What is NAD+ and Why the Body Needs More?
Nava Health provides personalized NAD+ treatments to help boost your energy, mental clarity, and overall well-being. Our expert team has helped clients achieve optimal cellular health since 2014, promoting a healthier, more vibrant you.
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) is a coenzyme derived from vitamin B3 that exists in every cell of the body, playing a vital role in maintaining cellular energy and metabolic balance. Essentially, NAD+ supports important functions such as metabolism, slowing down the aging process, enhancing athletic performance, and aiding in brain health and repair. Emerging research highlights a strong connection between NAD+ levels and the way we age, both physically and mentally.
As one of the key components for improving mitochondrial efficiency, NAD+ helps boost the function of these cellular “powerhouses.” Mitochondria are responsible for transforming nutrients such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates into energy-rich ATP molecules. NAD IV therapy plays a key role in aiding the liver to break down fats for energy production and assists in creating ATP, a primary energy source for cells. When cells lack this vital energy source, it can contribute to issues such as chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, addiction, weakened immunity, muscle pain, memory difficulties, sleep disturbances, and more.
Although your doctor can tell you that we naturally produce NAD+, like most things, it reduces with age or certain factors can accelerate this process, including stress, sleep problems, environmental factors, and drug use. Intravenous use of NAD+ activates enzymes in the bloodstream called “sirtuins” which promote the “good” aspects of your genes which facilitates staying healthier longer and reducing the side effects of aging. NAD IV treatments also repair and lengthen telomeres, the protective caps at the end of your DNA, which slows how quickly your body ages.
Benefits of NAD+:
- Improve focus and mental clarity
- Reduce inflammation and pain
- Improve muscle recovery
- Improve many chronic illnesses
- Increased metabolism
- Increased energy
- Prevent and correct DNA damage
- Increased anti-aging benefits
- Improve symptoms of depression, stress, anxiety, and PTSD
Brain Health
May help support brain health, enhance memory and cognition, and promote mental clarity by supporting neurological function at the cellular level.
Anti-aging
May help slow signs of aging by supporting cellular repair and DNA integrity — factors that have been studied in relation to fatigue, physical performance, and age-associated conditions.
Fatigue
May help provide cellular support for healthy energy levels, improved endurance, enhanced mood, and cognitive function.
Metabolic Function
May support healthy metabolic function, which has been associated with improved energy, fat metabolism, muscle tone, and physical performance.
NAD IV Therapy is the Most Effective Way to Get NAD+
NAD IV therapy delivers pure NAD straight into the bloodstream and cell tissue, allowing a 100% absorption rate (no NAD loss in digestion).
What Conditions Might NAD+ Therapy Support?
NAD+ may be beneficial for people managing:
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS )
- Fibromyalgia
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Neurodegenerative diseases like CTE
- MS
- Parkinson’s disease
- Chronic fatigue
- Headaches
- Diabetes
- Attention deficit
- Alcohol and drug addiction
Here’s How NAD+ Works:
Muscle Recovery
Replenishing NAD+ levels may support more efficient cellular repair, energy production, and muscle recovery. Some athletes report less soreness and improved performance following NAD+ IV therapy.
Reduces Pain
NAD+ is being studied for its potential to modulate inflammatory pathways and promote cellular healing. By influencing mechanisms such as oxidative stress, DNA repair, and immune regulation, NAD+ therapy may help reduce discomfort in individuals with chronic conditions.
Mental Health
NAD+ therapy may support cellular energy in the brain and has been explored for its role in helping alleviate symptoms related to stress, anxiety, PTSD, and depression.
Anti-Aging
As we age, NAD+ levels decline due to lifestyle, stress, and environmental exposures. This decline may contribute to cellular dysfunction, oxidative stress, and signs of premature aging. NAD+ therapy has shown promise in early studies for supporting longevity by enhancing DNA repair, supporting metabolic function, and promoting cellular resilience.
Brain Health
Some clients report enhanced focus, clarity, and memory following NAD+ IV therapy. Research into sirtuins—NAD+-dependent enzymes—suggests they may support brain health by reducing oxidative stress, promoting neuroprotection, and supporting mitochondrial function.
Treatment Protocols:
- Clients must meet with a physician or medical provider to ensure suitability.
- For optimal results, we recommend receiving 3-6 gram doses
- IV sessions may be scheduled once per week or more frequently (up to 2 sessions per
week). - First IV – 250mg or 500mg, subsequent IVs of 500mg until client reaches the total grams of NAD desired. Clients may choose to increase the number of sessions if smaller doses are preferred.
Contraindications:
Pregnant women or lactating women should NOT receive NAD treatment. Clients with kidney and active liver disease and congestive heart failure shouldn’t be given IV’s. Our specialists can help determine if this form of functional medicine is right for you.
Possible Side Effects:
Due to extra ATP, (Adenosine Triphosphate) which is fuel for your cells throughout your body, NAD+ treatment must be infused over 2 hours minimum or it can cause increases in physiological activity including but not limited to:
- Chest pressure
- Stomach pain
- Chills
- Flushing
If any side effects occur, the drip rate is too fast and should be slowed until the side effects subside. Side effects will present or subside almost immediately when finding the proper drip rate.