Monitoring my blood glucose response with a Freestyle Libre 3 CGM
What can continuous glucose monitor graphs tell you about your diet?
How To Live Forever Blog Posts
02-May-2024
27-Mar-2024
Measuring the hallmarks of ageing – how can you track the underlying causes of ageing?
What consumer tests are available to check your hallmarks of ageing and how they're impacting your body?
16-Feb-2024
Supplementing to Survive
Many biomarkers decline with age, but can you supplement to compensate and recover your health?
06-Dec-2023
Exponential growth in ageing research
How the observation and understanding of smaller and smaller biological units has improved ageing research and medicine
31-Jul-2023
Choosing supplements - why all supplements are not the same
When selecting a supplement, price is not the sole determining factor
28-Apr-2023
Jinfiniti NMN Supplements Personal Case Study
A good jump in NAD levels and grip strength during this one month trial, but not everything improved
31-Mar-2023
Spermidine review – Primeadine tested a for 1 month
What is the impact on physical biomarkers from taking spermidine supplements?
08-Mar-2023
Antioxidants in ageing and health
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have a positive role in some processes, complicating research, but unlikely that antioxidants slow ageing
09-Feb-2023
Spermidine - the little known, but big hitting anti-ageing supplement
History and mechanisms of this calorie restriction mimic that promotes autophagy
20-Dec-2022
Being a bit of a Grinch may help you live longer
Heart attack cases peak on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
28-Sep-2022
Cryotherapy Review – my experience at CryoLabs
What’s it like to experience temperatures colder than the arctic?
27-Sep-2022
Effects of Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC)
How cryotherapy affects mitochondrial biogenesis, immune function, inflammation and the microbiome
16-Jun-2022
Exhibitor highlights from Health Optimisation Summit 2022
I spoke with providers of supplements, CBD, trackers, drinks, and health apps
09-Jun-2022
Speaker highlights from Health Optimisation Summit 2022
Talks covered genetics, stem cells, photobiomodulation, psychedelics and the circadian rhythm
22-Dec-2021
NR Supplements Personal Case Study
2 month trial of nicotinamide riboside NAD booster Tru Niagen
16-Jul-2021
Jinfiniti NAD Test Review
I try out Jinfiniti's intracellular NAD test and explain more about NAD+
14-May-2021
Carbiotix Gut Health Test Review
Discover who is winning the battle between your good and bad bacteria
22-Feb-2021
Use it or lose it – over 50s guide to muscle loss
Don’t fall into the vicious circle of frailty
23-Dec-2020
The Difference Between Dietary Cholesterol and Blood Cholesterol
The real culprit is saturated fats, so your diet is still important
27-Apr-2020
Summary of London Futurists’ Engineering Greater Human Resilience Panel Discussion
Interesting thoughts from an international panel of futurists
14-Apr-2020
How to track your temperature to spot coronavirus
Fever is a key symptom of covid-19 – what is it, and how to spot its onset? Includes free Excel template to track and chart your temperature.
19-Feb-2020
SkinVision App Review – Instant Spot/Mole Assessment
Provides an early warning or peace of mind – good value for money either way
16-Dec-2019
Top 5 life extension books of 2019
What do you buy for someone who wants to live forever?
02-Sep-2019
Nexus Book Review (Ramez Naam)
A thought-provoking book with the same thorough detail given to the near future as Iain M. Banks does to the far future culture universe.
19-Aug-2019
Does no smoking mean no vaping?
Sometimes news coverage of e-cigarettes can be confusing - what's the best advice?
05-Mar-2019
Blood Iron Test Comparison
Review of different types of blood iron tests and kits available in the UK
11-Feb-2019
Reducing Fat Percentage - diet v exercise
Low body fat percentage doesn't need a low fat diet
07-Feb-2019
Live Forever Manual Reviews
I'm very pleased to have received the following review from Zoltan Istvan
21-Dec-2018
Christmas is coming, and my blood pressure is going up!
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, or the magic of Christmas, but every Q4 my blood pressure starts to rise again!
20-Dec-2018
Bluecrest Health Screening Review
In summary, it was an efficient and reasonable value physical check-up
26-Mar-2018
CVAC - Breathe and Beware
Cyclic Variations in Adaptive Conditioning may have benefits, but more evidence is needed
26-Oct-2017
Water - No Need To Overdo It
Poor hydration is one thing, but it's not necessary to clutch a bottle of water everywhere you go
15-Feb-2017
Sofa exercises mean you don't have to be sedentary while watching TV
Example exercises that can keep you moving without leaving your living room
13-Dec-2016
All round health trackers for under £100
A review of 3 leading fitness bands and how the monitor activity, sleep and inactivity
23-Feb-2016
3 Key Reasons for Having a Massage
Health benefits include stress relief, better sleep and improved immunity
16-Feb-2016
A coffee a day keeps the grim reaper away
Relief for the many people who think their coffee habit is a guilty pleasure
15-Feb-2016
Daily weight fluctuations… or "I sh!t a pound"!
Weight slowly increases through the day - with spikes after meals (with corresponding lowered fat percentage)
11-Feb-2016
Chocolate - an innocent pleasure
Dark chocolate that retains flavonoids during manufacture could be good for your heart and mental health
09-Feb-2016
New UK Alcohol Guidelines - Are you feeling lucky?
Just the one won't kill me... well, it might, as there is no safe level for drinking alcohol
22-Jan-2016
Top 5 Products at London Health Show 2016
Including camel's milk, colostrum, hyaluronic acid, and supplements for over 50s and to reduce cholesterol
30-Nov-2015
Increasing HDL cholesterol level without increasing body fat percentage
Health tips aren't a "one size fits all" solution
21-Oct-2015
Apple releases its brain uploading service for immortality
How will the first mind uploading service compare to 19th century thinking?!
21-May-2015
Open Air Factor - the free and simple life extender
Fresh air and sunlight are so effective that military researchers have a name for it!
29-Apr-2015
20 years-long sauna study shows big impact on life expectancy
The more saunas, and the longer the duration, the greater the reduction in mortality in Finnish men
15-Mar-2015
Living forever one step at a time - preferably in safety shoes
You don't want your freshly rejuvenated legs creating a mishap of their own
27-Jan-2015
Machine controls human - next step an app to define yourself
EnteroMedics announces FDA Approval of its electronic device that disrupts the signal between the stomach and the brain
06-Jan-2015
New year's resolutions to live forever
Boring but effective - don't smoke, exercise regularly, eat 5-a-day, meditate, sleep well
16-Dec-2014
Eat or recharge? Soylent doesn’t go far enough for me
Could an artificial stomach provide all of our energy and nutritional needs in the future?
20-Nov-2014
Too much of a good thing? More than a glass of milk increases chance of death
Milk may be good for the bones, but its D-galactose content might accelerate ageing
29-Sep-2014
Who wants to live forever?
Even people with a good life don't see the point of it going on indefinitely
15-May-2013
Even better than exponential growth
Adding more people to the knowledge economy will speed up the already exponential increase in human understanding
