N-acetylcysteine: Potential help in slowing the Aging process!

Can we take charge of our health, diet and lifestyle to affect the aging process?

 Health and Science news was a buzz today as Uk researchers from the University of Durham highlighted the potential once again of N-acetylcysteine or N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) providing potential benefits in slowing down the aging process, this time in patients suffering from Progeria, a disease that causes accelerated aging and an average life expectancy of 13 years.

However such results might have implications when looking at wider affects of aging in the general population.

The Highlighted research featured in  Human Molecular Genetics  looked at the widely supplied and commonly used pharmaceutical drug N-acetylcysteine, normally used in the treatment of paracetamol overdose and potential liver damage that can be caused, and also used as a nutritional supplement due to it's potential anti-aging properties.

DNA and Cell damage caused by Free Radicals accelerates aging

With Progeria, a condition where highly reactive oxygen chemicals can damage DNA in the body's cells, and disruption of cell shape that lead to cell defects and the damaged DNA 5-10 times higher than in normal cells that ultimately leads to accelerated aging and early death

N-acetylcysteine, is believed to be able to 'soak up' reactive oxygen chemicals (Free Radicals) that was damaging the cells and DNA, which were then returned to some what "approximately normal levels".

Old Face-Young heart!

Apart from an important potential breakthrough in the treatment of Progeria, many interested parties and folk alike are already wondering about the wider use of N-acetylcysteine or N-acetyl-L-cysteine as a active ingredient in slowing the aging process for the wider general population.

It's use in this regard is nothing new, previous research highlighting it's potential effectiveness and use in age related neurodegenrative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease and Friedreich's ataxia, and it's potential affective use with certain cancer's.







Cysteine, a non-essential amino acid that can be manufactured in the liver. It is obtained in the diet from beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, dairy products, eggs, fish, garlic, legumes (beans, peas etc), meat, nuts, onions, red peppers, seafood, seeds, soy and whole grains. 
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a modified form of cysteine and assists the body make the antioxidant enzyme glutathione.

In terms of it's potential anti aging property and slowing down the aging process by neutralising cell and DNA damaging free radicals (reactive oxygen chemicals), powerful immune support and anti-toxin potential is not lost on those in the nutritional supplement market, especially when combined with other neutraceuticals with anti aging possibilities.
  
 From the Health Creation range at Cytoplan for example is Timeless that combines various elements in terms of the potential affect of DNA and oxidative damage on cells to support cellular health, energy production and ultimately attempt to slow down the aging process of the human body. See http://www.cytoplan.co.uk/acatalog/index.html

Cellular Health, Energy production and Anti Aging affect.

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