Five Integrative Therapies for Healthy Aging

NAD Therapy Offers Anti-Aging Possibilities for Patient Care

A renewed search for longevity has left many patients and integrative practitioners desperate to find innovative interventions to prolong health span. Gaining popularity is a new therapy that some say may help slow the process of aging and revitalize the body, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD).

“People ask me all the time, what is the one thing I would do to optimize health and performance? It's NAD therapy,” said Craig Koniver, MD, cofounder of Koniver Wellness in Charleston, SC. “It is nothing short of transformational for most people. We say it's a magical molecule, but that's only because we've observed it.”

A molecule found in all living organisms, NAD contributes to hundreds of metabolic functions in the body including cell division, DNA repair, and ATP production, according to Andrew Wong, MD, an integrative primary care doctor in Bethesda, Md.

Vitamin precursors of NAD have long been used orally to help with nutritional deficiencies and various ailments. Today, practitioners like Koniver and Wong are using NAD intravenously to help with anti-aging and improve overall health. According to Koniver, after NAD therapy, patients report feeling more energized and rested, creative, happy, alert, and less stressed.

“A patient recently walked out of my office after receiving NAD therapy and said it was the best he has felt in 10 years, and maybe the best he has ever felt,” Koniver said.

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