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The Search Results Are the Story
The same commercial forces that shape search results and supplement labels run all the way down to clinics charging five…
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The Longevity Marketplace
The Longevity Marketplace is a seven-part investigation into the commercial capture of aging science. It stays inside the primary human evidence beneath the marketing, and measures the distance between what is sold and what has actually been shown, across cellular senescence and senolytics, NAD+, NMN and nicotinamide riboside, and the longevity clinics at the end of the funnel. A deeper companion to Decode Your Wellbeing.
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The Search Results Are the Story
The same commercial forces that shape search results and supplement labels run all the way down to clinics charging five…
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Cellular Senescence, Explained Properly
Senescent cells are often described as zombie cells that refuse to die and poison their neighbors. The biology is real.…
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The Human Evidence on Senolytics
Animal studies showed that clearing senescent cells can improve healthspan measures. The human data are real but early, small, and…
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Senolytic Products vs. Senolytic Protocols
The clinical trials used intermittent, high-dose, physician-supervised regimens of specific agents. The retail market sells daily capsules under the same…
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NAD+: Biology, the Decline Narrative, and Recent Challenges
NAD+ is essential for cellular energy and signaling. The claim that it declines steadily with age and that restoring it…
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NMN and Nicotinamide Riboside: What the Trials Actually Show
Oral NMN and NR reliably raise circulating NAD+ in humans. Effects on metabolic, muscle, vascular, and cognitive outcomes are mixed…
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Longevity Clinics and the Premium Retail Endpoint
The same marketplace dynamics that shape search results and supplement claims culminate in high-priced clinics offering testing batteries, off-label prescriptions,…