Taurine: The Amino Acid that Fights time
Researchers in São Paulo believe they've found the secret to combating ageing: the simple amino acid, Taurine.
The science points to oxidative stress. When cells process food, they create "free radicals", byproducts that damage cells and lead to chronic disease. As we age, our bodies lose the ability to control these destructive molecules.
This decline in natural defence mechanisms is why targeted nutrition, and specifically Taurine, has become the focus of new anti-ageing research.
What is Taurine?
Taurine is a nutrient people can find in certain foods, including fish, shellfish, chicken, turkey, and beef. It is also a naturally occurring substance in some tissues of the human body, especially the liver. Taurine is also important for the health of the central nervous system, immunity, eyesight, and fertility, according to researchers.
What Anti-Ageing Nutrients Has Muhdo Found?
We have been analysing the data from thousands of engaged, anonymised individuals over the last eight years. We then use this data to show lifestyle interventions that may increase longevity and reduce pathology risk through the power of genotyping and DNA methylation.
Below are just a handful of the nutrients which we have identified for either having a beneficial or non-beneficial effect on Epigenetic (DNAm) and biological age.
We have also found various lifestyle interventions or "tweaks" which have also been shown to dramatically reduce someone’s biological age.
Beneficial Nutrients (Dosage Per Day)
· Nicotinamide Riboside at 300mg.
· Vitamin D3 at 25ug (micrograms).
· Omega-3 at 1g.
· Methylfolate at 500mcg in those with MTHFR mutations.
· Creatine monohydrate at 2g in those with AMPD1 mutations.
Non-Beneficial Nutrients (Specific Genetic Context)
· Vitamin E in those with GSTP1 mutations.
· Phosphatidic acid in those with a specific mTOR gene mutation.
· Excessive supplemental Leucine intake.
Understanding Your Two Ages
Epigenetics is the intersection between genetics, nutrition, and environment, determining how diet, micronutrients, exercise, and sleep can all change the expression of our genes.
The vast majority of us will be completely unaware that we actually have two ages: Chronological age and biological age.
· Chronological age refers to the exact number of years that you have been alive and is as predictable as night follows day; your date of birth and age cannot be altered.
· Biological age is a true reflection of how your cells are ageing and how they have been affected by a variety of stressors such as your diet, exercise, lifestyle, and environment, all of which will affect your epigenetics.
