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New research is showing that a tiny enzyme
mal health and longevity. These mitochondria
within our cells promotes big results when
are the powerhouses within each cell in our
activated in weight loss, optimal health and
body and when we lose them or they lose their
longevity success.
This enzyme, AMPK
ability to power-up, we age. Our mitochondria
(Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein
are one of, if not the most important compo-
Kinase) is found inside every cell in the body
nent of your cells. They supply over 90 percent
and serves as your body’s “master regulating
of your body’s energy needs by converting the
switch” – our master metabolic molecule that
food you eat and the air you breathe into usa-
influences how cells process energy. Overall,
ble energy.
this enzyme plays a major role in determining our body fat composition.
The SIRT1 enzyme is boosted and required by AMPK as well. Until only recently has it be-
When our cells lose energy, the cell degrades
come apparent that they have similar effects
and so does our health. AMPK determines
on as cellular metabolism, inflammation, and
body fat composition, optimal health and how
mitochondrial function – they work hand-in-
long you’ll live. When AMPK is activated, cells
hand. The SIRT1 molecule has the very im-
do not make or store fat, burning-up only
portant role of silencing the genes that pro-
stored fat. Our cells are less toxic, healthier
mote poor health effect and boost resilience to
and
re-
stress, promotion of mitochondrial function,
activated. When the garbage can (our cell) is
live
longer
when
AMPK
gets
protection from heart disease and cancer, as
emptied of junk, optimal health, longevity and
well as a reduction of inflammation.
weight loss can occur.
Why AMPK Levels Declines
Why We Need AMPK To Make Us Leaner and
Excess food intake, poor nutrition and the
Healthier
resulting excess of cellular metabolic debris
AMPK is crucial to our health by pro-
within our cells, promotes inflammation and
moting insulin sensitivity – perhaps the great-
impairs our longevity genes. When there is
est marker for optimal health. This enzyme
too much of an energy onslaught to our
also
of
cells, AMPK activity diminishes and so does our
our mitochondria – little organs in every cell
health. This can result in weight gain, degener-
that turn oxygen and food into energy. Our
ative conditions, diabetes and a shortened
increases
the
production
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