Taurine: An Anti-Aging Powerhouse? Exploring Its Unexpected Benefits

Dr. Mark Rosenberg explains:

Not a stimulant, but…

• Its presence in energy drinks often causes people to assume it’s a stimulant, but it’s not. In fact, it’s a GABA-agonist, thus having a calming effect.
• The real reason it’s in energy drinks is because it helps increase mitochondrial ATP production (ATP = adenosine triphosphate = how cells store energy that’s ready to use; mitochondria take glucose and make ATP)
• Taurine is also anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer.
• In the category of aging, human studies are slow to give results for obvious reasons, but mouse studies show that supplementing taurine in middle-aged mice increased their lifespan by 10–12%, as well as improving various physiological markers of aging.
• Taking a closer look at aging—literally; looking at cellular aging—taurine reduces cellular senescence and protects telomeres, thus decreasing DNA mutations.

For more on the science of these, plus Dr. Rosenberg’s personal experience, enjoy:

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You might also like to read:

• Taurine’s Benefits For Heart Health And More
• Dr. Greger’s Anti-Aging Eight
• Age & Aging: What Can (And Can’t) We Do About It?

Take care!