The combination of known vitamins and minerals, and also vitamins a new longevity can help to prolong the human lifespan and improve health in old age, according to a new American study.
Dr. Bruce Ames (Bruce Ames), senior researcher, Research Institute children’s hospital Oakland (Childrens Hospital Oakland Research Institute) in California, relied on their own data and studies from other laboratories. The results of his work were opublikowaniu the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In his article, Dr. Ames identificeret set of vitamins, which he calls vitamins longevity. He also divides the proteins (or enzymes) necessary for the health, proteins and survival proteins longevity. They are all important to maintaining health, but play different roles.
Dr. Ames argues that the survival proteins maintain our basic life processes and reproduction, and longevity proteins play a complementary role to protect the body from damage.
When nutrients are insufficient, the body usually promotes the production of survival proteins that can lead to a reduction in the number of proteins of longevity, and this, in turn, can lead to increased risk of diseases.
Vitamins longevity, according to American researchers, are nutrients that support the function of the proteins of longevity and allow the human body to maintain health and prolong life.
In the category of vital substances Dr. Ames include vitamin K, vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium and selenium, which contribute to the health of body cells. They have many functions in the body including DNA repair, maintaining the health of the cardiovascular system and prevent cellular damage due to oxidative stress.
Dr. Ames also claims that the combination of 30 known vitamins and essential minerals taken in the correct doses, can help to extend the life of the person.
To them he adds another 11 compounds that are not yet classified as vitamins. Dr. Ames believes that they too are vitamins longevity.
Among them he includes taurine, rich in ergothioneine, pyrrolopyridine, lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, and astaxanthin.
A previous study by Dr. Ames and his team showed that people with chronic deficiency of vitamin K (which is part of the 16 enzymes) and selenium (which is a key component of 25 enzymes) have an increased risk of health problems, especially cardiovascular diseases.
Vitamin K is important for blood clotting. When it is inadequate, the body is unable to produce enough enzymes that help clean the arteries, thereby blood flow free.
Given the results of his study, Dr. Ames encourages people to keep a balanced and healthy diet. Diet is extremely important to maintain health over a long period of time. You need to follow the instructions that were probably given you more of your mom: eating vegetables, fruit, refuse from sweet soft drinks and empty carbs, says Dr. Ames.
American researchers believe that, in future, professionals may identify more vitamins longevity. However, the discovery of these nutrients requires long-term observations, because their deficits do not necessarily cause an immediate and noticeable effects. A deficiency of vitamins longevity cause malfunctions in the human body only over time.
Dmitry Kolesnik