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In preparing a major update of my Aging Advice<\/a> web page this week, I’ve been revisiting my supplement shelf, asking why I’m taking each of these pills and whether there is new evidence, either from animals or humans.<\/p>\n

I would be grateful to you my readers for comments on this work which is still in flux. The latest version of the Pills page will be found here<\/a>, and themain page of the new Aging Advice site will be here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Highlights of what I learned in preparing this page: There’s a New Zealand company<\/a> selling the “Skulachev ion<\/a>“, which I thought was years away from commercialization. I developed a new respect for Carnosine as a major boon in several ways. I am gradually coming to think that resveratrol has been over-hyped. I learned that horny goat weed has been used for hundreds of years in the Orient as an aphrodisiac.<\/p>\n

I’m interested in what I missed and what I got wrong. \u00a0Also your personal experiences with any of these supplements and comments on the format and presentation. \u00a0You can comment below, or email me<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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