If you find you don’t sleep well with melatonin—or are already taking one of Life Extension®’s stand-alone melatonin formulas at a different dose that works for you—Life Extension offers Enhanced Natural Sleep® without Melatonin. The consequences of sleep deprivation go far beyond the miseries of fatigue and diminished performance. Decades of clinical research document that…
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Carnosine is a multifunctional dipeptide made up of a chemical combination of the amino acids beta-alanine and L-histidine. It is found both in food and in the human body. Long-lived cells such as nerve cells (neurons) and muscle cells (myocytes) contain high levels of carnosine.28 Muscle levels of carnosine correlate with the maximum life spans…
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Aging is characterized by inflammation, glycation and mitochondrial decay. Mitochondria are the energy-producing powerhouses of the cells and are found in highest concentrations in metabolically active organs such as the brain, heart, and skeletal muscles. Currently, the only known strategies to generate new mitochondria are long-term, strenuous aerobic exercise or caloric restriction, which are difficult…
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