Niacin flush: Niacin causes vasodilation, which means your arteries expand. When the small arterioles in your capillaries near the skin surface dilate, your blood circulation increases and your skin becomes red and warm.
NAD+: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a coenzyme for reduction-oxidation reactions for energy metabolism at the cellular level. Your body can use Niacin to make NAD+.
Ok, now. What is a coenzyme for reduction-oxidation reactions for energy metabolism at the cellular level? Why do you want that? Sounds really important.
It enables the mitochondria in your cells produce ATP, which is the fundamental building block of energy for your body. You not only want this, but your body needs it to function.
Covarrubias AJ, Perrone R, Grozio A, et al. NAD(+) metabolism and its roles in cellular processes during ageing. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2021;22:119-41. 10.1038/s41580-020-00313-x - DOI - PMC - PubMed
Dunn J, Grider MH. Physiology, Adenosine Triphosphate. [Updated 2022 Feb 17]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553175/
Niacin flush: Niacin causes vasodilation, which means your arteries expand. When the small arterioles in your capillaries near the skin surface dilate, your blood circulation increases and your skin becomes red and warm.
NAD+: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a coenzyme for reduction-oxidation reactions for energy metabolism at the cellular level. Your body can use Niacin to make NAD+.
Ok, now. What is a coenzyme for reduction-oxidation reactions for energy metabolism at the cellular level? Why do you want that? Sounds really important.
It enables the mitochondria in your cells produce ATP, which is the fundamental building block of energy for your body. You not only want this, but your body needs it to function.
Covarrubias AJ, Perrone R, Grozio A, et al. NAD(+) metabolism and its roles in cellular processes during ageing. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2021;22:119-41. 10.1038/s41580-020-00313-x - DOI - PMC - PubMed
Dunn J, Grider MH. Physiology, Adenosine Triphosphate. [Updated 2022 Feb 17]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553175/