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by smokinjoe
Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:55 am
Forum: Longevity
Topic: If you take metformin or similar what is your regimen
Replies: 18
Views: 27671

Re: If you take metformin or similar what is your regimen

hi Dr David
thanks for your reply.

I am just looking at anti-aging benefits.

I think i read that Dr. Sinclair is taking 1 gram of metformin daily. I am not sure if berberine would be the same quality - but my goal with this is improving daily health and longevity.
by smokinjoe
Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:33 pm
Forum: Longevity
Topic: If you take metformin or similar what is your regimen
Replies: 18
Views: 27671

If you take metformin or similar what is your regimen

Sorry if this is a repeat. but the thread i joined to look for this information strayed quite a bit.

I am looking to take berberine and am wondering how often i should take it.
by smokinjoe
Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:14 am
Forum: Longevity
Topic: Metformin: proven or not?
Replies: 24
Views: 32488

Re: Metformin: proven or not?

Metformin IS a botanical derivative. It was derived from the French lilac. It has been used as a medicine for 60 years in Europe. Any herbs that claim to mimic metformin (like berberine) has not been tested as extensively in humans as metformin and all botanical extracts come with their own toxicit...
by smokinjoe
Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:46 am
Forum: Nutrition
Topic: Nutrition science is broken. This new egg study shows why
Replies: 14
Views: 23225

Re: Nutrition science is broken. This new egg study shows why

Solution: have 1.7 eggs per day! :lol:
by smokinjoe
Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:21 am
Forum: Longevity
Topic: NEW (10 sep) Two hour in-depth interview with professor David Sinclair on treating aging, NMN and cellular reprogramming
Replies: 7
Views: 13048

Re: NEW (10 sep) Two hour in-depth interview with professor David Sinclair on treating aging, NMN and cellular reprogram

Stop worrying People need different amounts of sleep Both individually and according to age. Some people literally need as little as 4 and there is an actress who needs 12. I do okay at 8 and feel great at 10. Dont forget worrying about it causes insomnia! Google the subject. I think it is somethin...
by smokinjoe
Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: Healthy Aging News and Research
Topic: Anyone is taking rapamycin or metformin?
Replies: 34
Views: 54754

Re: Anyone is taking rapamycin or metformin?

I bought heaps of metformin from Uk online. Read it blocked angiogenesis. I was on seratide aka prednisone puffer for allergic asthma for 12 years, WRONG finally got duckduckgo and now prescribed Intal with zero side effects, means the drug ate prefrontal cortex, muscle, endothelium which means sma...
by smokinjoe
Tue Sep 03, 2019 11:49 am
Forum: Longevity
Topic: Extraordinary' Breakthroughs In Anti-Aging Research 'Will Happen Faster Than People Think'
Replies: 11
Views: 20912

Re: Extraordinary' Breakthroughs In Anti-Aging Research 'Will Happen Faster Than People Think'

So, is there a list of the 8 pathways of age-related decline that Dr. Sinclair is pursuing?
by smokinjoe
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:14 pm
Forum: NMN
Topic: What research is being done to show the effects of NMN on the human body?
Replies: 11
Views: 18640

Re: What research is being done to show the effects of NMN on the human body?

Studies are great for reference and definitely need to be referred to but do not always answer the questions that the individual is asking and as DrDavid noted ,we sometimes “can not see the forest for the trees” when it comes to supplements and other prescription medicine. Everyone has different r...