I was dancing around this topic because I guess I thought people would read my links and understand what I was trying to say, but recent conversations online have made me realize people are not grasping the amount of growing evidence that shows improving NAD+ levels may be the single best neuroprotective action we can take on our own, and Niagen, the new and improved form of vitamin B3 is a proven and safe product that not only boosts NAD+ dramatically, but also helps improve Sirtuin activity which is a proven neurological benefactor as well. ALL the old forms of B3 blocked Sirtuin activity. That is key. I for one consider, Niagen, to be the single most important supplement patients with ataxia can take, BUT as always don't take my word for it . . . print out the research and talk to your doctor.
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The original B3 - "Nacin is a water-soluble vitamin, which is also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3. Nicotinamide is the derivative of niacin and used by the body to form the coenzymes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP)."
lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vit...
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The new B3 - First the adds:
lifeextension.com/magazine/...
vitamonk.com/blogs/health/w...
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and then the science research that is building that shows the POSSIBILITY of NAD+ repletion to halt the damage done in Parkinson's, ataxia, Huntington's and other neurological disorders. To date all the research is in cultures and animal models, but what researchers are finding again and again and in many different neurological disorders is that NAD+ repletion stops neurodegeneration, BUT a big piece of this improving message is that NR and NMN (which are both newly discovered NAD+ precursors) are Sirtuin activators where as the old Niacin and NAM were Sirtuin inhibitors.
Pending Human Clinical Trials not for PD:
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show...
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Completed Human Clinical Trials:
nature.com/articles/s41514-...
researchgate.net/publicatio...
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Research demonstrating protection in neurological disorders:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/256...
scienceofparkinsons.com/201...
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/258...
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
cell.com/cell-metabolism/fu...
cell.com/cell-metabolism/fu...
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/810...
sciencedirect.com/science/a...
pnas.org/content/early/2018...
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and no you don't have to take a B complex to see the benefits of Niagen. That is an internet fallacy posted over and over.