GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) was discovered by scientists at the University of Wisconsin in 1957. It is also known as ubiquinone, from the word ubiquitous meaning "everywhere". CoQ10 is a powerful antioxidant found in every cell of the body, where it has important functions within the mitochondria - the "powerhouses" of cells.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
A naturally occurring nutrient in the body,
acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) transports fats into the mitochondria. It occurs in many common foods,
including milk. Studies have shown that ALC may help protect
the brain by nourishing NMDA-sensitive glutamate receptors,
which normally decline with age.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Produced in the mitochondria throughout the
body from cholesterol, pregnenolone is the base material of all human steroid manufacture, including DHEA, progesterone, testosterone, and
estrogen. It appears to block the effects of cortisol, thus
helping to prevent stress-mediated cell injury.
From ScienceWeek, a grab bag of mainstream scientific thoughts on the mechanisms of aging; Klotho, oxidative damage, and senescence. "A defect in Klotho gene expression in mice accelerates the degeneration of multiple age-sensitive traits. The authors demonstrate that overexpression of Klotho in mice extends life span. ... overexpression of human catalase in the mitochondria of mice extends median and maximal lifespan by about 20%.
"There is no case for integrated medicine" says Beldeu Singh from Malaysia, citing the abysmal differences between today's drug based allopathic approach to health and other, non-drug modalities. Many medical doctors see integrated medicine as an opportunity to maintain the dominant position of the drug-based approach while "integrating" some of the diverse healing arts, but only those that will not directly challenge the drugs-for-health paradigm. We see such beauties as "acupuncture may be useful to control the nausea induced by chemotherapy".
Scientists recently discovered an anti-aging hormone called Klotho. Now, a new study shows that this protein acts by increasing the cell's ability to detoxify harmful reactive oxygen species. The research appears as the "Paper of the Week" in the November 11 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, an American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology journal.
WebMD takes a look at a recent study on the biochemistry of calorie restriction: "The results showed that mice that were fed 30% to 40% fewer calories produced more nitric oxide than those who followed an unrestricted diet. Calorie restriction also caused the mice to increase production of another chemical messenger that stimulated production of new mitochondria (the main energy source in cells) and increased oxygen consumption and expression of a protein previously shown to play a role in calo
