are affected, it can lead to cardiovascular disease. If your lung cells are affected, it can lead to pulmonary disorders. Essentially, when the cells in your organs and tissues don’t have a sufficient amount of energy to carry out their function, illness results. IV NAD supplemented with amino acids can be beneficial in restoring energy production, especially in hard to reach areas like nerve tissue, and it even prevents permanent damage. Some conditions which benefit from NAD infusion therapy include:

Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease
Chronic Fatigue
Fibromyalgia
Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Lyme Disease

NAD’s Role in Addiction, PTSD, and Depression

With relapse rates between 50-90%, addiction is a serious brain disease that has not effectively been treated. After completing a NAD detox program, patients and clinicians have seen incredible transformations. Instead of using toxic pharmaceuticals that harm your brain in the long run, NAD is restorative and heals your cells through cellular biogenesis. A majority of people addicted to alcohol and other harmful drugs usually suffer from a severe form of neurotransmitter imbalance. Along with feelings of depression, anxiety, and insomnia, this imbalance leads to poor nutrient absorption, preventing the individual from acquiring the necessary building blocks to heal their neurotransmitters. In these cases, NAD is supplemented with amino acids and other vitamins and minerals, allowing the body to re-establish proper neurotransmitter levels. Therefore reducing and even eliminating withdrawal effects. Because NAD therapy is essentially a brain restoration therapy, it rewires the brain to re-activate dormant pathways. In this same sense, it is no surprise that NAD therapy has had tremendous success in patients with PTSD, anxiety and depression.

Rapidly detox from addictions without harmful pharmaceuticals
Eliminate or minimize incessant cravings, which is the primary cause of relapse
Restore personal energy, clarity and a sense of well-being
Replenish your brain to improve cognitive function
Rediscover your inner calm and natural happiness
Set the stage for long term recovery

NADs Role in Anti-Aging

When it comes to aging, medical researchers have long known that a group of enzymes called sirtuins play a crucial role in the inevitable process of getting older. Sirtuins regulate blood sugar levels and fat storage, protect your DNA, and most importantly, they determine inflammation levels. Sirtuins depend on NAD to start and stop protective pathways that are linked to pathologies of age-related diseases. In other words, sirtuins are able to “turn on” and “turn off” certain genes like a light switch. Why is reducing inflammation important? Inflammation causes damage to your DNA and other structures in your cells, which can lead to cell death. When we breath pollutants, expose ourselves to high levels of stress, or consume inflammatory foods, we put our cells at risk. With bountiful amounts of NAD, your cells are able to activate enzymes to prevent and correct DNA damage. Superhero enzymes, such as sirtuins, allow your cells to live long and healthy lives, meaning a long and healthy life for you!

NAD can be administered either by IV or  taken orally as a daily supplement. IV doses are much higher and are indicated for specific illness states or medical conditions that require advanced levels of NAD intervention. For healthy individuals, oral dosing of NAD would be an appropriate and smart addition to your supplementation regimen.

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About Miguel Gonzalez, MD

Miguel Gonzalez, MD, FACP, FCCP is a Board Certified Internist & Pulmonologist who has done extensive training and research in all aspects of functional, integrative and holistic medicine such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, mind-body medicine, bio-identical hormone therapy, bio-detoxification, chemical and heavy metal toxicity & sensitivity, Lyme disease, IV vitamin therapy and many others.

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