Carnosine Offers High Level Brain Protection

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Carnosine is a well known brain antioxidant. A new animal study testing carnosine in an experimental stroke model demonstrates just how potent it is, dramatically reducing brain damage and preserving brain function when administered following a stroke. The mechanisms of operation signify general brain anti-aging benefit from this nutrient.
Nutrients can act in various ways to help protect your brain. One way is to guard against excitotoxic stress, a form of “hot” nerves that set off a chain reaction of inflammatory damage. This is a typical aspect of general brain aging, especially when a person is under prolonged high stress or is exposed to some type of toxin that inappropriately stimulates nerves. Another way is as an antioxidant that offers general protection against one or more types of free radicals. And another way is to help keep the engines of brain cells (mitochondria) living longer and thereby helping energy production and general brain function.
All three of these issues are rather drastic following a stroke, although they occur on a much smaller scale as part of general brain aging. The researchers showed that carnosine directly helped all three issues: exhibiting “robust antiexcitotoxic, antioxidant, and mitochondria protecting activity.” These mechanisms of benefit are highly relevant to healthy aging, especially as protection against the wear and tear of stress.


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Re: Carnosine Offers High Level Brain Protection

i use beta alanine ED it is better at providing carnosine to your body than supping with carnosine which is not as bioavailable

Boosting Carnosine Levels dosn’t just look good on paper
Boosting carnosine levels with beta-alanine doesn’t just sound good in theory or look good on paper; it works, and has been shown in numerous human studies to increase strength,muscular endurance and muscle mass. A recent study even showed that beta-alanine could increase aerobic endurance and decrease body fat percentage. Since creatine, never has a substance so versatile and powerful graced the sports nutrition industry. It has been over a dozen years since creatine made its splash but now something has finally come along that shows great promise, just as creatine did in its early stages.

How do we know beta-alanine is actually increasing carnosine levels?

Researchers have proven it by actually taking muscle biopsies (using a hollow needle to remove a small sample of muscle tissue) prior to the study and at various time points throughout the study. What they found is that beta-alanine does, in fact, effectively and significantly increases carnosine concentrations in the range of 42-80%, depending on the dosing and duration of the study.