NADH's Possible Benefit for CFS and FMS

From: ImmuneSupport.com
by Scott D. Olson, ND – a Naturopathic Doctor specializing in natural medicine

Supplementing with NADH is known to improve cellular energy safely by increasing production of the cellular fuel ATP. NADH also plays a vital role in creation of the neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine - important for mood, memory, alertness, and concentration.

But what is NADH? How does it deliver benefits to the cells? And how does this compare with the actions of chemical stimulants such as caffeine? Naturopathic Doctor Scott Olson outlines the science, and offers a Q&A with Austrian NADH expert Professor Jorg Birkmayer, MD, PhD, who devised a way to deliver NADH intact in bioavailable form to the cells.

Q & A With NADH Expert Jorg Birkmayer

Professor Birkmayer: All we need is energy. Every living cell needs energy to stay alive. But exactly how is this energy for life produced? Hydrogen and oxygen react to form water and energy. The biological form of hydrogen is NADH.

Q: How does a deficiency in NADH cause problems with energy levels?

Professor Birkmayer: NADH is the fuel for cellular energy production. All living cells require energy to stay alive. Without energy a cell dies because energy production represents the essential prerequisite for every living cell.

NADH reacts with oxygen, present in every living cell, to produce in a cascade of reactions both water (H2O) and energy. This energy is stored in the form of the chemical compound adenosine triphosphate, abbreviated ATP. Scientific studies have shown that a loss of NADH leads to an ATP depletion, which in turn leads to cell death.

Simply put, the more NADH a cell has available, the more energy it can produce. Most recent scientific studies have discovered that the energy level in a cell can actually be increased by NADH.

Q: How is NADH different from chemical stimulants (like caffeine) and how is it better?

Professor Birkmayer: NADH is by all means much better than caffeine or other stimulants for various reasons. Caffeine and the other stimulants release adrenaline (also called epinephrine) from the nerve cells. This triggers a quick boost in adrenaline. You are less tired and more alert.

However, it is only for a very short time. The next coffee will not give you the same boost as the first one because your adrenaline pool in the nerve cells has been emptied.

NADH on the other hand...

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NADH's Possible Benefit for CFS and FMS