HAMILTON, Ontario, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say they developed a cocktail that may be the fountain of youth -- or at least forestalls major aspects of the aging process.
David Rollo, associate professor of biology at McMaster University, says the study found a complex dietary supplement powerfully offsets a key symptom of aging in old mice by increasing the activity of the cellular furnaces that supply energy -- or mitochondria -- and by reducing emissions from these furnaces -- or free radicals -- that are thought to be the basic cause of aging itself.
Using bagel bits soaked in the supplement to ensure consistent and accurate dosing, the formula maintained youthful levels of locomotor activity into old age, whereas old mice that were not given the supplement showed a 50 per cent loss in daily movement, the researchers say.
Ingredients of the drink included vitamins B1, C, D, E, acetylsalicylic acid, beta carotene, folic acid, garlic, ginger root, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, green tea extract, magnesium, melatonin, potassium, cod liver oil, and flax seed oil.
The findings are published in Experimental Biology and Medicine.
