Fountain of Youth

Gotta love McMaster! Ok maybe I'm a bit biased because I spent 4 wonderful years there but their research teams are really amazing. Just read about an interesting study they are doing with supplements - including green tea extract, melatonin and a bunch more - that might be able to stave off old age.

The supplements are being found to tackle the key mechanisms of aging when combined (not individually), at least for some lucky mice in the study. The idea is to slow down aging and therefore slow down some degenerative conditions, not prevent them. These lucky mice on the 'anti-aging cocktail' were young and spry like 20 year olds instead of their true '80 year old' age. The researchers found that the supplements were actually affecting their mitochondria (energy production centers), producing fewer free radicals. There was even a cricket that died after 257 days instead of living the usual 120 days! David Rollo, the chief researcher, said they are seeing a 10% life extension in mice which would mean 10-15 years in a human.

The supplement cocktails includes: vitamins B1,B3,B6,B12,C,D,E, and chromium and folic acid, garlic, ginger, green tea extract, l-glutathione, melatonin, selenium, cod liver oil, coenzyme Q10, and flaxseed oil among about 15 others!

More and more reasons to take care of yourself, eat well, and take some key supplements, which have been individually prescribed by your Naturopathic Doctor.