Supplements Shown to Extend Lifespan - Top Longevity Program Results
Summary
TLDRDer Sprecher analysiert die Suche nach lebensverlängernden Mitteln, die seit Jahrhunderten anhält. Er untersucht Studien des National Institute of Aging (ITP), das verschiedene Moleküle auf ihre Wirkung auf die Lebensverlängerung bei Mäusen getestet hat. Neun Verbindungen, darunter Acarbose, Aspirin und Rapamycin, zeigten signifikante Effekte. Trotz positiver Ergebnisse bei Tieren warnt der Sprecher vor negativen Nebenwirkungen und betont, dass viele dieser Verbindungen bei Menschen nicht dieselben Vorteile bringen könnten. Am Ende empfiehlt er glycinreiche Nahrung und warnt vor voreiligen Einnahmen von Medikamenten wie Rapamycin.
Takeaways
- 🧪 Die National Institute of Aging's Intervention Testing Program (ITP) ist ein rigoroses Programm, das das Lebensalter durch verschiedene Verbindungen bei Mäusen erhöht.
- 💊 Acarbose, ein Diabetes-Medikament, erhöht das mittlere Lebensalter bei männlichen Mäusen um 22% und bei weiblichen Mäusen um 5%.
- 🚫 Metformin, ein anderes Diabetes-Medikament, hat keine Lebensverlängerungseffekte, es sei denn, es wird mit Rapamycin kombiniert.
- 🔎 Aspirin, ein Antirheumatischum, erhöht das mittlere Überleben bei männlichen Mäusen um 8%, hat aber bei Menschen möglicherweise negative Auswirkungen auf das Krebsrisiko.
- 🥩 Glycine, eine Aminosäure, erhöht das maximale Lebensalter bei Mäusen um 4-6% und könnte durch eine Balance von Methionin in der Ernährung das menschliche Lebensalter verlängern.
- 🩸 Captopril, ein ACE-Hemmer zur Behandlung von Hochdruck, erhöht das mittlere Lebensalter bei weiblichen Mäusen um 4-5%.
- 🌿 NDGA, ein pflanzliches Verbindung aus dem Greasebush, erhöht das mittlere Lebensalter bei Mäusen um 10%.
- 🌱 Protandim, ein pflanzliches Supplement, erhöht das mittlere Überleben bei männlichen Mäusen um 7%, aber die klinischen Beweise für die Wirksamkeit sind begrenzt.
- 💊 Rapamycin, ein Immunsuppressivum, zeigt das größte Potenzial bei der Lebensverlängerung in Mäusen und hat positive Auswirkungen auf das Immunsystem bei älteren Menschen.
- 🚹 17 Alpha Estradi, ein nicht feminisierendes Östrogen, erhöht das mittlere Lebensalter von männlichen Mäusen um 19% und könnte die Auswirkungen von Testosteron auf das Lebensalter abmildern.
Q & A
Was ist das Interventions-Testprogramm (ITP) und warum ist es wichtig?
-Das Interventions-Testprogramm (ITP) ist das weltweit rigoroseste, von Experten begutachtete Programm zur Untersuchung von Langlebigkeitssubstanzen und deren Auswirkungen auf Mäuse. Es wurde 2002 gestartet und hat über 20 Jahre lang Dutzende von Verbindungen getestet, um deren lebensverlängernde Wirkung zu untersuchen.
Welche Verbindung im ITP-Programm zeigte die größten Lebensverlängerungseffekte bei Mäusen?
-Rapamycin zeigte im ITP-Programm die größten Lebensverlängerungseffekte, mit einer Verlängerung der mittleren Lebensspanne um 14 % bei weiblichen und 9 % bei männlichen Mäusen.
Welche potenziellen Nebenwirkungen haben Acarbose und Metformin auf die Muskelmasse und warum ist das problematisch?
-Acarbose und Metformin können die Muskelmasse, Griffstärke und Gehgeschwindigkeit verringern, was problematisch ist, da Muskelmasse und Muskelkraft wichtige Faktoren für die Langlebigkeit sind. Besonders ältere Menschen mit geringer Muskelmasse und Stärke könnten durch diese Nebenwirkungen beeinträchtigt werden.
Warum wird Glycin als potenziell lebensverlängernd angesehen?
-Glycin wird als potenziell lebensverlängernd angesehen, weil es die gleichen lebensverlängernden Effekte wie Methionin-Beschränkung ohne eigentliche Einschränkung von Methionin haben kann. Glycin wirkt ausgleichend auf die Toxizität von Methionin, was es zu einem nützlichen Nahrungsergänzungsmittel macht, insbesondere für Menschen mit hoher Methionin-Aufnahme.
Welche Bedenken gibt es hinsichtlich der langfristigen Verwendung von Aspirin bei älteren Menschen?
-Langfristige Einnahme von Aspirin bei älteren Menschen wurde mit einem höheren Risiko für Krebserkrankungen und deren Metastasierung in Verbindung gebracht. Diese negativen Effekte könnten auf das altersbedingte Nachlassen des Immunsystems zurückzuführen sein.
Warum ist das Geschlecht der Mäuse wichtig für die Ergebnisse des ITP-Programms?
-Das Geschlecht der Mäuse ist wichtig, da viele Verbindungen im ITP-Programm eine unterschiedliche Wirkung auf männliche und weibliche Mäuse zeigten. Beispielsweise zeigte Acarbose bei männlichen Mäusen eine größere Lebensverlängerung als bei weiblichen.
Welche Verbindung hat die Wirkung von Rapamycin bei der Lebensverlängerung unterstützt, wenn sie gemeinsam verwendet wurde?
-Metformin hat keine signifikante Lebensverlängerung gezeigt, es sei denn, es wurde zusammen mit Rapamycin verwendet. In diesem Fall waren die lebensverlängernden Effekte auf Rapamycin zurückzuführen.
Was sind die Hauptvorteile der Einnahme von Glycin, neben der potenziellen Lebensverlängerung?
-Neben der potenziellen Lebensverlängerung unterstützt Glycin die Kollagenproduktion, die Synthese von Kreatin und Glutathion sowie die Regulierung des Blutzuckerspiegels. Es kann auch zur Verbesserung des Schlafs und der allgemeinen Gesundheit beitragen.
Warum könnte die Einnahme von Captopril zur Lebensverlängerung problematisch sein?
-Captopril, ein ACE-Hemmer zur Behandlung von Bluthochdruck, zeigte nur eine geringe Lebensverlängerung (4-5%) und war nur bei weiblichen Mäusen wirksam. Zudem hat Captopril einige Nebenwirkungen, was seine Nutzung als lebensverlängerndes Mittel fraglich macht.
Welche Überlegungen sollten angestellt werden, bevor man Rapamycin als lebensverlängerndes Mittel einnimmt?
-Obwohl Rapamycin vielversprechend in der Lebensverlängerung bei Tieren ist, fehlen noch umfassende klinische Studien am Menschen. Zudem muss die richtige Dosierung und Verabreichungsfrequenz ermittelt werden, um die immunsuppressiven Effekte zu vermeiden und gleichzeitig die Lebensverlängerung zu maximieren.
Outlines
🔍 Der ewige Wunsch nach der Pille gegen das Altern
Menschen suchen seit Jahrhunderten nach einem Mittel gegen das Altern – früher das „Wasser des Lebens“, heute Nahrungsergänzungsmittel und Arzneimittel. Obwohl es schwierig ist, deren Effekt auf die Lebensverlängerung bei Menschen zu testen, gibt es zahlreiche Tierstudien. Das „Intervention Testing Program“ (ITP) des National Institute of Aging hat über 20 Jahre lang verschiedene Substanzen getestet und neun identifiziert, die bei Mäusen die Lebensdauer signifikant verlängern. In diesem Video werden die getesteten Moleküle und deren Wirkung auf die Lebensspanne von Mäusen näher betrachtet.
💊 Acarbose: Ein Diabetesmedikament mit potenziellen Auswirkungen auf die Lebensverlängerung
Acarbose, ein Diabetesmedikament, das die Glukoseaufnahme blockiert, verlängerte die Lebensspanne von männlichen Mäusen um 22 %, während es bei weiblichen Mäusen nur einen geringen Effekt von 5 % hatte. Dies könnte eher auf die reduzierte Kalorienaufnahme als auf den Blutzuckerspiegel zurückzuführen sein. Acarbose kann bei Diabetikern Herzkrankheiten und Bluthochdruck reduzieren, jedoch negative Auswirkungen auf Muskelmasse und -kraft haben. Obwohl es bei gesunden Menschen schädlich sein könnte, lässt sich der Muskelschwund möglicherweise durch Krafttraining und höhere Proteinzufuhr abschwächen.
⚖️ Canagliflozin: Ein weiteres Diabetesmedikament mit gemischten Ergebnissen
Canagliflozin, ein weiteres Diabetesmedikament, zeigte in Studien des ITP eine Lebensverlängerung von 14 % bei männlichen Mäusen, hatte jedoch keinen Effekt auf weibliche Mäuse. Es wirkt ähnlich wie Acarbose, indem es die Glukoseaufnahme hemmt. Studien zu Canagliflozins Auswirkungen auf das Muskelwachstum bei Menschen fehlen, jedoch deutet die Forschung bei Mäusen auf eine mögliche Hemmung bestimmter Muskelproteine hin.
🩹 Aspirin: Anti-entzündliche Effekte mit Risiken im Alter
Aspirin, ein häufig verwendetes entzündungshemmendes Mittel, zeigte bei männlichen Mäusen eine geringe Lebensverlängerung von 8 %. Während seine entzündungshemmenden Eigenschaften für jüngere Menschen von Vorteil sein könnten, erhöht Aspirin bei älteren Menschen das Risiko für Krebs und andere Todesursachen. Die American Heart Association empfiehlt niedrige Dosen Aspirin nur für Menschen mit hohem Herzrisiko, die nicht anfällig für Blutungen sind.
🧬 Glycin: Ein lebensverlängerndes Aminosäure-Supplement
Glycin, eine Aminosäure, die für Kollagenproduktion und Kreatinsynthese wichtig ist, verlängerte in Studien die Lebensdauer von Mäusen um 4-6 %. Es wird angenommen, dass Glycin die Effekte einer Methioninrestriktion nachahmt, einer Diät, die bekanntermaßen die Lebensspanne bei Tieren verlängert. Die durchschnittliche menschliche Ernährung enthält zu viel Methionin und zu wenig Glycin, was ein Ungleichgewicht darstellt, das durch eine erhöhte Glycinzufuhr ausgeglichen werden könnte.
💉 Captopril: Ein Medikament gegen Bluthochdruck mit geringer Lebensverlängerung
Captopril, ein ACE-Hemmer zur Behandlung von Bluthochdruck, zeigte in ITP-Studien eine geringe Lebensverlängerung bei weiblichen Mäusen von 4-5 %. Da Bluthochdruck ein häufiger Risikofaktor für Herzkrankheiten und Nierenerkrankungen ist, könnte Captopril für Menschen mit Bluthochdruck nützlich sein. Allerdings sind die Freizeitverwendung und Lebensverlängerungseffekte bei gesunden Menschen fragwürdig.
🌿 Nordihydroguajaretinsäure (NDGA): Eine pflanzliche Verbindung mit potenziellen Vorteilen
NDGA, eine Substanz aus der Kreosotbusche, zeigte in Studien eine Lebensverlängerung von 10 % bei beiden Geschlechtern von Mäusen. Sie wirkt entzündungshemmend und aktiviert Nrf2, ein Protein, das die Zellabwehr stärkt. NDGA wird derzeit für klinische Anwendungen untersucht, jedoch sind Nahrungsergänzungsmittel mit NDGA noch nicht weit verbreitet.
🌱 Protandim: Ein umstrittenes Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
Protandim, ein Nahrungsergänzungsmittel aus pflanzlichen Zutaten, zeigte eine Lebensverlängerung von 7 % bei männlichen Mäusen, jedoch keine signifikante Wirkung auf die maximale Lebensspanne. Die Mischung enthält Inhaltsstoffe wie Kurkuma und grünen Tee, aber aufgrund irreführender Marketingbehauptungen geriet die Firma hinter Protandim in rechtliche Schwierigkeiten. Das Produkt ist zudem sehr teuer, und seine Wirksamkeit bleibt fraglich.
🧪 Rapamycin: Das vielversprechendste Molekül zur Lebensverlängerung
Rapamycin, ein Medikament zur Unterdrückung des Immunsystems nach Organtransplantationen, ist das am besten erforschte Mittel zur Lebensverlängerung. In mehreren Studien verlängerte es die Lebensspanne von Mäusen signifikant, selbst wenn es nur zeitweise verabreicht wurde. Studien deuten darauf hin, dass Rapamycin auch bei älteren Menschen das Immunsystem stärken könnte, wenn es in Intervallen eingenommen wird. Trotz positiver Ergebnisse in Tierstudien sind weitere klinische Studien beim Menschen notwendig.
🧑⚕️ 17-Alpha-Estradiol: Nicht-feminisierendes Östrogen mit potenziellen Vorteilen für Männer
17-Alpha-Estradiol, eine nicht-feminisierende Form von Östrogen, verlängerte die Lebensspanne von männlichen Mäusen um 19 %, während es bei weiblichen Mäusen keine Wirkung zeigte. Es wird vermutet, dass 17-Alpha-Estradiol die negativen Auswirkungen von Testosteron auf die Lebensdauer neutralisiert. Weitere Studien sind nötig, um seine potenziellen Vorteile für die Lebensverlängerung beim Menschen zu bestätigen.
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Keywords
💡Interventions Testing Program (ITP)
💡Acarbose
💡Metformin
💡Rapamycin
💡Glycin
💡Aspirin
💡Canagliflozin
💡Captopril
💡Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid (NDGA)
💡17-Alpha-Estradiol
Highlights
Humans have been searching for the 'magic pill' for aging for thousands of years, from the 'Water of Life' to modern supplements.
Animal studies (rodents, worms, and flies) have shown life extension effects with different compounds, but human experiments are virtually impossible.
The National Institute of Aging's Intervention Testing Program (ITP) has identified nine molecules that have extended lifespan in mice by 20% to 60%.
Acarbose, a diabetes drug that blocks glucose absorption, extended the lifespan of male mice by 22% and female mice by 5%, but it may reduce muscle mass and strength in humans.
Metformin, another diabetes drug, has not shown life extension benefits unless combined with rapamycin, highlighting the importance of compound interactions.
Canagliflozin, another diabetes drug, extended median lifespan in male mice by 14% but had no effect on females, though it still improved glucose tolerance.
Aspirin, while extending median lifespan in male mice by 8%, has been linked to higher all-cause mortality in elderly humans due to increased cancer-related deaths.
Glycine supplementation extended lifespan in mice and rats by up to 30% and mimics the effects of methionine restriction, which is linked to longevity.
Captopril, an ACE inhibitor used for hypertension, extended lifespan in female mice by 4-5%, but the benefits were modest and had significant side effects.
Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), a herbal compound, increased lifespan in both male and female mice by 10%, but it's not commonly available in supplements.
Protandim, a mix of five herbal ingredients, increased median lifespan in male mice by 7%, but the results were less significant at older ages, making its efficacy questionable.
Rapamycin has shown the most promising results in extending lifespan, increasing median survival by up to 18% in female mice, and is believed to be one of the most potent geroprotective drugs.
A 2023 study on rapamycin in humans reported no significant adverse effects, with users self-reporting improvements in health, though many of these may be placebo effects.
17-alpha estradiol extended lifespan in male mice by 19% and is thought to counteract the negative effects of androgens on longevity without feminizing side effects.
Many popular supplements, such as resveratrol and nicotinamide riboside, have failed to show significant lifespan extension effects in the ITP studies.
Transcripts
humans have been searching for the magic
pill for Aging for eons thousands of
years ago it was the Water of Life that
supposedly made you young again but
today is various supplements and
pharmaceuticals that are touted as
having longevity benefits how do you
know if a supplement is going to make
you live longer well you can't because
it's virtually impossible to do that
kind of an experiment in humans however
we do have a bunch of animal studies on
rodents worms and flies that have found
life extension effects with different
compounds in this video I'm going to go
through through the findings of the
National Institute of aging's
intervention testing program and see
what supplements and molecules they've
found to work in extending the lifespan
of mice by 20 30 and up to 60% so what
is the interventions testing program or
ITP for short it's considered the
world's most rigorous peer-reviewed
program for investigating longevity
molecules and their effects on mice they
started in 2002 so the program has ran
for over 20 years and have tested dozens
of different compounds you can read all
their supported into ditions and
Publications at the National Institute
of aging's website over the 20 years the
ITP has identified nine molecules that
have extended lifespan in mice they are
acaros aspirin canag flosin captopril
glycine nordi Hydro gutic acid ndga
protm rapamycin and 17 Alpha estrad
that's not a very large amount of
compounds from the dozens of compounds
that have been tested which kind of
shows that most supplements don't have
life extension effects even in animals
this doesn't mean that the list is
conclusive either because the ITP is
continuously testing new molecules so
let's take a look at these molecules
more closely the first one is a carbos a
carbos is a diabetes drug that blocks
glucose absorption the ITP studies on a
carbos found that it extended median
lifespan in male mice by 22% and by only
5% in female mice maximum lifespan
increased by 11% in males and 9% in
females this is quite interesting and
you would predict that these life
extension effects were because of lower
ing blood sugar levels however the ITP
studies done on Metformin which is
another diabetes drug and also lowers
blood sugar levels have found that
metformin doesn't extend Lipan unless
it's paired with rapamycin so it's
rapamycin that does the extension
effects not meformin metformin does
reduce the risk of heart disease
mortality in people with diabetes but it
hasn't been found to have any longevity
effects in otherwise healthy humans
either so in my opinion the life
extension effects of a carbos might have
to do more with the reduction in glucose
absorption rather than lowering of the
blood sugar levels if you absorb less
glucose you also absorb fewer calories
and we know that calorie restriction is
the most proven non- gentic method of
Life Extension in animals does this mean
that taking a carbos is going to be
beneficial for human longevity a carbos
does reduce the risk of heart disease
and hypertension in people with impaired
glucose tolerance a carbos also induces
weight loss through reduced glucose
absorption as well as by increasing the
expression of glp1 which is the
mechanism by which OIC works the problem
is that a carbos also appears to to have
some negative side effects type two
diabetics who take a carbos see a
decrease in muscle mass hand grip
strength and walking speed metformin has
also been seen to blunt the muscle
growth signal in response to resistance
training in older adults muscle mass and
muscle strength are both very important
for longevity and in appears that acaros
and Metformin could be harmful for older
people who have low muscle mass and low
strength it might be that with acaros
you can mitigate the negative effects on
muscle mass by just lifting weights
because in these studies the patients
didn't do any form of resistance strange
however in the metformin study the
people did lift weights and they still
saw the reduction in the hypertrophy
response from the training so I would
predict that it might happen the same
with a carbos metformin has been seen to
decrease V to Max an aerobic capacity as
well which is a bad thing for
cardiovascular function a higher V to
Max is linked to longevity when it comes
to acaros then acaros hasn't been seen
to reduce V to Max and in one 2006 study
they found that exercise combined with a
carbos treatment actually increased V to
Max whereas exercise alone didn't that
is very interesting but obviously we
would need more studies to confirm that
so overall acaros as well as metformin
can be life-saving for diabetics if
you're otherwise healthy you don't have
impaired glucose tolerance then taking
these medications might have negative
effects on your Fitness taking these
Pharmaceuticals recreationally for ler
purposes is also somewhat of a mixed bag
on one hand we have the ITP results
showing that a carbos works but on the
other hand the human evidence suggests
that a carbos can result in loss of
muscle and strength but honestly I think
you can mitigate it with resistance
training and a higher protein intake
it's the same with OIC you lose muscle
because of not lifting weights and
you're undereating protein personally
I'm not taking at carbos I don't have
any plans to take it in the future right
now but I do think that it's quite
interesting the next one is canag gloin
canlin is another FDA approved diabetes
drug that supports skinny function and
cardiovascular function it also inhibits
the sodium glucose Transporter 2 by
blocking renal uptake and intestinal
absorption of glucose in the ITP study
can flow in extended median survival of
male mice by 14% Kaa also increased the
age for 90th percental Survival by 9%
however they found no effects in female
mice although their glucose tolerance
still improved this drug appears to be
very similar to a carbos it works
through reduced glucose absorption and
it improves glucose tolerance but does
it have the same negative side effects
on muscle growth there's no studies in
humans but in mice canic Flows In does
downregulate certain proteins and muscle
stem cells next up we have aspirin which
is a non idal anti-inflammatory drug or
Nate you can get it over the counter
which makes it very easily found in the
ITP study aspirin treatment extended
median survival in male mice by 8% but
it wasn't very significant there are
other animal studies as well that find
how aspirin extends their lifespan the
effects are probably because of
aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects
however in humans daily intake of
aspirin has been actually seen to be
linked to a higher risk of Alla morality
primarily because of increased cancer
related deaths this applies to elderly
people who see an increased risk of
cancer metastasis from aspirin treatment
and accelerated cancer progression as
shown by several randomized control
trials there have been previous studies
that found that aspirin treatment
reduces the risk of cancer but those
studies were mostly done on younger
populations whereas the recent clinical
trials were done on the elderly people
and in those people aspirin treatment
appears to increase the risk of cancer
the reason why there's a discrepancy
between younger and older people might
be because of the age related decrease
in the immune system older people have
weaker immune systems and aspirin might
modulate the immune system in a negative
way that enables the proliferation of
cancer more easily so it looks like
aspirin isn't a good idea later in life
historically aspirin has been used for
primary prevention of cardiovascular
disease which means preventing a heart
attack or preventing the onset of
atherosclerosis taking baby aspirin or
small amounts of 50 to 100 milligrams of
aspirin per day has been very common for
decades for this reason so the question
is does Micro doing baby aspirin every
day reduce the risk of heart disease the
American Heart Association says low do
aspirin could be considered for primary
prevention of AOS scerotic
cardiovascular disease in adults aged 40
to 70 who are at a high risk of
atherosclerosis but with no increased
risk of bleeding because aspirin
increases the risk of bleeding they
don't recommend it for people over the
age of 70 or for anyone who's at
increased risk of bleeding what about
secondary prevention which means
preventing getting a second heart attack
here daily lowd dose aspirin has more
benefits and is generally recommended by
the American Heart Association for
people who aren't at increased risk of
bleeding next supplement is glycine
which is an amino acid that supports
collagen turnover gathan production
creatin synthesis and heem synthesis the
2019 ITP study found that glycine
supplementation increased maximum
lifespan in both male and female mice by
4 to 6% the mice consumed a diet
comprising of 8% glycine which is quite
a large amount and another 2011 study
found that a diet comprising of 8 to 12%
glycine extended the median lifespan of
rats by 28% the rats lived on 113 weeks
instead of 88 maximum lifespan also
increased by 30% from 91 to 119 weeks
the reason why glycine extends Lipan is
thought to be because of mimicking
methine restriction methine is another
amino acid you get primarily from animal
protein and methan in restriction has
been often seen to extend lifespan in
animals glycine counterbalances methan
in toxicity and has been seen to have
the same life extension effects as
methine restriction without restricting
methine that's why in these studies you
see that a very large intake of glycine
8 to 12% of their diet extends lifespan
in humans the evidence is obviously more
limited but the average person's diet is
very high in methine and it doesn't
contain that much glycine muscle meat
eggs dairy chicken fish Etc they're all
very high in methine and very low in
glycine glycine you can get from tendon
Meats collagen fish skin chicken skin
and gelatin powder this creates a
scenario where most people could
theoretically improve their longevity by
balancing their methan in ratio with
more glycine they would either need to
reduce their methan intake or increase
their glycine intake but most people
would benefit from both there are no
hard outcomes observed from high methan
and low glycin intake but there are a
few benefits that have been seen in
clinical trials in older adults they
have found that low plasma glycine
levels are a marker of visceral
adiposity independent of sex age body
composition or chronic diseases serum
glycine is also negatively associated
with intramuscular atos tissue which is
the fat inside the muscles methan in
restriction on the other hand appears to
reduce visceral fat in both animals and
humans and glycine is also useful for
other things such as collagen production
for the skin and Joints glut thean
production for antioxidant fence and
inflammation sleep blood sugar and
creatine synthesis so although we can't
say whether or not glycine
supplementation is going to extend
lifespan in humans we can be pretty sure
that most people are eating too much
methine and not enough glycine that's
why I'm also taking 10 grams of glycine
as a supplement every day and I'm eating
plenty of glycine rich foods next on the
list is captopril captopril is an
Angiotensin converting enzyme ace
inhibitor used to treat high blood
pressure in the ITP study captopril
extended median lifespan of female mice
by 4 to 5% hypertension is one of the
most common co-morbidities in the world
and it's called the silent killer that
increases the risk of heart disease
kidney disease and neurod degeneration
if you have elevated blood pressure then
you should try to normalize it as fast
as possible because the longer your
blood pressure stays elevated the more
damage it can cause to your body ACE
inhibitors have some nasty side effects
which is why I think the recreational
use of captopril is probably not worth
it furthermore the life extension
benefits in the ITP study weren't that
big it was only 4 to 5% and it was only
absorbed in the female mice so if you
were ever going to take any
pharmaceutical for recreational purposes
to support your longevity then you would
be probably better off by taking
something like a carbos or rapamycin
instead of CapTel the next compound is
nordi hydro WTIC acid ndga it's a ligant
found in croso Bush or grease wood in
the TP study it resulted in 10% increase
in Lipan in both sexes ndga is basically
a herbal compound that's been seen to
increase Nrf2 activation and thus reduce
inflammation it's not a very common
compound although it's being
investigated for clinical purposes at
the moment and I haven't found any
supplements that have ndga in it so
that's pretty much all I have to say
about this compound prandom is another
herbal supplement that contains a patent
and mix of five herbal ingredients that
support nf2 activation it has termic
root green tea milk thisle bopa moneri
and ashwagandha in the ITP study
Protandim resulted in 7% increase in
median survival of male mice but there
was no significant difference in
survival at the age at 90% mortality the
company selling pandum Life Vantage has
gotten into some trouble with the FDA
because of their misleading and illegal
marketing claims that claim pandum can
help with different conditions like
cancer and diabetes there's no evidence
that pendum or the specific ingredients
in the supplement could help with those
conditions the ITP study did find that
pendum resulted in 7% increase in median
lifespan but there was no difference at
the end of life so in my opinion taking
this supplement isn't worth it the
problem is also that it's a patented
proprietary blend which means that you
don't know exactly how much of each
ingredient is in the blend and it's also
$66 for 30 capsules which is over $2 per
day next up we have the most successful
life extension molecule and the one with
the greatest potential rapy it's been
known to have life extension effects in
animals for decades and in the it PP
studies it has done so by 14% in females
and 9% in males even if Romy was given
late in life Romy increases median
Survival by 10% in males and 18% in
females and it attenuates age related
decline in spontaneous activity in males
but not in females in another 2016 study
treating middle-aged mice with rap ayin
for only 3 months extended their life
expectancy by 60% and improved Health
span that's very interesting because
they treated the mice with rap ayine for
only 3 months a mouse usually lives 12
to 18 months so they got repy in only
about a quarter of their life and they
still saw a large life extension effect
for humans the equivalent duration would
be something like 20 years which is a
very long time but it's still not your
entire lifespan but are there any
longevity studies about rapamycin in
humans if you don't know then rapamycin
is used for organ transplantation
rejection as it suppresses the immune
system if taken chronically however
there are now several clinical trials
showing that rapamycin actually enhances
immune system function when used
transiently it appears that rather than
using rapy daily you would have to pulse
it something like once a week or once
every two weeks to avoid the
immunosuppressive effects and by doing
that the elderly people actually see an
improvement in their immune system
function many longevity enthusiasts are
taking Ramy off label in hopes of
extending the lifespan a 2023 study by
Matt caban and colleagues looked that
333 such people they found that at an
average dose of 3 to 6 Mig per week rap
a didn't have any adverse side effectss
on health with the most common side
effects being abdominal cramps and mouth
Alters most people also didn't know if
the drug was working but they did
self-report improvements in their health
brain function youthfulness coldness and
general aches and pains the problem is
that the placebo effect can be very big
in these people who are taking rapamycin
thinking that it's going to extend their
Lipan you can't just buy rapamycin from
the pharmacy you need to go out of your
way to get it and if you are doing that
then you probably have some expect that
is going to improve your health so it
wasn't a placebo controlled study
overall I do think that out of all these
compounds rapy is the most promising one
I think it has the greatest potential of
being the first geroprotective drug we
obviously need a lot more clinical
trials on humans to see what the effects
are but many of the leading longevity
experts do think that rapamycin does
work in extending lifespan I'm
personally not taking Romy at the moment
I don't have any plans in the near
future either I'm waiting for more of
these clinical trials to come out in the
next next few years the last compound is
17 Alpha estradi which is also called
non-feminizing estrogen in the ITP study
in increased media male lifespan by 19%
and by 11% when fed late in life this is
quite interesting and estrogens are
known to have cardioprotective and
neuroprotective effects it's even
thought that estrogen might be one of
the reasons why women live on average 5
to 10 years longer than men as you've
seen repeatedly throughout this video
most of the compounds extend lifespan in
male mice more so than they do in female
fale mice that's very interesting and it
might be partly because of the six
differences between male and female
animals and in the ITP study 17 Alpha
estrad didn't extend female lifespan
what other Studies have also found is
that the life extension effects of 17
Alpha estrad go away in castrated male
mice which suggests that it works in the
presence of elevated male hormones and
androgens androgens and testosterone
tend to shorten Lipan and they're
associated with increased risk of heart
disease which is why it looks like 17
Alpha estral counteracts those effects
in males who have testicles it doesn't
do so in females who don't have
testicles and it doesn't do so in
castrated males interestingly castrated
males having also seen to live longer
than regular males in different human
cohort studies I'm pretty sure most men
would like to keep their testicles and
they would much rather take something
like 17 Alpha estr rather than castrate
themselves 17 Alpha estr is called
non-feminizing estrogen because it
doesn't have any of the feminizing
effects of estrogen such as breast
tissue growth or other feminizing
effects it's obviously very early to say
if 17 Alpha estral is going to extend
lifespan or longevity in humans
especially in male humans but I'll be
interested to see the future clinical
trials there you go these are the
compounds that have been shown to extend
Lipan in the ITP program they've tested
many other popular molecules like
reservatrol methylin blue nicotinum at
riboside corcumin and MCT oil and those
compounds didn't increase Lipan what's
the Practical takeaway from this well
personally me I'm going to macro do
Glycine and I might think about using
rapamycine in a few years but not right
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