Health Matters. NAD+ and Chronic Inflammation in the body with Dr Adrian Wentzel. Season 3. Episode 28.

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Ever wonder why our bodies sometimes go into full-blown protest mode, setting off a wave of inflammation that never stops?

If you're one of the hundreds of thousands of South Africans who suffer from chronic inflammation, this episode of Health Matters is going to help you understand how NAD+ levels might hold the key to calming those fiery immune responses.

To help unpack this is Dr Adrian Wentzel - Specialist Anaesthesiologist at St Georges Hospital and Medical Forum Theatres in Gqeberha, South Africa.

11 Apr English South Africa Health & Fitness

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