Replenishing NAD+ supply with form of vitamin B3 helps improve Parkinson’s symptoms
Humble B vitamin could help CALM Parkinson’s
It started as a mild tremor… just a little shaking that barely anyone would notice.
But it’s progressed… and now you’re afraid to shake someone’s hand when you meet them…
Or try to hold a fork or a glass of wine out in public.
Friend, Parkinson’s disease can be a tough pill to swallow…
As you witness the DECLINE of your motor function… and LOSE CONTROL over your life.
You may feel HELPLESS as you watch your independence SLIP AWAY…
Especially if your doc tells you there’s not much he can do to help IMPROVE your condition.
After all, there’s no official cure for Parkinson’s.
But there may be answers BEYOND the mainstream…
Including ones that could TURN THE TIDES when it comes to this DEBILITATING motor disorder.
In fact, the latest research out of Norway shows how a humble vitamin might help IMPROVE Parkinson’s symptoms…
I’m talking about vitamin B3.
Specifically, it’s a special form of this B vitamin called nicotinamide riboside (NR)… which is a precursor for a VITAL energy molecule called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, or NAD+ for short.
Believe it or not, NAD+ is actually a derivative of nicotine!
And as it turns out, Parkinson’s patients often show low levels of it.
Fortunately, studies have shown that REPLENISHING their NAD+ supply with NR… and REVERSING the deficiency… could get their motor function headed in the right direction.
Now, this makes sense to me… as NAD+ is tied in with mitochondrial function…
Something that seems to go haywire in Parkinson’s patients.
See, your mitochondria are the little “powerhouses” inside each and every one of your cells…
But their ability to generate energy gets SABOTAGED in cases of Parkinson’s.
NAD+ is also well-established as an anti-aging molecule…
But our levels of it decline somewhat as we get older… just when we need it MOST!
In this latest study, Parkinson’s patients saw SIGNIFICANT score improvements on the Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale…
After receiving 3,000 milligrams of NR over the course of four weeks.
That’s a higher dose than what’s previously been studied…
But it didn’t cause any negative side effects among the subjects.
That’s good news…
But this was a pretty small study… one that took place over a relatively short period of time.
It’ll take a LARGER sample size… and a LONGER trial… to find out what boosting NAD+ levels can really do for Parkinson’s patients.
I’d still consider this a step in the right direction…
Especially since it follows up on a promising clinical trial from 2022 that gave participants just 1,000 mg of NR (and also saw clinical improvements).
Now, you might find supplements out there that are labeled “NAD+”… but more likely than not, they contain a precursor like NR.
The NR supplement used in the study I just mentioned is actually available online and at your local health food store. It’s called Tru Niagen… but the recommended dosage for it is 300 mg, not the 3,000 used in the study.
Before you start up on anything new… and especially before you take high doses that far surpass the label’s recommendation… be sure to check with your doc.
There’s been a lot of “buzz” surrounding NAD+ as a possible “fountain of youth”… so a conventional doc might SCOFF at it.
But show him the research… and its safety record… and maybe you can help him come around.
For better health,
Dr. Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D.