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...
Note: for people interested in the causes of aging (like epigenetic changes and protein accumulation), I refer to this page. So why do we age? The main reason we age is that our ancestors in prehistoric times usually died long before they had a chance to grow...
In this article, I talk about evolutionary reasons why aging exists. If you want to learn more about the mechanisms that cause us to age (e.g. epigenetic and mitochondrial damage), I refer to this page. Myth 1: We age because inevitable wear and tear Many...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...