Model: 9-month-old male rats 
Dosage: 20 mg/kg of ergothioneine for three weeks

Ergothioneine — a naturally occurring compound found in mushrooms — increases the muscle size of middle-aged rats while extending the lifespan of worms. 


First author of the study, Dunja Petrovic (Image: isas.de)

Skin &amp; Muscle

Supplementing with ergothioneine — a compound found in lion’s mane mushrooms — enhances the verbal memory of elderly individuals. 

(Image: marthastewart.com) Lion’s mane mushrooms.

Bruce N. Ames, PhD, reveals his 11 longevity vitamins — molecules that activate long-term health enzymes — as part of his Triage Theory of aging. 

Triage Theory is named after the assortment system the French Army used during World War I called Triage, which prioritized the treatment of injured soldiers. 

Aging &amp; Longevity

Model: Twenty-five-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats
Dosage: 1 mL of blood plasma from two-month-old rats intraperitoneally injected every other week until death
Model: C57BL/6J male mice
Dosage: 0.055 mg/mL of ergothioneine administered orally in water from seven weeks of age until death

Canadian Longevity Organization Spotlights Key Research on Latest Anti-Aging Treatments

The Canadian Longevity Association — a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating longevity research — highlights research on rodent lifespan extension with young plasma and the mushroom-derived compound ergothioneine.

(Canadian Longevity Association | Facebook)

The Canadian Longevity Association presents new findings showing that injecting young plasma into older individuals and mushroom-derived ergothioneine extend lifespan in rodents.

An Ordinary Guy Tries Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint Longevity Routine

Podcaster Nick Tucker tries Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint longevity protocol for a month and reverses his biological age — a prediction of how long you have left.

(Hard Reset podcaster Nick Tucker [left] alongside longevity guru Bryan Johnson [right] | freethink.com)

Undergoing Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint protocol — an overhaul of supplementation, diet, and exercise — propelled age-reversing effects for the podcaster Nick Tucker.

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