Longevity & Healthy Ageing

Longevity & Healthy Ageing

Ageing biology, fasting, NAD, senolytics, sauna, cold and the honest evidence. 14 evidence-based guides, each written in plain English with UK context and real citations.

Longevity & Healthy Ageing

Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs): how sugar and heat age you

AGEs are sugar-damaged proteins linked to ageing, diabetes and heart disease. Learn the real mechanism, the honest evidence, and how to lower your burden.

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Autophagy, the cell's recycling system: what fasting actually does

Autophagy is the cell recycling system explained: what it is, how mTOR and AMPK control it, what fasting does, and the honest human evidence vs mouse hype.

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Cellular senescence and senolytics: zombie cells, hype vs evidence

Senescent zombie cells and the SASP drive ageing. An honest look at senolytics like dasatinib, quercetin and fisetin: strong mouse data, early human trials.

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Cold water and ice baths: what the evidence actually shows

Cold water and ice baths: the real physiology, the honest evidence on mood, metabolism and immunity, the muscle-gain catch, and the serious safety risks.

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Intermittent fasting protocols compared: what the evidence really shows

Compare 16:8, OMAD, 5:2 and alternate-day fasting: what randomised trials show for weight loss and metabolic markers, plus why benefits track calories.

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Mitochondrial health: how to build more cellular energy

Mitochondria make most of your cellular energy. How exercise, cold, heat and supplements like CoQ10 and urolithin A really affect them, evidence-graded here.

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NAD+, NMN and NR: what the longevity evidence actually shows

NAD+ levels fall with age, and NMN and NR aim to restore them. We separate hype from evidence: what the human trials, sirtuins and safety data really show.

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Oxidative stress and antioxidants: why more is not better

Oxidative stress explained honestly: why high-dose antioxidant supplements failed or harmed in major trials, and why food beats pills for your health.

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Polyphenols (resveratrol, quercetin, curcumin): what the evidence really shows

Polyphenols such as resveratrol, quercetin and curcumin: the honest evidence, the bioavailability problem, and why whole foods beat most supplements.

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Rapamycin and metformin for longevity: what is actually known

Rapamycin and metformin for longevity, the honest evidence: strong mouse data, no human lifespan proof, the TAME trial, real risks, and a sober verdict here.

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Sauna and heat exposure: the cardiovascular and longevity evidence

Frequent sauna use is linked to lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in Finnish men. The evidence, mechanisms, frequency, limits and safety, explained.

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Spermidine: the dietary autophagy inducer

Spermidine triggers autophagy and is linked to lower mortality, but the one rigorous memory trial was negative. The foods, doses and the honest evidence here.

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The glymphatic system: how deep sleep helps clear waste from the brain

How deep sleep may flush waste from the brain through the glymphatic system, the amyloid and Alzheimer's link, the honest caveats, and what genuinely helps.

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The hallmarks of ageing: a practical map

The twelve hallmarks of ageing in plain English: what each one is, why they interconnect, and which everyday habits map to which, with an honest verdict here.

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