Dr. Benjamin S. Frank was born in 1923 and became a physician in New York City. He was both a practicing medical doctor and a PhD molecular biologist. This fact made him uniquely qualified to study nucleic acids from both practical and theoretical perspectives. From the 1950s through the mid-1970s, Dr. Frank pioneered the use of dietary nucleic acids for therapeutic purposes in aging and degenerative diseases.

Doctor Frank noticed that The DNA of elderly persons are not the same as younger persons. The DNA is degraded. Every time DNA reproduces itself; the replicated DNA becomes more degraded in a similar way as making a copy of a copy of a copy on a photo copying machine. He believed this degradation of the DNA eventually leads to age-related cancer and diseases. Consequently, Dr. Frank believed older people have an even higher requirement for nucleic acids than younger people. Thus, the older we get, the greater our need for nucleic acids, both for replacement and for repair.

Frank believed that providing RNA and associated compounds would aid in the repair of damaged DNA. He actually observed anti-aging effects of nucleic acids on whole man, supporting the claims regarding the value of increased intake of nucleic acids in the prevention and treatment of cellular degeneration.”

Dr. Frank reports many health building, rejuvenating, and anti-aging effects of dietary nucleic acids. Direct benefits he observed include:

• Significant increase in “energy” or activity
  • Anti-anoxic effects (i.e., reduced shortness of breath)
  • Improved capacity to tolerate low temperatures
  • Reduced skin wrinkling and increased skin elasticity
  • Better cognitive performance
  • Enhanced immunity

Scientists nowadays accept that dietary nucleotides result in several health benefits, mostly to do with the immune system. However, some studies indicate that nucleotide supplements could have far more reaching benefits including the slowing down of the aging process, life extension, and slowing down age-related neurological degeneration. There is fascinating evidence that shows that exogenous nucleotides can significantly improve memory function in mice, and enhance at least one central nervous system neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.

One thing that struck many doctors about Dr. Franks’ patients who followed the diet was how young they looked compared to their physiological age. Dr. Frank recorded the multiple health benefits of high levels of dietary nucleic acids in hundreds of his patients in his book, ‘The No-Aging Diet’. Supplementary nucleotides play many essential roles in tissue repair and slowing down the aging process. One of their contributions is to make the skin look younger since dietary nucleotides promote new skin cell growth and rejuvenation.

Dr. Frank did not discount the approaches recommended by other researchers—he believed, however, that their methods (i.e., antioxidants, cross-linkage inhibitors) would not be effective unless combined with adequate amounts of RNA. He believed that the nucleotides should be taken with a complete multi-vitamin regimen.

Dosage

The Hi-Power capsules are taken in divided doses with meals. Recommended dose is six capsules a day, although one or two twice a day will provide considerable benefits.