Litholic Acid: bile that promotes a longer life
As we age, depending on our lifestyle, our body can go through wear and tear.
Your liver becomes less efficient. Mitochondria production slows down. Inflammation can rise.
So what is the role of lithocholic acid in slowing this down?.
You’ve probably never heard of it. It’s a bile acid, made by your liver to help digest fat. But researchers noticed something fascinating. Lithocholic acid seems to slow down the ageing process.
Allow me to explain how.
To understand this, we need to go back to mitochondria. They are your energy factories. When they stop working well, your body accumulates damage.
Lithocholic acid, oddly enough, improves mitochondrial function. It helps reduce oxidative stress.
Think of it as upgrading the fuel quality in an old engine. But here’s the strange part.
Lithocholic acid levels go up when you eat less.
Counter intuitively, a low-calorie diet, one that mimics fasting or caloric restriction, causes a change in gut bacteria and bile acid metabolism.
Your body makes more lithocholic acid. This activates longevity pathways. These receptors help reduce inflammation, regulate insulin, and improve mitochondrial health.
It’s almost like your body is saying food is scarce, find other ways to extend life.
Eat less. Trigger the liver to make more lithocholic acid. Protect your mitochondria. Live longer.
Studies have found that humans on low-calorie diets, especially those eating more fibre and low saturated fats have better bile acid profiles.
They age more slowly. Their cells work better.
You still have to eat right, move your body, and sleep well. But lithocholic acid is a reminder that our body has an internal health
factory. You just have to know how to access it.
And sometimes, the answer is less food. Not starvation. Just enough to remind your biology that it needs to work a little harder. Hormesis as I have mentioned earlier.
Ageing is not a straight line. It bends in your favour. If you know what to do.
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