No discussion of anti-aging therapies would be complete without discussing the factors that accelerate aging and may even destroy your health.
But before we tell you what you can do to strengthen your health and improve your chances of living a long and healthy life, let’s look at the factors that accelerate aging.
Homocysteine
Homocysteine is a type of cellular waste product. It results from the breakdown of an amino acid called methionine.
In other words, homocysteine is the waste of methionine.
Fortunately, there is a chemical process in the body called methylation, which recycles homocysteine and converts it back into a non-toxic amino acid.
When methylation is functioning well, toxic levels of homocysteine are kept low in the body.
But when methylation malfunctions, homocysteine levels increase and in turn increase the risk of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, heart disease and sexual impotence.
In short, all diseases associated with age!
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine New England Journal of Medicine revealed that blood homocysteine levels equal to or greater than 15 μmol per liter or higher increased the risk of premature death 6-fold in patients with heart disease.
A high homocysteine level is also associated with osteoporosis.
Low estrogen levels can raise homocysteine levels in women, making them more susceptible to osteoporosis.
These elevated homocysteine levels have also been found to accelerate the aging process of cells and increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
There is a very simple laboratory test that can be done to find out your homocysteine levels.
If the results show high levels, you do not have to resort to a drug to lower your levels.
There is a natural and safe way to regain balance and here it is.
Below is a regimen of supplements you can take to lower your homocysteine levels naturally:
- Vitamina B12: 500 mcg
- Ácido Fólico: 800 mcg
- Vitamina B6 25 mg
- Riboflavin (B2): 25 mg
- TMG (trimethylglycine): 500 mg
Low levels of Vitamin B
Inadequate Vitamin B intake can lead to abnormal methylation patterns. This in turn causes homocysteine levels in the blood to rise.
In a famous Harvard University study, the incidence of heart attacks was observed in conjunction with Vitamin B6 and folic acid intake. Participants began the study with no history of cardiovascular disease.
The results revealed that people who took a higher amount of Vitamin B6 were 30% less likely to have a heart attack than people who took a lower amount.
And participants who took the highest amount of vitamin B6 and folic acid had less than a 50% chance of having a heart attack.
Short telomeres
At the ends of chromosomes there are regions of DNA whose main function is to maintain the stability of the chromosomes in your cells. These DNA regions are called telomeres.
Each time one of your cells divides, the information between the telomeres is reproduced, but a small part of the telomeres is not reproduced.
What this means is that each time your body’s cells divide, the telomeres get shorter and shorter.
Now, science has determined that telomere length is a marker of cell age: the shorter the telomere, the older the cell.
Telomeres also determine the aging process by sending a signal to cells that their time is up, to stop reproducing and allow the cell to die.
Researchers have found that high levels of homocysteine can triple the amount of telomere lost each time a cell reproduces.
The end result: the aging process is accelerated.
Here is the supplement regimen you can follow to lower homocysteine (cellular waste) levels in the blood and keep them low:
Vitamin B12: 500 mcg
Folic Acid: 800 mcg
Vitamin B6 25 mg
Riboflavin (B2): 25 mg
TMG (trimethylglycine): 500 mg
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