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Tag: Supplements

NR and NMN Are Unproven at the Doses Being Sold–Phytonutrients May Prevent Aging Even Better
Medicine

NR and NMN Are Unproven at the Doses Being Sold–Phytonutrients May Prevent Aging Even Better

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

The supplement industry is making a killing off of two anti-aging compounds called nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide mononucleotide…

Calcium Supplements for Bone Density is the Worst Thing You Do: Take Collagen Instead
ArchivesNutrition

Calcium Supplements for Bone Density is the Worst Thing You Do: Take Collagen Instead

September 28, 2022June 30, 2023

One of the most common supplements taken in America is calcium, but there’s a good reason to believe that…

The Benefits of Nootropic Mushrooms — Fungi for the Brain
ArchivesNutrition

The Benefits of Nootropic Mushrooms — Fungi for the Brain

June 28, 2022July 4, 2023

This is part three of a three-part story on supplementing with medicinal mushrooms. You can read part one about…

These Common Kitchen Mushroom Species Are Medicines in Disguise
ArchivesNutrition

These Common Kitchen Mushroom Species Are Medicines in Disguise

June 27, 2022September 20, 2023

This is part two of a three-part series on edible mushrooms as medicinal supplements, you can read part one…

Why Medicinal Mushroom Species Might Be One of the Only Supplements Worth Taking
ArchivesNutrition

Why Medicinal Mushroom Species Might Be One of the Only Supplements Worth Taking

June 24, 2022July 4, 2023

Reishi, Chaga, turkey tail, lion’s mane, agarika, cordyceps, if these don’t ring a bell, they all have one thing…

Vitamin D Supplementation Associated with 2.6 Year Extension of Life
ArchivesMedicine

Vitamin D Supplementation Associated with 2.6 Year Extension of Life

June 20, 2022July 4, 2023

As much as 92% of Americans may be losing 2.6 good years of lifespan, due to about that percentage…

Dietary Selenium Brings Neurogenesis and Reverses Cognitive Decline in Elderly Similarly to Exercise
ArchivesNutrition

Dietary Selenium Brings Neurogenesis and Reverses Cognitive Decline in Elderly Similarly to Exercise

February 7, 2022September 7, 2023

Story at a glance… Selenium was found to pair with exercise’s beneficial effect for hippocampal health. Exercise in mice…

Grape Seed Extract Is a Potent Natural Defense Against a Hallmark of Aging By Killing Senescent Cells
ArchivesNutrition

Grape Seed Extract Is a Potent Natural Defense Against a Hallmark of Aging By Killing Senescent Cells

December 7, 2021November 27, 2023

Story at a glance… Grape seed extract kills senescent cells, a major driver of aging and its diseases. Mice…

The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women
ArchivesMedicine

The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women

June 9, 2021July 28, 2023

A new trial looking at the effects of a line of commercially-available CBD health products from a company called…

A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study
ArchivesNutrition

A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study

May 7, 2021December 31, 2023

Spanish cuisine loves small oily fish like sardines and anchovies, and so Diana Rizzolo Ph.D. was unsurprisingly ecstatic when…

Physiology

NR Supplementation Reduced Levels of Notable Cancer Enzyme While Increasing NAD+

January 11, 2021

Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), a compound being broadly researched as a potential multi-use nutritional supplement and therapeutic intervention, has been…

Nutrition

Supplement Hydrolyzed Collagen for Skin, Bones, and Joints: Key Information

September 25, 2020

Comprising 30% of the body’s total protein mass, collagens are characterized by sturdy, flexible chains of around 1,400 amino…

Physiology

Those Who Frequently Exercise May be Immunocompromised from Deficiencies in Vitamin D and Various Minerals

May 15, 2020

The human immune system is a very complicated biological system that relies on many different nutrients to work properly.…

NR, NMN, and Resveratrol are the Three Most Promising Longevity Supplements: Here’s What They Do
ArchivesNutrition

NR, NMN, and Resveratrol are the Three Most Promising Longevity Supplements: Here’s What They Do

January 22, 2020November 27, 2023

The below paragraphs were taken from the first part of a two-part World at Large story on NAD+ supplementation.…


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