Anti-Aging Supplement Program Influences Metabolic Processes

Most would agree that living over a century is an advantage if we could avoid the diseases that seem to accompany aging, including pain and suffering, age related macular degeneration (ARMD), age associated mitochondrial decay (AAMD), declining cellular energy (DCE), free radical damage and advanced glycation end products (AGE).

New Spirit is excited to be working with some extraordinary anti-aging supplements that have the strong potential for influencing these metabolic processes to keep us younger, longer.

It has been said that there is a finite amount of energy available in the Universe that can be converted to different forms, but never created or destroyed according to the law of thermodynamics. On earth, energy flows from the sun to produce fuel to support our existence. Plants convert radiant energy from the sun into energy during a process called photosynthesis. Animals and humans draw on this power by eating plants or by eating other
animals that have consumed these energy-laden plants.

In our body, foods must be broken down into simpler compounds that are available to the cells. Cells, in turn, manufacture chemical energy, allowing the body to exert physical energy. The science of how the body extracts and uses energy from food is referred to as energy metabolism or bioenergetics.

Step 1
Carbohydrates are converted to glucose (sugar), fats are converted to glycerol (a triglyceride) and fatty acids and protein are broken down into amino acids. The body then oxidizes these food substances to create energy-rich nutrients.

Step 2
Once these nutrients are delivered to the cells, they are chemically transformed in the mitochondria to the energy molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through a metabolic process known as the Kreb’s Cycle. By breaking down into still simpler substances, ATP releases the energy necessary to drive body functions such as respiration and heart beat and fuel the many physical tasks the body is called on to perform.

The complex task of producing ATP cannot occur without protein, enzymes, vitamins & minerals. Without these, we simply run out of energy, hence the importance of a good supplement program.

• Food based enzymes insure digestion, allowing our metabolic enzymes to function more efficiently.
• Antioxidants are essential for the body to combat free radicals that often wreak havoc on healthy energy producing cells, causing them to struggle to maintain their normal function.
• Minerals supply the electrical spark of life.

Age Associated Mitochondrial Decay (AAMD)

Mitochondria are tiny structures within the cells that convert nutrients into energy through a process called cellular respiration. It has been proposed that mitochondrial decay, which results in a decline in cellular energy production, may be one of the most important causes of cellular decline or aging. (Jorday, 1999) Evidence strongly indicates that AAMD is the result of a lack of micronutrients in the cells, compounded by free radical damage. Our modern medical system, while providing revolutionary treatment of many disorders, often opts for crisis management to address the symptoms of disease, overlooking the fact that many diseases are the final manifestation of a lengthy and silent biochemical and cellular breakdown.

Metabolic Advantage: SignaCell AM

Just as disease begins at the metabolic level, so, too, does health. New Spirit 's Metabolic Advantage Program is based on the assumption that a proper combination of nutrients can provide metabolic support to remove or minimize the cause of cellular damage, which, if not addressed, can ultimately evolve into a significant deficiency in energy, accelerated aging and advanced disease. Such compounds include multiple vitamins and minerals, Acetyl-L-carnitine, Coenzyme Q10, Omega III fatty acids, enzymes and ORAC tested antioxidants.