NAD+ Therapy

NAD+ stands for Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide and is a “helper” molecule or coenzyme that is present in every cell in the body. This coenzyme is critical to the chemical mechanisms and biological processes that our bodies use to produce energy.

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Important in cell DNA repair, NADH and NAD+ occur naturally in your body. They play a major role in the chemical process of generating energy and NAD+ is probably the most important co-factor for improving mitochondrial function.

Why is NAD+ Critical?

Adenosine diphosphate (ATP) is an organic compound and hydrotrope that provides energy to drive many processes in living cells and is found in ALL known forms of life. Cells in the ADP electron transport chain and mitochondria produce energy by converting ADP to adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This energy production process needs electrons to perform and mitochondria source these electrons from NAD+. Without NAD+, we would die in a very short period of time.

Because NAD+ plays this critical role in energy production, it has numerous health benefits. NAD+ improves physical performance as well as cognitive function. By increasing the levels in the body, it helps improve our physical and mental health and help reverse the aging process.

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What does NAD+ do?

First, it turns nutrients into Adeno triphosphate (ATP – the energy currency of each cell). Second, it works with proteins to carry out vital biological processes such as:

DNA repair
Participation in mitochondrial function
Regulates energy metabolism
Gene expression
Epigenetic modifications via chromatin-modifying enzymes
Post-translational modifications
Calcium signaling
Maintaining chromosomal integrity

Anti-aging Properties

NAD+ activates certain enzymes that may promote healthy aging:

Offers Protection to the Brain
Helps to Fight Cancer
Good for the Liver
Helps You Sleep and Eat at the Right Time
Keeps the Ears Healthy
Increases Metabolism
Improves Muscle Function
Benefits to the Central Nervous System

Addiction/Substance Abuse

As a person abuses drugs and alcohol, their natural amount of NAD+ is depleted. This makes it more difficult for them to convert the energy that is broken down from food. It is even speculated that people who naturally produce less NAD+ are more likely to develop an addiction and potentially a co-occurring disorder. Other reasons the body’s natural reserve of NAD+ would be depleted are:

Post-traumatic stress
Anxiety
Depression
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Alzheimer’s
Parkinson’s
Neurodegenerative diseases
Aging

Why Use NAD Therapy to Treat Addiction?

It flushes out all of the drugs that are still in the user’s system.
Reduces withdrawal effects, which can be extremely difficult and uncomfortable to tolerate.
It curbs the cravings for alcohol and opioids and lessens the pain of withdrawal, making recovery easier physically and mentally.
It allows the body to produce energy more naturally, without a crash or jitters like caffeine and sugar or the negative effects that come with other substances.

Length of sessions vary depending on severity of the addiction and what the clinic recommends. After the initial session, follow ups will be scheduled 1 to 2 months later. These sessions can continue at the discretion of the prescribing clinic.

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