Taurine

As medical research continues to advance a new avenue in promoting longevity has emerged as particularly promising and that is Taurine supplementation.

Unfortunately, as we age, the amount of taurine in circulation declines.

A recent study conducted by Singh et al. and published in Science investigated the effect of taurine supplementation on lifespan and health span in various species, including mice, monkeys, worms, and yeast. This was conducted to determine whether age-related declines in taurine blood concentration contribute to aging.

To the excitement of the scientists, the results showed that taurine-fed mice of both sexes survived longer than the control group, with the former’s lifespan increasing by 10-12% and life expectancy at 28 months jumping by 18%-25%.

The study further revealed that taurine supplementation improved bone, muscle, pancreas, brain, gut, metabolism, and immune function in middle-aged mice. 

Furthermore, the study showed that improving Taurine concentration had numerous health conditions, including hypertension, obesity, inflammation, and type 2 diabetes.

Additional Taurine Supplementation Benefits:

Taurine has scientifically validated protective effects on the cardiovascular system. These include:

1. Taurine decreases hypertension
2. Taurine decreases platelet aggregation
3. Taurine improves the impairment of intimal thickening
4. Taurine protects against and reduces arteriosclerosis
5. Taurine improves vascular reactivity
6. Taurine decreases oxidative stress in the vasculature
7. Taurine decreases inflammation in the vasculature
8. Taurine improves myocardial functional capacity
9. Taurine improves myocardial oxygen consumption
10. Taurine improves the heart’s electrical activity
11. Taurine is anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory, even in patients with heart failure
12. Taurine antagonizes the central action of excess angiotensin II, thus lowering the blood pressure
13. Taurine protects the heart lowering the risk of heart attacks and increasing incidence of strokes
14. Taurine prevents cardiac arrhythmias
15. Taurine reduces excess vaso-constriction
16. Taurine decreases the incidence of strokes
17. Taurine lowers cholesterol
18. Taurine possesses anti-thrombotic properties
19. Taurine prevents angina
20. Taurine lowers triglyceride levels

A World Health Organization multi-center epidemiological survey on diets and CVD risks and mortalities in 61 populations was done. Regarding Taurine, it was found that Taurine varies significantly and inversely with coronary heart disease mortality, inversely with Body Mass Index, inversely with systolic and diastolic blood pressure, inversely with total cholesterol, and inversely with atherogenic index. 

The benefits of Taurine are far-reaching and should be added as an exceptional and valuable addition to one’s daily supplement intake.

References:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi3025

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.06624

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3253515https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2364997

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00726-012-1432-6

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10949914

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551180

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28118062https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28580833

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16797868

https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/90/5/529https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjpp-2019-0313https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/ijcc/international-journal-of-clinical-cardiology-ijcc-8-246.php?jid=ijcc

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11918831

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22648615https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9635047