Do you wake up feeling tired or lose your stamina mid-way through the day and look tired? Is your body taking longer for muscle repair? Feeling any brain fog? Slower metabolism? Skin Issues? Poor Sleep?
These are all challenges with aging and also all symptoms of losing half your NAD+ by age 50.
I am 64 and maybe a little late to NAD+ supplementing. That’s because the wellness brand I have used for 44+ years did not make or sell NAD+. Don’t worry, I have addressed what my body needs at each age with what’s been available to the only brand I really trust with my health and it has served me well.
But when Shaklee introduces a new supplement, I’m excited and and want to hear all about it! And especially if it helps me live age free in a new and wonderful way.
What is NAD+?
NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is an essential coenzyme found in every living cell (and you have trillions of them) that helps do two things: 1) it helps turn food into usable energy, and 2) it helps repair damaged DNA.
These are both important as we age because we lose NAD+ naturally after age 40, and so we also lose some overall energy and then our body also can’t repair the damage of the day as efficiently. That’s two things we are fighting over age 50.
How does NAD+ work in your body?
(Don’t worry, this won’t get too technical and it is worth understanding.)
For energy production, it acts as an electron shuttle in your mitochondria, or your cell’s powerhouse, to help create your body’s main energy source ATP.
For cell repair, it activates proteins like sirtuins and helps enzymes repair damaged DNA.
Maybe these words sound a little Greek to many of us. Enzymes are maybe the most familiar. But mitochondria, sirtuins and ATP not so much. The concepts are easy though: energy to do all things we want to do every day and repair to keep the body working strong and healthy.
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Why do I Want to Use an NAD+ Supplement?
I learned a way to think about NAD+ in my body as a tiny battery that is a molecule that powers cellular energy and repair (just mentioned above). And over time, this battery starts to naturally run low because of everyday factors like oxidative stress and inflammation that are damaging my DNA and how efficiently my cells function.
When I was younger, my battery ran at full capacity. By 50 it was only at half capacity. And now I’m 64, so even lower.
Every cell in my body is fighting two forces at once. Less energy and less repair equals more damage.
What are the things you might feel with this loss of NAD+? Tired during the day. Lower endurance. Slower muscle recovery. Brain fog. Delayed healing. Slower metabolism. Inflammation. Skin issues like dryness, wrinkles, and dull appearance. Sleep struggles and even mood swings.
This little battery does a lot!
NAD+ Booster Benefits
I can only speak of the NAD+ brand that I am using because this is the only product that I have experience with and that I am learning all about NAD+ through the education they are providing. This won’t be a comparison article.
The Vivix+ NAD+ Booster is Shaklee’s supplement for increasing NAD+ in your body naturally, and it also contains one of Shaklee’s other unique and patented resveratrol supplement Vivix.*
When you pair resveratrol with NAD+ there are now two paths to impact aging. There is actual clinical proof that if you take this product as directed for just 2 months, you can reverse cellular aging by 8 years. That’s powerful!*
The difference of having both in one supplement is that we aren’t just focusing on replenishing NAD+ like most NAD supplements; we are also protecting the cell so that when you boost the NAD+ you’re going to actually be able to benefit from it. Together, they do what neither can be done alone is the important takeaway that I learned.
To understand better, remember that our cells over age 50 have oxidative damage. Boosting NAD+ into a damaged cell is not going to produce the same effect as boosting it into a repaired cell. NAD+ alone only replenishes and then it is different person to person how much and how effective the increase will be.
I have already been taking Vivix from Shaklee for years. Resveratrol and polyphenols from the muscadine grape have helped me fight oxidative stress, protect my cells from damage, fight inflammation, and reduce AGE proteins.
Now I get the added benefit of boosting my NAD+ in healthy cells.
12 Hallmarks of Aging
There are actually 12 hallmarks of aging in your body and Vivix+ NAD+ Booster is a patented combination that is proven to impact all 12.
I am not a medical professional and will be the first to admit that I don’t understand and haven’t even heard of most of thse. That’s what the science team is for and the clinical studies to back up the efficacy.
If you are in the medical field, Shaklee has a lot more information than I will share here where most of my readers want to know more of the basics of what is the supplement and how might it help me feel better. Let’s look at the 12 in an image and please get in touch if you want to go deeper.
Vivix+ NAD+ INGREDIENTS
What is in this patented formula?
NMN is what is actually in NAD+ supplements. It is an NAD+ precursor that boosts NAD+ levels in your body.
To understand this better, you have to know that even though your tiny cells run on NAD+, it is too large to get into your cells through supplements or injections. NMN is a smaller molecule that cells can absorb and convert into NAD+.
APIGENIN is a powerful bioactive that helps preserve NAD+ levels and is a key ingredient in Vivix. What it does is inhibit an enzyme in your body that is responsible for breaking down your NAD+ so it helps you preserve more of it.
I know we got a little technical again, but it is always so interesting to me to learn how the body works. There are so many moving parts to our body that it is amazing. I give so much credit to the scientists, doctors and researcher that can learn about all the body processes and develop products to help us stay strong and healthy and slow down the aging feelings.
POLYPHENOL BLEND
Shaklee has a patented blend of resveratrol, muscadine grape and extracts from red wine, purple carrot, black currant, pomegranate, and chebulic myrobalan in Vivix+. It is uniquely and carefully formulated to have potent antioxidant properties for cellular defense and for neutralizing the damage done to our cells daily.
VIVIX+ NAD+ BOOSTER
I am so happy to get both of these antiaging supplement in one convenient capsule. The serving size is 2 per day and it comes in a very convenient and easy-to-open jar. I feel it is the ultimate supplement for my goal to live age free.*
There is more information on the product page. I am a 4 decade affiliate of Shaklee and the links here are my personal store links. I would be happy to discuss more about Vivix+ NAD+ with you or help answer any questions you have.
Here is the PDF product sheet from Shaklee. It has pages of FAQ’s on it.
Disclaimer: This content is for informational use only and this is not a medical channel. Please check with your doctor before considering health supplements.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.