Thinking about a supplement
For metabolism & ageing
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- Taurine & Aging · Mice Lived Longer ≠ You WillShellfish, fish and meat all contain taurine, energy drinks (Red Bull and others) like to add it, and your body can make some of its own.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- BerberineCell and animal studies show berberine trips up the mitochondria and presses the energy switch AMPK: the liver releases less sugar, muscle takes up…Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- Trimethylglycine / BetaineBetaine, also called TMG (trimethylglycine), was first extracted from sugar beet.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- α-Lipoic acid (ALA)α-Lipoic acid (ALA) is a small molecule your body makes for itself.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- NMN / NR — NAD⁺ precursorsNMN and NR are two raw materials the body uses to make NAD⁺, and in recent years they have been sold as anti-aging supplements.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)The molecule in fenugreek seed that gets sold as a testosterone precursor, diosgenin, cannot become testosterone in your body: you do not have the…Supplements · Metabolism & longevity6 stations
- Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone / Ubiquinol)Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) genuinely helps in only a few settings.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity4 stations
- Red Yeast Rice · Monascus purpureusRed yeast rice is rice fermented by a red mold.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- DIM / I3C · 'Estrogen Detox' marketingDIM and I3C are molecules that form naturally when cruciferous vegetables are chewed; they are not cancer drugs.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- Urolithin AUrolithin A is not in the pomegranate.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity4 stations