The combo that is scientifically proven to reduce aging (NAC & Glycine)
Everyone wants to live longer but for some, battling the aging process becomes something not to be feared but instead, a calculated and exciting part of their wellness routine when they understand that humans can start to repair and reverse the root cause of aging at a cellular and biochemical level.
If you haven’t already checked out my Instagram Live with Harvard Medical Scientist David Sinclair, you can find the transcript here where David and I discuss the crazy advancements that he and his Harvard team are making to reverse aging (in as little as four weeks). You can also read this here on the power of NMN as one of the most revolutionary anti-aging supplements and interventions out there at the moment.
Today, however, we’re looking at the powerful combination of NAC & Glycine on the cellular drivers of aging.
But to understand the power of NAC & Glycine, you need to understand the basics of aging
We like to call Mitochondria the powerhouses of each and every cell in our body. They create ATP (the chemical energy molecule that is needed to power all of the processes in our body) and keeping everything ticking over as it should.
The function of these mitochondria (found in every cell in the body) declines with age and over time they become weaker. This means less energy production meaning the aging process commences as the processes in the body become less well powered.
On top of this, when these mitochondria do their job and produce their energy, they create waste products known as free radicals. These highly reactive molecules (known as reactive oxygen species) do damage to the body, so the body and its cells depend on antioxidants like glutathione) to neutralize the free radicals swarming the body.
Manipulating compounds in the body that can improve this mitochondrial power and offset this process of damage and weakening is not new - and the powerful combination of glycine & N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is one duo that holds the power to do this.
First, what is Glycine?
Glycine is an amino acid.
It's a building block in the body that builds certain proteins - particularly collagen which then makes up all kinds of skin, muscles, bones, cartilage, and ligaments, among other things.
Among other things, it also has a ton of benefits in the anti-aging context:
- It’s a building block required for our body to create the powerful antioxidant, glutathione;
- It can help to reduce levels of oxidative stress in the body (a key driver of aging);
- It acts as a protein accumulation driver, protecting proteins against damage and accumulation (another key driver of aging);
- It supports mitochondrial health and power by having a positive impact on the mitochondrial epigenome (these mitochondria act as signaling messengers that can tell the genome which mitochondrial genes to turn on or off);
- It reduces inflammation by reducing the creation of advanced glycation end products (known as AGES) which make cells / skin / tissues and blood vessels in the body ‘stiffer’.
