Longevity & Anti-Aging
Longevity and anti-aging claims checked against human studies: supplements, drugs, biological age tests and habits said to slow aging. Each article says what the trials found, how strong the evidence is and where it stops.
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Strength training longevity science says just 30-60 min a week of lifting tracks with lower mortality-and more isn’t reliably better. Here’s the honest evidence.
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The VITAL trial found no drop in cancer or heart attacks from vitamin D, but real benefits hid elsewhere. The honest take on vitamin D benefits and dosing.
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Omega-3 benefits split the trials: high-dose EPA cut cardiac events 25%, low-dose oil did nothing. Here is who fish oil helps, at what dose, and the risks.
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Sauna longevity research ties frequent Finnish bathing to 63% lower sudden cardiac death and 40% lower mortality. What the evidence proves, and the limits.
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Zone 2 training builds mitochondria, sharpens fat-burning, and raises VO2max, the fitness number most tied to how long you live. The honest, cited story.
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Modestly. In the best 16:8 fasting trials, weight loss came mostly from eating less, and in one trial about 65% of the weight lost was lean mass.
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Across 8 pooled trials in 342 adults, NMN did not improve blood sugar, insulin or cholesterol. It works as a NAD+ booster, but health gains are unproven.
