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New pill tricks your body into thinking its run 6 miles �with zero effort
Fancy a jog? Nah, me neither. If only there was something we could do to make our bodies think wed run 10km, so we could get all the health benefits of running without having to lift a finger…
Well, the Danes may have come up with it. Researchers in Europe have developed a drug that makes your body think it has run 6 miles and mimics many of the key health benefits of strenuous exercise �without you having to move a muscle. Or so they claim. In other words, forget the myriad joys that come with putting on your runners and traipsing through the woods, take a drug instead. Sounds too good to be true, right?�
New exercise pill flushes toxins and strengthens the heart �in rats
A group of Denmark-based researchers have developed a drug called LaKe that, when you take it, tricks your body into thinking its done strenuous exercise.
By mimicking a subset of the physiological responses triggered by strenuous exercise, it produces some of the benefits of doing that exercise. At least, that’s what they found when testing it on lab rats. Human tests are due to take place sometime in the future.
Weve developed a molecule that can mimic the bodys natural metabolic response to strenuous exercise and fasting, the New York Post quotes one of the lead researchers, Dr Thomas Poulsen, as saying.�
In practice, the molecule brings the body into a metabolic state corresponding to running 10km at high speed on an empty stomach.
10km is roughly equal to 6 miles, and not an easy run for many people.
What usually happens after exercise
After doing strenuous exercise for a requisite period, the human body normally enters a period of inflammation. During this period, levels of lactate and ketones go up.
This spike triggers the release of appetite-suppressing hormones, hence why exercise fits snugly into most weight loss regimens. It also flushes fatty acids out of the bloodstream, a process associated with a reduction in the risk of life-affecting conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and stroke.
Meanwhile, the liver produces ketone, which converts fat into energy, and the release of lactate helps to maintain metabolic function.
Given that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, with stroke and diabetes in fourth and seventh place respectively, the benefits of exercise are something everyone needs to know about.
LaKe mimics many of these processes in the body
According to the study, ingesting LaKe, which is a synthesized molecule, leads to:
- Lower levels of plasma-free fatty acids.
- An increase in the appetite-suppressing hormone.
- Higher levels of lactate and ketone.
In other words, it appears to effectively mimic the effects of exercise on the body, without having to do the actual exercise.
Overall, reads the studys conclusion, these results suggest that LaKe is an excellent candidate for achieving controlled and systematic biological responses associated with sustained, strenuous exercise.
It can be difficult to maintain motivation to run many kilometers at high speed and go without food, Dr Poulsen told the Post. For people with physical ailments, such as a weak heart or general weakness, a nutritional supplement can be the key to better recovery.
LaKe will soon go to human trials to see if its safe for us to ingest. If it is, it might appear on the drugstore shelves in the years to come.
