Comment · Mon, September 28, 2020 · ND Owner
NMN, Niacin, NAD +, and Addiction
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I was really fascinated to see studies supporting the idea that NAD therapy could be a used pretty straightforwardly as a treatment for addiction:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7278809/
It seems clear that NMN is one of the best oral routes to raise NAD levels, but there also seems to be evidence that straight niacin can raise NAD levels, at least in individuals considered deficient:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32386566/
The substance itself, and its systemic effects is quite exciting, but even more wild is that the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W., was an extremely fervent (really almost religious) advocate of high doses of niacin for treating alcohol addiction. The fact that this seems to be supported, at least in theory, is pretty wild. I am always shocked when things that are viewed strictly as quackery (and I know there is indeed a lot of that) turn out to be validated. A bit like IV vitamin c being totally written off, and now being used in major hospitals to treat sepsis. Anyways, I wonder if anyone had any experiences, or thoughts to share on…
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Rogermcfarley · 1 points
That's an interesting thought. I have Epicor and NDs Yeast extract. Well I have so many of your products, I'll make sure to take them daily now and then I'll inside introduce green tea after a week or two.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Our EGCG tablets are enteric coated, too. So they avoid the stomach and get the tea catechins right to the small intestine. I would be curious to see how that affects how you respond.
Here is the study on tea catachins and the microbiome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6859143/
A few more interesting ones:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-54808-5
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835862/
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00583891/file/PEER_stage2_10.1002%252Fbiot.201000214.pdf