NAD+ & Muscle Recovery
NAD+ plays a major role in muscle function
NAD+ can support effective recovery of damaged muscles
Waking up with sore muscles the morning after a strenuous workout is never fun. But what if soreness didn’t have to be an inevitable consequence of working out? Good news! While there are many post-workout supplements available, NAD+ is a great option because it’s a naturally occurring enzyme in the body that plays a key role in muscle function and cell regeneration. Continue reading to learn more!
Muscle Function & Recovery
As you can imagine, muscles require a lot of energy. They do a lot, after all! That’s why there are often high levels of NAD+ in healthy muscle cells to help them function (and recover from damage) correctly. On the flip side, low NAD+ levels—which can happen when we get older—have a negative effect on muscle health and can cause muscles to deteriorate.
So, NAD+ helps muscle cells create the energy they need to function. But when it comes to muscle recovery, NAD+ plays a bit of a more expanded role.
Strenuous workouts for example often cause microscopic damage to muscles that need to be repaired. To repair themselves, muscle cells need nutrients—that’s why it’s always recommended to eat after a workout so nutrients are present in your body for use. When muscles need repair, NAD+ plays a two-part role: it helps turn these nutrients into energy and sends signals to the body letting it know when and where nutrients are needed, boosting workout recovery.
What’s more, NAD+ doesn’t just help boost muscle recovery after exercise—it has also been shown to help reduce muscle deterioration due to age. That’s because proteins sometimes build up in cells and prevent the mitochondria from producing energy; NAD+, which works with the mitochondria, has proved helpful in reversing this deterioration!
How to increase NAD+
The best way to supplement declining NAD+ is through NAD+ Injection Therapy. NAD+ Injections help to ensure that it’s absorbed by the bloodstream, rather than being broken down in the digestive system, thereby delivering maximum benefits to your body. You get the benefits of NAD more quickly than you might with other delivery systems, such as the oral route, so you experience a faster, more effective treatment outcome.
So if you’re looking for a new post-workout supplement, or are just interested in NAD+ supplementation to keep your muscles healthy overall, get moving with our NAD+ program!
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALING & WELLNESS
Dr. Fabio Almeida M.D. ABOIM, ABNM, ABOM is the founder and director of the Center for Integrative Healing & Wellness. Dr. Fabio is a triple board-certified physician and Longevity Expert with expertise in Integrative & Functional Medicine/Oncology, Molecular Imaging and Obesity. He served as an Assistant Professor of Radiology & Radiation Oncology, and subsequently as the Director of Molecular Imaging for the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson Arizona. Dr. Fabio is a fellow of the Integrative Medicine Program at the University of Arizona, and is an expert in integrative medicine, herbal medicine, nutrition, fitness, and stress management. He is published in several peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in radiology, oncology, cardiology, nutrition, and information science.
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