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ALT-711: Safe and Effective Anti-AGE-ing Therapy
ALT-711: Safe and Effective Anti-AGE-ing TherapyAs we age, a non-enzymatic reaction between sugars in the blood and amino groups in our body’s proteins, fats, and DNA, produces compounds called advanced glycation end-products (appropriately called AGEs). AGEs bond to one another, creating crosslinks between proteins that disrupt normal cellular activity. By stiffening collagen and elastin (the key proteins of the extracellular matrix in all tissues), AGEs promote high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, and heart failure. In the kidneys, AGEs target nephrons, the filtering units that remove wastes from the blood. (Furber JD, http://www.LegendaryPharma.com/glycation.html, |
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