LJ100 vs Tongkat Ali – Details Explained
LJ100 is an extracted form of Tongkat Ali that is stronger when compared like for like. The main bioactive ingredient within Tongkat Ali are peptides called Eurypeptides. For LJ100 they have standardized their process such that it is 22% Eurypeptides....
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Updated May 12, 2022
Rhonda Patrick’s Skincare Products & Supplements
This post on Rhonda Patrick’s skincare products covers the following: The topical serum Rhonda likes and has used since 2012 – packed with hyaluronic acid, willow bark extract, aloe vera + other good stuff. How and why Rhonda supplements hydrolyzed...
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Updated May 8, 2022
David Sinclair Resveratrol – Where to buy? (USA)
A core pillar of David Sinclair’s supplement stack is his daily 1 gram of resveratrol. In our big post covering all David’s supplements, we note he preferences micronized, 98%+ purity – so we’ve linked to some sources below: We can...
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Updated May 5, 2022
Heavy Metal Blood Testing in the UK – My Experience
This post covers: Basic intro to how damaging toxic levels of heavy metals can be for the human body The two heavy metal tests I took to ascertain my heavy metal levels (urine + blood tests) Why, in hindsight, I...
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Updated March 26, 2022
Analysis of 22 NMN Products Finds 14 Contain <1% NMN - Discussion
In this post we’ll be looking at an October 2021 analysis done by Chromadex, which found 14 of the 22 NMN products they analyzed had less than 1% NMN! Chromadex are the company behind Niagen, a leading Nicotinamide Riboside supplement....
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Updated January 29, 2022
Rhonda Patrick Discussing Various Subjects
In previous posts on Dr Rhonda Patrick I’ve been able to cover what supplements she takes, the diet she eats, exercise she does + more. However, sometimes there’s a topic that doesn’t neatly into one of these posts. That’s where...
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Updated December 27, 2021
Fish Oil / Omega-3 Analysis Spreadsheet
The spreadsheet below provides an analysis of Omega-3 supplements with low levels of total oxidation and heavy metals – based on the IFOS batch testing. To view the spreadsheet full screen, use this link. Let me know if you’ve...
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Updated January 6, 2022
Peter Attia Exercise Routines – How He Trains & Why
Peter is a former time-trial cyclist and endurance swimmer. For example, he’s one of small group to have swum the Catalina Channel in both directions (separate swims). That’s in the range of a 10-hour swim, if you’re really giving it...
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Updated November 23, 2021
Peter Attia Diet – What He Eats & Why
Before we touch on how Peter eats now, it’s worth noting he hasn’t always eaten this way. For example, for 3 years, between 2011 and 2014 Peter ate a 100% ketogenic diet. This was back before ketogenic diets really hit...
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Updated November 23, 2021
Using Blood Donations to Lower Iron Stores – My Experience
Earlier this year I came across P.D. Mangan’s research on iron, and how having excess can negatively affect health. If you’re not already familiar with that, he has a great book called Dumping Iron, which I’ve reviewed and summarized here....
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Updated October 18, 2021