Carnosine is a substance currently
making the headlines in media and science. We are talking about a
life-prolonging agent which is said to be not only completely safe
and absolutely non-toxic, but due to protection and regeneration of
proteins and lipids has also the potential to slow down aging
processes. Carnosine is able to prolong the lifespan on the level
of the cell and the organism – this is the tenor of those
statements.
Carnosine is a
natural, multifunctional dipeptide of the amino acids beta-alanine
and L-histidine. It is a natural component of food.
Our body consists essentially of proteins. Alterations and damages
of proteins of the body are considered to be one of the main
reasons for aging, as due to oxidation and interactions with sugars
or aldehydes proteins during their aging process unfortunately have
a tendency to destructive alterations. These alterations are
expressed by typical aging characteristics such as wrinkling of
skin, degenerative processes of eyes as well as neurodegenerative
processes. The altered proteins thereby accumulate in the
body.
In examinations,
Carnosine has now proved effective against all these kinds of
undesired protein modifications. It is capable to
“rejuvenate“ cells at a later stage of their lifecycle
(appearance, lifespan). Scientists describe Carnosine as
multipotent (antioxidative, anti-glycolysing, aldehyde-cutting,
metal-chelating). That means that Carnosine is active in many
tissues and organs and in different ways. Especially high amounts
of Carnosine can be found in muscle cells (myocytes) as well as in
nerve cells (neurons), both belonging to the macrobiotic cell
groups. (For further information regarding glycolization click
here - german only).
Biological
rejuvenation: It is a scientific fact that over the years
our cells have only a limited ability to divide. After each
division the cell approaches its death, which is fixed by genetic
information in a certain number of cell divisions. In a series of
experiments, scientists have proved at an Australian research
institute that Carnosine stabilizes cells and gets a functioning
status if they approach the aging stage. It can maintain a stable
inner body environment which leads to a youthful appearance of the
cells. By means of Carnosine, cells lived longer and showed a
youthful appearance and tendency to growth.
The Carnosine level
decreases with age. Thus, between the age of 10 and 70 years, the
Carnosine values in the muscle decrease by 63%, which corresponds
to the normal age-relating decrease of muscle mass and function. A
supplement with Carnosine can consequently be the basis for a
youthful appearance and for keeping cells young.
Carnosine is
completely safe and absolutely non-toxic. It is especially
advantageous that Carnosine is safe even if taken in high dosage,
as the body would neutralize lower quantities of Carnosine. The
enzyme carnosinase must be supplied with a larger quantity of
Carnosine than it is finally able to neutralize, in order to have
sufficient Carnosine available for the rest of the body. For this
reason, a daily supplement of 1000 mg Carnosine is
recommended.
Carnosine is multipotent and naturally
occurring
Given the variety of
food supplements aimed at few and limited aging mechanisms,
Carnosine is the most promising discovery for a long and healthy
lifespan of cells since the introduction of the Coenzyme Q10 almost
twenty years ago. Scientists rightly describe Carnosine as
"multipotent" – that means active on different levels and
place this "multipotent" life-activating potential on the same
level like Coenzyme Q10 as a cornerstone for a vitality-maintaining
food supplement.
Substances protecting
and feeding functional life fundamentals with a safe conscience can
be described as an agent for longevity. If, moreover, such
substances naturally proven are able to prolong the lifespan of
cells within the individually predetermined scale, they belong to
each program having in mind a healthy prolongation of
life.
EGCG (green tea) = Polyphenol
Green tea is
considered to be an antioxidative wunderkind. Apart from water it
is the mostly consumed drink worldwide. In Asia, green tea is not
only said to have stimulating, but also a high degree of healthy
characteristics. Apart from many other ingredients, polyphenols
plentifully contained in green tea are primarily responsible for
the large number of positive effects. Pholyphenols are strong
antioxidants protecting against cell damages. One of these
polyphenols, epigallocatechingallat (EGCG), has a multiply higher
antioxidative activity than vitamin C and a multiply higher
activity than vitamin E in the biological system. Therefore, it is
no wonder that the scientific interest in green tea has
considerably increased during the past years. Among others,
antioxidative, antiviral, antimicrobial characteristics have been
awarded to it and characteristics which are contradictory to an
uncontrolled cell development. Catechins, first and foremost the
EGCG, are said to be responsible for it. EGCG is the
antioxidatively most active substance among all catechins of green
tea.
Back to youth!
To benefit from all
its advantages, we ought to be traditional green-tea drinkers. So
it is easier to take three or four L-Carnosine "anti-aging"
capsules with green-tea extract, preferably during
meals.
RESULT: The
synergetically effective vital-substance complex of the natural
substances Carnosine and green-tea extract is especially suitable
for maintaining and supporting your health, vitality and
youth.
Each capsule contains
350 mg pure L-Carnosine as well as 150 mg epigallocatechingallat as
a desirable component of 300 mg green tea extract.
A natural multipotent and
life-prolonging agent