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ANTI-AGING INGREDIENTS ON THE DINNER PLATE

We now we have some proof the anti-aging ingredients are on your dinner plate.  Researchers at McMaster University have developed a cocktail of ingredients that forestalls major aspects of aging.

FINDINGS

The findings are published in the current issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine.

The study found that a complex dietary supplement powerfully offsets this key symptom of ageing in old mice by increasing the activity of the cellular furnaces that supply energy – or mitochondria – and by reducing emissions from these furnaces – or free radicals – that are thought to be the basic cause of ageing itself.

Using bagel bits soaked in the supplement to ensure consistent and accurate dosing, the formula maintained youthful levels of locomotor activity into old age whereas old mice that were not given the supplement showed a 50 per cent loss in daily movement, a similar dramatic loss in the activity of the cellular furnaces that make our energy, and declines in brain signaling chemicals relevant to locomotion. This builds on the team’s findings that the supplement extends longevity, prevents cognitive declines, and protects mice from radiation.

Ingredients consists of items that were purchased in local stores selling vitamin and health supplements for people, including vitamins B1, C, D, E, acetylsalicylic acid, beta carotene, folic acid, garlic, ginger root, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, green tea extract, magnesium, melatonin, potassium, cod liver oil, and flax seed oil. Multiple ingredients were combined based on their ability to offset five mechanisms involved in ageing.

SCIENCE VS. NATURE

This study showed  both the remarkable extension of physical function in old mice, and extended longevity. With this comes hopes of developing more effective supplements.

Nature has already done that for us all we have to do is part take. What you put on your plate is more powerful than any supplements you buy.

Anti-aging studies concentrate on the role of free radicals, and mitochondria damage. Free radicals are highly active, unstable oxygen atoms that are thought to be at the root of age related conditions. Inflammation, metabolic processes, as well as sun damage create free radicals. Cells create energy, and at the same time produce unstable oxygen molecules, which can cause damage to your body. This may be part of the secret to aging. Pioneering new studies are beginning to understand the process, and the measures needed to reverse the damage.

Anti-aging studies are important because it shows that antioxidants, good nutrition, exercise, stress reduction are tools that help neutralize some of the free radical damage. Antioxidants in plants are known to be effective at slowing the effects of aging. The research community and nutritionists are aware of the potential of antioxidants in preventing pre-mature aging and age-related disorders. Antioxidants need to be consumed daily, they supply the vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes that our systems need. The oxygen-radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) has become the standard method to measure the antioxidant properties of biological substances.

The second piece to the puzzle is mitochondria malfunction. This may be the root cause of many of the chronic age related conditions. All degenerative conditions, included accelerated aging can be traced to the cellular level. Mitochondrial metabolism is a key to this process. The Free Radical role in aging is morphing into The Mitochondria Theory of Aging. The reason is that over time there is damage to the cells ability to provide energy for optimal functioning. There are ways to restore the energy production of the mitochondria. The mitochondria are the power generators, a rechargeable battery system.

Chronic conditions along with aging are due to a loss of cellular voltage. This is cause by nutritional deficiencies, heavy metal poisons, infections, and chronic stress. Some mitochondrial diseases are linked to vitamin deficiencies. Vitamins participate in mitochondrial energy production. Reduced functioning of the mitochondria occurs with aging and is associated with type 2 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.

To understand the process of metabolism you need to look to energy that the body uses. For cells to use oxygen efficiently and utilize nutrients they have to be in peak shape. Keeping cell metabolism performing at an optimal level will optimize all body functions. The scientific community is recognizing that health starts on a cellular lever. Looking ahead we see increased interest in this industry. Here at Your Health Updates we will pump up the volume and shed light on this new trend in healthcare. This is the place for the digital roll out of the newest technology to enhance cellular energy

ENERGY SUPPLY

The human cell is the source of the body’s energy supply; it’s what keeps us going. When the cells are not functioning at their peak you can not have optimal health, energy, or vitality. When the cell loses some of their ability to function at peak performance, which means to produce enough energy for the body, degenerative conditions starts to appear.

VITALITY

The human cell produces the energy that is called vitality, which helps make you resist stress. Good nutrition supplies the cells with the needed material to perform their job of producing an energy supply. This is the prime reason that Americans are facing so many health challenges. Our diet does not provide the needed requirements for cellular energy.

MITOCHONDRIA

Understanding how diet affects your cells, and ultimately your energy level would change the way you face health challenges. The mitochondria are the real power production plant of the cell. There could be hundreds of these in a cell; their work is to facilitate cellular respiration, which is where they transform oxygen and nutrients into energy and water. Mitochondria are considered the power generators of the cell; they convert oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to be exact.  ATP is the chemical energy “currency” of the cell that powers the cell’s metabolic activities.

ATP

ATP helps you operate At Total Power. There is some evidence that malfunctioning mitochondria could explain Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, Cancer and other condition.  Mitochondrial function is involved in aging. With aging you loss power, cells experience an energy loss. Mitochondria help cells produce more ATP than they could otherwise, this amount of energy is needed for humans to survive.

ATP is used as a source of chemical energy. Mitochondria are also involved in other processes; cellular differentiation, it controls the cell cycle and cell growth, and other cellular functions. The one place you have power over this function is in nutrition. Cellular nutrition is one of the ways to ensure you operate at total power. By boosting the cells energy, you actually will be providing the nutrients to the cell, and making sure your body systems are supported.

CELLULAR NUTRITON

At this point we are not talking about RDA or recommended daily allowance of each nutrient. If this was enough we would be preventing a number of the chronic degenerative conditions that are so prevalent today. Cellular nutrition is the way to an active and healthy life. It is both preventative and curative. Curative in the sense that you are being providing what you need so your body can do its job; this is what the cure word means in the true sense.