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Submarine article? Looks to point pretty hard to Elysium Health.

Kurzweil wrote on this topic in 2013 [1].

Nobody seems to mention that the NAD precursor NR is a Vitamin B3 variant, that would make it seem less special. It does seem to have unique properties, Examine.com states [2]:

    Nicotinamide riboside is a relatively new form of
    Vitamin B3 supplementation that appears to be
    active following oral ingestion in animals
Seems like exercise recovery is the most likely benefit. Improved cognition less likely. Interesting enough to not completely brush aside...

The chief scientist at Elysium states his daily supplements are Elysium's product, Vitamin D and Aspirin [3]. The latter two are well supported by research.

[1]: http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-new-and-reversible-cause-of-agin...

[2]: http://examine.com/supplements/vitamin-b3/#summary1-2

[3]: http://www.elysiumhealth.com/blog/qa-with-elysium-co-founder...

EDIT: brain switched Aspirin, it's late here.




[3] states he takes aspirin, not ibuprofen:

"I take BASIS, as well as vitamin D (2500 IU daily) and aspirin (82 mg daily)."




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