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Is longevity science overhyped? | Professor Charles Brenner, PhD

The Proof with Simon Hill

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The Role of NAD Plus in Metabolism

When NAD plus levels are depleted, you've mentioned before that can affect repair mechanisms. Is that by affecting metabolism? And what is metabolism? I think if someone has a high level understanding of it, my high level understanding,. and I know it's more complex than this, is metabolism is taking the food that we eat and turning it into an energy currency our body can use to perform various functions. That's part of it. But how did you form from a fertilized egg to a six foot, one tall guy? You turned food into Simon. So your body built all of your structures. Unless you have a bionic hip or something like that, every part of your body was built

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