Scientists Believe This Energy Drink Ingredient Could Be the Secret to Slowing Down Aging

. . .A study from Columbia University has revealed that taurine — a nutrient found in meat, fish, dairy and some energy drinks like Celsius, Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar — seems to slow the aging process and extend healthy lifespans.

“This study suggests that taurine could be an elixir of life within us that helps us live longer and healthier lives,” Vijay Yadav, Ph.D., assistant professor of genetics and development at Columbia University, said in a news release.

Yadav and a team of researchers conducted experiments with animals and people to determine what role taurine — which is also produced in the body — plays in health and longevity.

The researchers found that taurine levels in 60-year-old people were about one-third of those found in 5-year-olds. . .

Studies of mice and monkeys confirmed that taurine levels dropped significantly over time in animals, too. “That’s when we started to ask if taurine deficiency is a driver of the aging process, and we set up a large experiment with mice,” Yadav said. (Read more from “Scientists Believe This Energy Drink Ingredient Could Be the Secret to Slowing Down Aging” HERE)

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