Summary:
NADH is creating energy in every cell of your body. The heart uses this energy to beat 400 million times in a lifetime. (See the section called the Guided Tour for more information about creating energy in cells.) It's no wonder, the highest concentration of NADH is in heart tissue. The body also uses NADH in fighting disease. The body also uses NADH to repair or replace damaged or wounded cells. For the first time in history, the body has an ability to increase its supply of NADH with an Co-E1® nutritional supplement.

Imagine the possibilities! NADH provides an unlimited power source. It provides the the most biologically potent antioxidant weapon used in the immune system defense network. It's abundant resource used for repairing damages to the body. It's as safe as a nutritional supplement. It's scheduled to become the newest "B" nutritional supplement in 1998.

Perspective:
We need to use an analogy to gain a perspective on how the body would use the additional NADH. Imagine for a moment, you own a building that's damaged by hurricane force winds.

• If you had a limited number of workers, their efforts would be limited to the most important tasks.
• The extent of damage will determine the sufficient number of workers needed to repair the damage.

A body low on NADH is like this job without enough workers. Taking a daily NADH supplement is like putting more workers on the job.

• The repairs are done quicker and better.
• No repair tasks are left out because of a storage in the number of workers.

Heart tissue has the highest concentration of NADH. It stands to reason, heart tissue has a limited supply of NADH because the heart's demand for it is so great. If heart tissue doesn't have enough, the body will alter its metabolism abandoning repair or immune work efforts.

NADH reducing the risks of many heart diseases:
The greater the supply of NADH in heart tissue, the more preventative and corrective actions the heart tissue can make. The following are degenerative cardiovascular and heart conditions. Doesn't the word "degenerative" mean: "insufficient generation of energy?"

With an sufficient supply of NADH. it stands to reason, NADH reduces the risks of the following diseases:

• hardened arteries, arteriosclerosis (detail definition is provided below)
• cellular repairs after a heart attack, coronary
• cellular repairs after a cerebral thrombosis, brain hemorrhage, stroke
• carditis, endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis, angina pectoris, angina
• bradycardia, tachycardia
• gallop rhythm, palpitation, dyspnea, heart murmur
• valve disease, valvular lesion, mitral stenosis
• cardiac hypertrophy, enlarged heart, athlete's heart
• fatty degeneration of the heart
• congenital heart disease, hole in the heart
• rheumatic heart disease, coronary heart disease
• high blood pressure, hypertension
• low blood pressure, hypotension
• vascular disease, atheroma, aneurysm
• rheumatoid arteritis
• thrombosis, coronary thrombosis, blood clot, embolism, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction

The concentration of NADH in the body:
NADH is found in every cell of the body. Some cells have higher concentrations of NADH then others. For example, the heart cells contain 90 micrograms of NADH per gram of heart tissue, red blood cells contain 4 micrograms per gram of blood.( ⁴ )

The greater the cell's energy requirements, the more NADH the cell will contain. NADH is directly involved in the body's

• generation of cellular energy. See the section called the Guided Tour for more information about creating energy in cells.
• cellular repair and replace systems. See the section called NADH directly involved in the body's tissue repair system.
• DNA (genetic code) repair system. See the section called NADH directly involved in the body's DNA repair system.
• immune system fighting disease with nature's most biologically potent antioxidant. The most powerful weapon in the body's defense network. See the section called NADH directly involved in the body's immune system.

When the body uses its NADH in any of the above systems, the body's demand for NADH is greater.

Summary of section: DNA repair system
Genetic damage is the biochemical basis for a number of chronic diseases. To name just a few of these diseases: cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and arteriosclerosis (defined below). It may take months and in some cases years, before the disease makes itself known to the body. The length of exposure, each person's DNA repair system, and long time frames make it difficult to point to a "cause and effect" relationship.

Ouch! The cell's DNA genetic code has been altered. The cells begin to reflect the damage

The DNA repair system, self-corrects, and self-repairs tissue, one cell at a time. Cells that have been wounded or damaged use the DNA repair system as a sort of hospital for repairs. Cells that have been poisoned by toxins or radiation use the DNA repair system as life support equipment.

Definition of Arteriosclerosis:
Arteriosclerosis is a general term for a condition that is characterized by the thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries. In its most common form of artherosclerosis, fatty LDL cholesterol deposits build up on the inner artery walls. In some cases calcium deposits called arterial plaque also form. Arterial plaque is known to injury the arterial wall, leading to heart attacks and strokes.

As the blood vessels narrow, and blood flow decreases; thrombosis, heart disease, and stroke may result. Surgical treatment is sometimes effective, but there is no specific cure. A low LDL cholesterol diet and control of the other known high risk factors are usually recommended. The other high risk factors are high blood pressure, smoking, and obesity.

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