Category: ANTI-AGING

  When taking rapamycin, and especially when starting with this drug, it’s important to keep track of some blood biomarkers that rapamycin could impact. First, tests that measure red and white blood cells levels to see if these are not declining. Rapamycin is an mTOR inhibitor that impedes growth. Red […]

  More and more people are taking rapamycin for longevity. However, there are still lots of misconceptions surrounding rapamycin. Some people think it’s a drug that can have significant side effects. First, there are reports that rapamycin can cause insulin resistance (R). However, this mainly seems to be the case […]

  Most people have a “normal” blood test, thinking they are healthy. Unfortunately, blood tests provide a crude and incomplete picture of our health. People can have “A ok” blood tests and still be deficient in many micronutrients, suffering from inflammation, a bad thyroid gland, an unhealthy microbiome, pre-diabetes, increased […]

  Rapamycin can slow aging and extend lifespan in various ways. 1. Rapamycin is an mTOR inhibitor First, rapamycin is an mTOR inhibitor. mTOR is a protein found in our cells. It’s an important “nutrient” sensor which recognizes nutrients, mainly amino acids (but mTOR can also sense glucose, cholesterol and […]

Why a longevity diet is the best diet There are hundreds of different diets, thousands of diet books, and innumerable diet coaches and gurus all claiming they have the ultimate diet. Especially the internet is a jungle of different diets and contrary nutrition advice. There are meat-based diets, fat-fueled keto […]

  Cancer is the second cause of death, right after cardiovascular diseases (such as strokes and heart attacks) in most developed countries.  Cancer is a dreadful disease. In my new, upcoming book on longevity, I explain how cancer originates and how to better treat and prevent it.  But detecting cancer […]

  Rapamycin (also called sirolimus or rapamune) is one of the most well-known, researched, and promising drugs for anti-aging and longevity. According to various experts, including Professor Matt Kaeberlein, rapamycin is currently the best drug we have for longevity, significantly better than other drugs, including metformin (more about this drug […]

  Epigenetic clock tests are probably one of the best methods to assess your overall health, disease risk, mortality risk, and rate of aging.  Epigenetic tests seem to perform far better than genome tests (DNA) tests, which have been somewhat of a disappointment given they are not that insightful to […]

  What are the best tests for health and longevity? What are the best tests to track your health, prevent diseases, and reach your optimal lifespan potential? The science of optimal health, preventive medicine and longevity is moving fast. This is one reason why many years can pass before new […]

If you are male and an anti-aging doctor or guru recommends taking testosterone for longevity: run. There are two main reasons why to run away: or this person is not up to date with insights into aging of the last 30 years, or they just want you to sell to […]