What is NAD+

NAD stands for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. It is a coenzyme found in all living cells and has even been called an anti-aging molecule because of the many important roles it plays in promoting health and prolonging lifespan.

This powerful molecule has a lot of potential for new therapeutic opportunities. Studies have shown that it can help battle many effects of aging and chronic conditions on the human body and brain.

Read on to learn more about what exactly the coenzyme is responsible for in your body and how IV NAD+ supplementation can improve your overall health.

What are the benefits of NAD+

Promotes healthy brain function

Fights chronic fatigue

Increases energy

Boosts metabolism

Promotes weight loss

Regenerates cells

Slows aging

Reduces internal inflammation

Slows cognitive decline

NAD+ and Covid-19

 Harvard research team that includes Dr. David Sinclair, best known for his pioneering work on the anti-aging benefits of resveratrol, has recently released a paper recommending NAD+ to boost the immune system of seniors as a preventive against COVID-19. It is also very beneficial in all age groups.

Elderly COVID-19 patients should be given anti-aging drugs to make their immune systems “younger” so they can fight the virus faster—before it wreaks havoc on their lungs and other organs. *

A summary of the evidence that backs their recommendation as follows:

  • The severity and outcome of COVID-19 largely depends on the patient’s age. Over 80% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are over 65 years of age and have a 23-fold greater risk of death.

  • COVID-19 patients most commonly present with fever, cough, and dyspnea. Particularly in those over 65, however, symptoms can progress to pneumonia, cytokine release syndrome, multiple organ failures, and death.

  • The molecular differences between the young, middle-aged, and elderly may determine whether COVID-19 is a mild or life-threatening illness.

  • As we age, our immune system tends to recognize and respond to pathogens more slowly and to be overwhelmed by chronic inflammation (inflammaging).

  • A slower immune system gives the coronavirus time to replicate and cause more serious disease.

  • NAD is essential to many cell functions, including numerous aspects of stress resistance and pathogen defense.

  • NAD levels naturally decline as we age.

  • There is growing evidence** that lower NAD+ levels in the lung and vascular endothelium contribute to poor COVID-19 outcomes.

  • NAD “boosters” can help give the elderly a “younger” immune system, which would recognize, respond, and clear the coronavirus before it was likely to become life-threatening.

“NAD boosters…have been suggested as first-line treatments against COVID-19, especially aged patients,” the researchers conclude.

* https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202004.0548/v1

** https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.17.047480v3.abstract