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“A May 2025 Nature paper showed taurine uptake may fuel aggressive myeloid leukemias in laboratory and mouse models, illustrating how nutrients beneficial to healthy tissues may also feed certain cancers.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick explores taurine's longevity role, cocoa flavanols, training adaptations, and oral hyaluronic acid in a Q&A.

“Specifically, healthy collegiate athletes who supplemented daily for four weeks with 15.75 grams of creatine mixed with glucose, taurine, and an electrolyte supplement experienced a 13 percent increase in high-density lipoproteins (HDL) – proteins that deliver cholesterol back to the liver – and a 13 percent decrease in VLDL.”

“However, a study involving more than 2,500 mentally healthy older adults found that a higher daily dietary magnesium intake (at least 407 milligrams) was linked to better overall brain function, primarily among non-Hispanic white females with adequate vitamin D status, underscoring the interdependence of the two nutrients.”

“Taurine breaks down to form hydrogen sulfide, a gas that promotes cardiovascular health and may be useful in treating Alzheimer's disease. Low taurine levels promote pathogenic colonization of the human gut, but high levels help resist it.”

“A recent meta-analysis found that taurine supplementation improves conditions associated with metabolic syndrome. Researchers analyzed the findings of 25 studies (with more than 1,000 participants) investigating links between taurine supplementation and metabolic syndrome.”

“Among mice that received taurine, median lifespan increased by 10 to 12 percent, roughly equivalent to about eight years in humans. They repeated their experiment in monkeys, worms, and yeast and observed similar effects.”

“The smokers were given either two grams per day of vitamin C for five days or 1.5 grams per day of taurine. [...] > The researchers report that taurine restored normal vessel function according to [flow mediated dilation (FMD)] measurements.”

“These putative "longevity vitamins" include: ergothioneine (a fungal antioxidant found in mushrooms), queuine (a bacterial metabolite found in the gut), PQQ (a bacterial metabolite in soil that is taken up by plants ), lutein and zeaxanthin (concentrated in leafy greens), lycopene (found in tomatoes), alpha- and beta-carotene, and cryptoxanthin (all plant antioxidant carotenoids)…”