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“Diet, vitamins, and NAD precursors in food "The foods that have the most NAD precursors are the same foods that have the most micronutrients of all kinds." - Charles Brenner, Ph.D. Foods rich in mitochondria/chloroplasts are highlighted as being rich in coenzymes that break down to vitamin precursors.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick explores blood tests to track health, statin alternatives, mitochondrial supplements, and vitamin B12 and autism risk in her latest Q&A.

“Fitness was not clearly linked to the balance of different cytotoxic T cell subgroups in the blood, the amount of their mitochondria (the main cell structures that produce energy), or a lab marker of mitochondrial function. Cytotoxic T cells are energy-sensitive cells.”

“Aging can be understood as the gradual accumulation of damage and dysfunction across many biological systems, including proteins, metabolites, mitochondria, stem cells, immune signaling, tissue structure, and the regulatory machinery surrounding DNA.”

“In later randomized trials, urolithin A improved some laboratory measures of muscle endurance or hamstring strength, but it did not significantly improve key primary outcomes such as six-minute walk distance, muscle ATP production, or peak power.”

“Researchers believe incorporating these fatty acids into mitochondrial membranes might alter ADP handling and oxygen utilization, potentially affecting muscle protein synthesis and energy production.”

“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.”

“But could aging become reversible in the future? Technologies like interrupted cellular reprogramming, in combination with future advances in the field of epigenetics, offer the promise that scientists may eventually be able to develop the means to reverse aging.”

“Scientists are exploring a wide range of cutting-edge therapies aimed at understanding and manipulating the complex processes underlying these hallmarks, including epigenetic aging clocks and pluripotent stem cells.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses iron imbalances, urolithin A, NAD+ boosters, vitamin K2 and hormone replacement therapy in women.