Episode Description
We stop obsessing over wrinkles and start looking at the real “cellular battery” that powers aging: NAD+. We weigh the hype against NIH workshop science, clinical trial signals, and the blunt reminder that exercise can raise NAD+ to youthful levels without a biohacker budget.
• NAD+ as a coenzyme that converts food into ATP
• NAD+ role in DNA repair enzymes and cellular maintenance
• sirtuins debate and why top researchers disagree
• Sinclair’s NMN mouse data and frailty clock claims
• Brenner’s evolutionary argument for stress response biology
• NAD World signaling between adipose tissue and hypothalamus
• microbiome trade that helps the host synthesize NAD+
• why oral NAD+ fails and precursors like NR and NMN dominate
• first-pass metabolism limits supplements and drives IV therapy demand
• NR vs NMN head-to-head data on blood NAD+ increases
• brain NAD+ challenges and why consistent dosing matters
• clinical trial mechanisms for blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, and mitophagy
• the exercise finding that reframes the whole longevity narrative
• aging as a communication breakdown across organs
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