The last thing you want to do is slow down. But let’s face it, you’re no teenager anymore. And, unfortunately, your aging muscles have their own ideas.
You might have the best intentions to get up, get out, and go. But once you’re on your feet, all you REALLY want to do is sit right back down again.
Your muscles just aren’t up to the task. And it’s moments like those that can make you feel every last second of your age.
But new research has revealed an exciting way to help restore that lost strength and rejuvenate your aging muscles. And it’s a solution that could help ensure you have all the oomph you need and then some.
Imagine once again having all the reserves you need to power through your favorite activities. Picture diving into your daily exercise session or just taking a pleasant walk down the street and not having to stop and rest.
This potent compound can help restore strength
It starts with a compound called urolithin A. It’s a nutrient that most folks have never heard of before. But it’s critical for our continued good health and strong muscles.
Your cells rely on urolithin A to recharge their “batteries” or mitochondria. The compound helps boot out old and damaged mitochondria replacing them with fresh, fully charged ones.
When you’re young, healthy, and full of energy, the microbes in your gut easily transform the ellagitannins in berries, nuts, and pomegranates into that all-important urolithin A. But as so often happens with things as we age, you can lose much of that function over time.
That leads to your cellular batteries losing some of their charge. And the result is those weakened muscles that plague us in our senior years. Every step can turn into a struggle, and you’re forced to slow down even when you don’t want to.
The new study tested a urolithin A supplement. And the researchers reported remarkable improvements not just in the cells themselves but also in the volunteer’s day-to-day life.
The folks taking the supplement became stronger and quicker. In fact, in the tests on overweight middle-aged volunteers, the supplements were linked to improved endurance and the ability to exercise. Plus, they delivered a 12 percent improvement in muscle strength.
The most significant change was right where most of us need it most… in the leg muscles.
Volunteers who took the higher dose of urolithin A supplements:
- Went 15 percent further on a bike test
- Walked 110 feet further over six minutes (nearly 20 extra feet per minute)
And remember, those already impressive improvements were in middle-aged participants. Imagine what we might see in older folks experiencing far more mitochondrial problems and the weakened muscles to prove it.
Power up your own muscles with urolithin A
Bumping up your urolithin A levels could help you fight back against the weak muscles that creep up on us in our senior years. And you can start by eating more of the berries, nuts, and pomegranate seeds that fuel the microbes that make urolithin A.
But keep in mind there’s no way to know for sure that your microbes are cranking the compound out the way they’re supposed to.
Those good gut bugs might not be up to the job as we get older. And in that case, you could eat enough berries to fuel a Smuckers’ plant and still not get enough urolithin A to restore your muscles.
If you’re feeling slower, weaker, and just plain “older,” there’s a solid chance your own belly bugs aren’t up to the task anymore. In that case, you might want to consider a urolithin A supplement, like the ones used in the new report.
Previous studies show these supplements not only can help enhance strength and restore energy to sagging muscles. The nutrient can cross the blood-brain barrier to help protect cognition, too.
But urolithin A isn’t the only way to recharge your muscles and fight off frailty. You can ALSO help rebuild your muscle strength with this affordable ‘PINK POWER’ secret.
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