Rhonda Patrick· PhD
A single 40-minute bout of aerobic exercise increases the expression of enzymes involved in NAD synthesis and elevates NAD levels in human blood.
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A single 40-minute bout of aerobic exercise increases the expression of enzymes involved in NAD synthesis and elevates NAD levels in human blood.
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Exercise is one of the most powerful ways to raise NAD levels.
and and we do have some clinical evidence showing that exercise leads to an increase in the gene expression of NAD biosynthetic enzymes.