C60 in olive oil was evaluated in a landmark animal study and identified as the most effective anti-aging supplement via a super-antioxidation mechanism.
This is why we give a little to our dogs daily. What does C60 do?
- Stimulate growth and muscularity.
- Reduce inflammation.
- Mitigation of chronic pain.
- Mitigation of allergies.
- Enhance immunity.
- Fight cancer.
- Promotes longevity.
- It's a "beauty hack" - resulting in a vibrantly healthy and beautiful coat of fur.
The study mentioned above was done at the University of Paris in 2012, it was recognized as "landmark" by anti-aging researchers around the globe because of the unprecedented longevity that C60 in a pure olive oil solution imbued to mammals - it nearly doubled the lifespans of the animals. Olive oil is the crucial cofactor of the C60; not only is it an excellent polyphenol-rich healthy fat source, but it also improves the absorption of the C60. The olive oil alone increased lifespan by 18%, but the C60 and olive oil (C60 EVO) solution increased lifespan by 90%. The French researchers also noted that C60 was 172 times more powerful than the more well-known antioxidant, Vitamin C - this is why we call it a super-antioxidant.
As you can see, it's 60 carbon atoms arrayed symmetrically in a soccer ball shape.
C60 is a risk-free, full-spectrum biohack
A skeptically-minded person who Googled C60 and spent a few minutes perusing what's said about it online might think to themselves...
Oh great, it's another one of the "wonder supplements" that cures EVERYTHING. This looks like another case of an over-hyped placebo-effect powered product...
C60 is perhaps a little over-hyped online. But I'd urge you to read the French study and learn more about it. C60 is a quintessential biohack in that it simply empowers the body to do what it needs to do; to heal itself and bring everything into balance - the next section will explain why.
What makes it risk-free? Well, it's just carbon. We are surrounded by carbon at all times, mammals consume carbon every day, and our bodies are about 18% carbon.
How does it work?
It's important to clarify that on its own C60 doesn't "cure" anything; it doesn't boost any hormones or neurotransmitters, nor does it stimulate any specific biological system.
To understand why antioxidants (and especially, this super-antioxidant) empower health, healing, and longevity imagine a tranquil classroom of well-behaved young students...
The students are all doing what they need to do and the teacher is delivering the lessons in the curriculum. Things are orderly. Then some rascally caffeinated students (oxidants AKA free radicals), all hopped-up on soda-pop, enter the classroom. They yell, make messes, fight, swear, bully their classmates, and make lots of interruptive jokes as the teacher tries to teach. Now all the students are distracted and have trouble learning and getting through their schoolwork. The teacher is occupied trying to manage the misbehaving students and not able to get through her lesson plan. Some of the well-behaved children join the troublemakers and the classroom descends further into chaos until no learning at all is going on. Then the teacher calls in school security guards (antioxidants) who walk the disruptive students out. Tranquility returns to the classroom and everybody gets back to doing what they need to do.
It's not a perfect metaphor, but it should make it clear why the biology of mammals succumbs to entropy over time and why we need antioxidants. Supplementing antioxidants reduces the number of "fronts" that biology needs to fight on; freeing up resources for biology to address inflammation, fight disease, efficiently metabolize food into energy, and myriad other tasks. To return to the metaphor, a normal antioxidant would be kind of like a bumbling, incompetent security guard and the teacher would need a whole team of these guys to remove the troublemakers. Whereas a super-antioxidant would be a supremely competent security guard; he enters the room and promptly cleans out the riff-raff, wasting no time in restoring order.
Anti-cancer agent
Cancer is terribly common among dogs, about half of all dogs over 10-years-old get cancer making it the leading cause of death among older dogs. So cancer prevention should be a priority of every responsible dog owner. Look out for these signs of canine cancer...
One of the most notable findings of the French study was that the mammals who received C60 in olive oil did not develop tumors, which is typically what brings about the demise of Wistar "lab" rats used in the study. This exciting finding was replicated with P53 “knockout rats” which are genetically modified to develop tumors, even these rats lived longer and didn't get cancer.
The French study is not the only promising science done looking at C60 vs cancer, there are over 40 studies and scientific papers published.
A growth stimulator
You might question...
I can see how C60 might benefit older dogs, but what does it do for puppies?
Well, another one of the fascinating effects of C60 is increasing the pool of available stem cells. C60 doesn't fuel mitochondria directly but instead cleans up the antioxidants that ail the powerhouse of the cell. Antioxidants are the "poop" of the mitochondria, a toxic byproduct of the ATP energy generation process. Mitochondrial function has everything to do with new stem cells being born and transforming into the blood, immune, or brain cells that we need. A keen biohacker on Longecity notes:
While stem cells generally divide asymmetrically, symmetric division is also possible, wherein one stem cell divides into two stem cells, called self-renewal. It appears that mitochondria direct the process. When mitochondria are in a state of fusion, symmetric proliferation is more common, thus increasing the population.
The stem cell mechanism is why we give C60 to our puppies and their mother. Anything that increases the pool of stem cells in a pregnant mammal or its offspring is going to stimulate growth; expect your Biohacked Boerboel puppy to grow into a muscular beast!
Dogs love it!
The best thing about C60 is that dogs are happy to take it. In pure olive oil, it has a pleasant, slightly-sulphuric taste. It's potent stuff so we simply add a dropper-full of C60 EVO to the organic dog food we feed our Boerboels. The only potential issue is that your dog might like C60 so much that they refuse to feed without it!
What dog owners say about C60...
Just started using...so far so good - Kathryn M. on Amazon
Just got this recently and starting using on 2 dogs. One is a 14 year old small breed with joint and hip problems, the other is a 6 year old large pit/lab mix with allergies and skin issues. The small crackhead liked it straight without any doctoring or mixing (but she likes ALL foods, human or otherwise). The larger dog not as much a fan, but to be fair, she's picky and never has a big appetite. I did have to add hers to her food and just wait til she ate. Not seeing a huge difference in the larger dog (bad allergies), but the little one seems to enjoy it and has been getting around pretty well lately. I will continue to give it to her, I think keeping her overall health up will definitely be a big plus in the long run. She's wanting to play enjoy short walks.
Seems to be helping - and Simba likes it! - J. Salzenstein on Amazon
I can’t say how much this will help my dog in the long term, because we’ve only been using it about 40 days, but I do feel like he moves more easily and with less discomfort than before. What I do know for sure is that he has no problem taking it, whether I put a few drops directly in his mouth or on his food or a treat.
Improved the glaucoma in my dog's eye - Pointer on Amazon
My 12 year old small breed was forming a cloud in her eye . Three bottles later and her eyes are clear and the white cloud is almost gone .
La Vida Loca on Amazon
I honestly feel guilty for not buying this for my dog before. He had a bad rash under one of his armpits and I tried different remedies and ointments and nothing would help out. He would sometimes scratch it so bad it would bleed. When I got the C60 I started giving him daily, 1/2 dropper in his food and rub it on affected area once a day. Btw 1 dropper is 1 teaspoon. For dogs of his size recommend dose is 1/2 teaspoon but there are no measurements on the dropper.
No side effects - Jacqueline on Amazon
...it also take care off my dogs itching problem from yeast and one of dogs gum and hair issues due to hormones issues both which she had for years, nothing worked until I gave them this half a tea spoon every day.
My dogs love it and I love providing it for them! - F. Todd on Amazon
I am happy to give C60 to my dogs and they are equally as happy to get it...I also use C60 and feel beneficial from it so I naturally give it to my 2 dogs also... Both of them love it and look forward to their dosage.
You can find a lot more dog owners around the internet praising the healing power of C60. You can find a number of impactful videos on Youtube about C60 for pets.
Want to learn more about C60?
Our friend, Jonathan Roseland of LimitlessMindset.com designed this infographic to accompany his very thorough C60 meta-analysis article which visually breaks down the effects and benefits of the superantioxidant.
