NADH is found in nature - in all the living cells of plants, animals and humans. It is called coenzyme #1. All 60 trillion cells found within the human body already contain NADH.

Coenzymes are essential components of enzymes which are necessary for every metabolic reaction in our body. Coenzymes also form other molecules in cells. Cells need these molecules to perform special functions. An example of one of these functions is memory retention. Without coenzymes, the human machine does not work and all cell processes stop.

NADH is called coenzyme #1 because it is top ranked over all other coenzymes. This includes a ranking over the well known coenzyme Q-10.

NADH in tissue:
Brain cells contain about 50 micrograms NADH per gram of brain tissue. Heart cells contain 90 micrograms of NADH per gram of heart tissue. Red blood cells contain 4 micrograms of NADH ( ² ) The more energy a cell needs, the higher the concentrations of NADH will be found in the cell.

Where do cells obtain or lose NADH:
We can obtain more NADH from our diet or from a dietary supplement. Either way NADH has to come from outside the body. The body doesn't make NADH.

In our bodies, NADH is destroyed or depleted. The world's most renowned doctors and scientists don't know why NADH is being depleted from our body's. Somehow stress, fatigue, old age, environmental chemicals, and disease may damaged or deplete our NADH supplies. Even with enough glucose and oxygen (fuel and air) some cellular engines don't produce enough power. Maybe it's time to try some new NADH supplied energy.

Dietary sources:
NADH is found in all living cells and is present naturally in our daily food. The highest concentrations of NADH are found in meat, poultry and fish. Vegetables, fruits and other vegetarian food are not as rich as animal tissue when it comes to NADH. Plants need less energy to survive and no energy for locomotion or movement, so they have less NADH.

In other words, meat from the animals that are the most active contain higher concentrations of NADH. The most active animals I can think of are: deer, rabbit, duck, etc. The more the animal moves, the more NADH is found in their tissues.

People who don’t eat meat, poultry or fish should consider supplementing their diet with NADH, for example, vegetarians.  As a matter of fact, most, if not all NADH present in foods get destroyed during food preparation. If our diets consisted mostly of raw meat or fish (which is not advisable), we would only receive a minimum of NADH from these food sources.  Most of the NADH in these foods would be degraded by the stomach's own digestive gastric acids that break down food for absorption.

NADH is specially coated so that it will be broken down and absorbed in the intestinal tract.

Important for Vegetarians:
It is almost impossible for vegetarians to get enough NADH in their diet because vegetables contain only a little amount. Plants need less energy to survive since plants do not need energy for movement. The highest concentration of NADH is found in meat, poultry, and fish. Most of the NADH in foods get destroyed during food preparation.

Can body cells ever have too much NADH?
No. Research and experience confirms that the body, actually the individual cells in the body, have too little NADH. And if the body doesn't need NADH, the body won't use it. We talk about research tests measuring NADH safe levels in a section called how often is safe.

Besides, isn't the opposite of the word "generation" -- degeneration? This must be how the word "degenerative diseases" originated.

Finding NADH right here:
You can get NADH / Co-E1 at better vitamin or nutritional supplement stores -- or you can get it right here from our website. We are so sure that you'll enjoy the results we built a website to tell you about it.

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