I don’t use words like “earth-shattering” every day but today we are proud to re- introduce something that is truly earth-shattering.
Make sure you are sitting down, because what you are about to read, I think is the most dramatic thing I’ve discovered to “freeze” the aging process.
This discovery has tremendous benefits for the brain and the heart, quite possibly the two most important organs in our body.
Right up there at the very top of the greatest health discoveries of the past 50 years has to be Coenzyme Q10. It is the gasoline that powers the tiny engine inside every cell, the “mitochondria”.
When our cells don’t get enough fuel, they stop functioning – dead in their tracks, just like your automobile.
When people first started supplementing their diet with CoQ10, miracles started being reported, particularly for the heart and cardiovascular system, for the brain, for fighting cancer, even getting wobbly teeth to stay in the gums – the list went on and on.
Yet all this time, CoQ10 has had a shy relative, a cousin known as Idebenone. With voluminous research over the past 20 years heralding Coenzyme Q10, Idebenone was receiving attention only in Japan, where it was developed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals for the study of Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive defects.
I first came across Idebenone while working with a brain tumor client. We were looking for a way to increase production of “Nerve Growth Factor” to replenish the nerves after an unfortunate operation had gone wrong, and I made an amazing discovery.
Want to know how to avoid brain death? Read on.
Idebenone, a drug with antiaging benefits
by Robert Mason Ph.D.
The Mitrochondria, Oxygen & Energy
Idebenone (I-de’-ben-one) is an analogue of Coenzyme Q10, meaning that it’s chemical structure is very similar, although not identical to CoQ10. It has all the fabulous qualities of CoQ10, but with an even greater range and depth of protection. It protects the precious tiny “mitochondria” (the energy producing cells) and even has brain-enhancing qualities.
It is the ultimate CoQ10 and as such qualifies as being the ultimate anti-aging supplement.
There are literally thousands of mitochondria in every cell of our body. Their primary role is to produce pregnenolone, the precursor to hormones, and to produce “ATP” (adenosine triphosphate), the “raw energy” that powers virtually every activity of our bodies.
In the process of producing ATP, the mitochondria utilize oxygen and CoQ10 in a process of energy production called the “Electron Transport Chain” or “ETC”. This process is a bit like dynamite and as long as the cells receive plenty of oxygen, everything works fine. In fact, CoQ10 provides antioxidant protection, mopping up free radicals that are a natural byproduct of energy production.
But during a heart attack, stroke, trauma or shock – when oxygen levels drop – CoQ10 breaks down (it oxidizes, much like rust on metal), generating hydrogen peroxide, superoxide and hydroxl free radicals in huge amounts, damaging the very cellular structure and function it was supporting.
This is a key area where Idebenone has been shown to be much more effective than CoQ10. Under low oxygen conditions, Idebenone does not break down, rather it continues to function normally, preventing free radical damage and maintaining normal ATP production. Idebenone has all the positive benefits of CoQ10, without the downside.
Memory, Cognition & Brain Aging
Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) plays an important role in the survival and maintenance of cholinergic neurons in the central nervous system.
In dementia cases such as Alzheimer’s, it is known that learning and memory are impaired by the loss of neurons in an area of the brain called the magnocellular cholinergic neuronal system. NGF cannot cross the blood brain barrier and in scientific experiments, it has only been able to be utilized when it is injected directly into the brain.
However, animal experiments have shown that oral use of Idebenone induces an increase in NGF and improve choline-acetyl-l transferase activity. One rat study demonstrated that Idebenone stimulated NGF synthesis and recovered reduced NGF content in aged rat brains. After 21 days of successive Idebenone supplementation, the NGF brain quantity of aged rats was increased to an amount similar to young rats.
As a result of these studies, Idebenone is now being used for senile dementias, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. In a German clinical study, 90mg of Idebenone was administered for 6 months; Alzheimer patients showed statistically significant improvement. Idebenone was found effective on memory, attention and orientation. Perhaps most importantly of all, Idebenone slowed down the natural progression of the disease.
Other clinical trials indicate patients with mild dementia seem more likely to respond than those with greater functional decline. It’s the old story, catch it and treat it early before it becomes a major problem.
I believe Idebenone is so beneficial to EVERYONE, it should be taken every single day, as a preventative and to stay younger, longer.
Is Idebenone the Ultimate Anti-Aging Compound?
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According to researchers, Idebenone is the most effective compound for protecting the organs of our body, especially the heart, brain, and central nervous system from “wear and tear” caused by free radicals.
The mitochondria are key life-preserving cells, producing over 90% of ATP bio-energy. As we’ve seen, their vast use of oxygen exposes them to free radicals and therefore, over a lifetime, they become damaged, thus we experience aging.
The mitochondria most at risk are in the heart, brain, skeletal muscles and spinal cord. A key aspect of current anti-aging thinking is to slow down or even better, to prevent, the damage from occurring to mitochondrial function.
In this regard, Idebenone literally acts like the fabled “Fountain of Youth”.
Compared with CoQ10, Idebenone is …
- More potent than CoQ10 in its anti-oxidant abilities. Some studies report Idebenone to be 30-100 times more effective than CoQ10 as a free radical quencher.
- Used in solution for organ transplants instead of CoQ10. When organs are harvested for transplant to another patient, they are immediately placed in an Idebenone solution to protect them from free radical damage.
- A superb anti-oxidant for protecting the all important mitochondria, by both mopping up free radical activity and protecting the unique mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) – unique because it is derived from our mother’s genes.
- Protects under hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions, a situation where CoQ10 breaks down and creates free radicals, causing further damage.
- Shown to increase Nerve Growth Factor and enhance cholinergic activity, thereby showing it to have cognitive enhancement abilities.
Idebenone: Earth-Shattering, Anti-Aging, Anti-Alzheimer’s Formula
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- STOP using commercial deodorants, buffered aspirin, etc. containing Aluminum – Aluminum is POISON! It turns into Aluminic Acid in the body and rots the brain. All Alzheimer’s patients have high Aluminum concentrations in their brain. Stop using Aluminum cookware and drinking from Aluminum cans, as well.
- Our Mind Power formula is the pinnacle of our brain formula supplements, dramatically increasing oxygen flow to the brain, allowing it to think clearly, while conducting high electrical thought patterns and increased volume of thinking.
As always, here’s to your “Contagious Health”!
WG
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