Dr Charles Brenner, who discovered Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” (FAQs) (Reviews) as an NAD boosting vitamin and is actively studying NR’s impact on the treatment of COVID-19 joined WRAL NBC TV 5 today to discuss his latest findings. Read or watch below:

“MY LABORATORY STUDIES METABOLISM.

IN PARTICULAR, WE STUDY THE CENTRAL CATALYST OF METABOLISM, WHICH IS A CELLUAR COMPOUND CALLED “NAD”.

“NAD” IS REQUIRED FOR US TO CONVERT EVERYTHING WE EAT, LITERALLY, INTO EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE AND EVERYTHING WE DO.

“NAD” IS NOT STABLE. “NAD” CAN BE ATTACKED UNDER CONDITIONS OF METABOLIC STRESS INCLUDING SMOKING, SUN DAMAGE, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE — MANY OF THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BAD COVID-19 OUTCOMES.

WHAT WE DISCOVERED IS THAT THE “NAD” SYSTEM COMES UNDER A SPECIFIC ATTACK DURING A VIRAL INFECTION.

SO IN A CORONAVIRUS INFECTION, “NAD” LEVELS GET CUT DOWN BY MORE THAN THREE FOLD. A NUMBER OF GENES THAT CONTROL THE “NAD” SYSTEM ARE DISTURBED.

OUR EARLY-STAGE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT BOOSTING THE “NAD” STATUS OF A CELL AND MAYBE EVEN A PERSON MAY ALLOW THEM TO BOOST THEIR INNATE IMMUNITY AGAINST THE VIRUS.

Q: AND HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

WELL, “NAD” LEVELS CAN BE PROTECTED WITH VITAMINS, ESSENTIALLY. “NAD” LEVELS DECLINE IN MANY CONDITIONS OF METABOLIC STRESS.

AS I SAID, OBESITY, TYPE 2 DIABETES, ALCOHOLISM, HEART FAILURE.

“NAD” LEVELS CAN BE SUPPORTED WITH “NAD” PRECURSOR VITAMINS.

SO WE DISCOVERED “NR”, NICOTINAMIDE RIBOSIDE AS AN “NAD” PRECURSOR VITAMIN.

WE KNOW THAT IT IS SAFE AND AVAILABLE IN PEOPLE.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT IN MANY OF THE CONDITIONS OF METABOLIC STRESS IN WHICH “NAD” LEVELS DECLINED, THE “NR” GENE PATHWAY TO MAKE MORE “NAD” GETS BOOSTED UP, SO IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WHEN A CELL IS DAMAGED OR CHALLENGED BY A VIRAL INFECTION, THAT CELL AND TISSUE IS LOOKING FOR “NR” IN ORDER TO POTENTIALLY SUPPORT ITS INNATE IMMUNITY.

Q: THERE ARE PERFECTLY HEALTHY PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE ANY OF THOSE LOWER “NAD” LEVELS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEY ARE HEALTHY WHO ARE INFECTED WITH COVID-19, AND CAN EXPERIENCE SEVERE SYMPTOMS. DO YOU KNOW WHY IN THOSE SITUATIONS, PEOPLE WITH HIGH “NAD” LEVELS THAT THEY END UP SUFFERING MORE?

WELL, YOU DON’T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THEIR “NAD” LEVELS ARE. BUT THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO, THAT IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD — ALTHOUGH THE DEGREE OF VIRAL EXPOSURE IS CERTAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN INFECTION.

RELATED:

  • FAQs on taking NAD boosting vitamin supplement Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) can be found HERE.
  • NR supplementation may have helped sufferers of these diseases & conditions (Consumer Reviews)

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