What is your metabolic age and how do you calculate it?

You're familiar with your chronological age, but there’s another measure that could be even more relevant when it comes to your health—your metabolic age. This lesser-known metric gives you an idea of how your body is aging on the inside, and it’s often a better indicator of overall health than the number of candles on…

October 23, 20240Comments

ByJon Lipsey

BUSINESS

The tech billionaires betting big on longevity

If you had billions in the bank, where would you invest? For some of the world’s wealthiest tech entrepreneurs, the answer is simple - developing life-extending technology so they can stick around a little longer to enjoy their riches. From reversing aging to regenerative medicine, these industry giants are pouring their fortunes into making a…

October 17, 20240Comments

ByJon Lipsey

TECH Opinion

Aubrey de Grey: Ageing is a disease not your destiny and we will find a cure

Aubrey de Grey Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist, author and president and chief science officer of the Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation. He is best known for his groundbreaking work in anti-ageing and longevity research focusing on developing strategies to combat ageing and extend human healthpan and lifespan, believing ageing is a condition that…

July 15, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

SPOTLIGHT Under The Skin

Bryan Johnson: Messiah or midlife crisis?

Bryan Johnson Bryan Johnson is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, writer and author. He is the founder and CEO of Kernel, a brain recording technology company, and of OS fund, an early-stage investor in science and technology companies. He is also the founder and CEO of Blueprint, an anti-ageing project dedicated to stopping then reversing the…

July 15, 20240Comments

ByUnfiltered

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TRAINING Explainer

Improve your VO2 max to get fitter, faster and live longer

VO2 max is the pinnacle of what the human body can achieve in terms of aerobic output. So elite athletes care a great deal about their VO2 max score - but should you? Yes, and with very good reason. VO2 max isn’t just of concern to world class performers; it’s a crucial indicator of your…

July 10, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

TECH Vanguard

Dr Ash Kapoor: Upgrade your health like you upgrade your gadgets

Dr Ash Kapoor Dr Ash Kapoor is a qualified medical practitioner specialising in human optimisation and longevity, focusing on applying interventions to optimise cellular function and decelerate decline to prevent dysfunction, disorder, disease and ultimately ageing. To further advance the study of longevity medicine, Dr Kapoor supported the launch of Levitas Academy, a specialist training…

July 1, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

HEALTH Explainer

Who is Rhonda Patrick and should you listen to her?

Rhonda Patrick’s rise from respected but little-known academic to one of the most esteemed voices in the world of health, fitness and wellbeing has been nothing short of extraordinary. Establishing her reputation through rigorous and groundbreaking research in the nutritional sciences, she broke free of her lab and found a wider audience thanks to an…

May 21, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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NUTRITION Explainer

What is red salt and should you use it?

Himalayan pink salt has been widely touted for its myriad health benefits for many years, but a more recent arrival on the sodium scene is red salt. Predominantly sourced from Hawaii and the Himalayas, it is coloured by the natural minerals and volcanic clays found in these regions. Alongside other alleged health-promoting dietary additions, such…

Unfiltered takes part in the UK’s first human enhancement conference

In the summer of 1854, London found itself in the grip of a cholera outbreak. Dr John Snow, a British physician now widely regarded as the father of modern epidemiology, rejected popular theories of the day and suggested that the disease was spreading through water, not air. He even identified a Soho water pump as…

March 21, 20240Comments

ByJon Lipsey

Dr Michael Mosley daily mail health exercise story

TRAINING Healthy Sceptic

Why you can’t trust this media report about exercise and fat loss

The headline Dr Michael Mosley: Why running more won't help you to lose weight... and nor will it make you live longer - that's just one of the many common myths about exercise The source Daily Mail online What the story said Author and resident BBC medic, Dr Michael Mosley, used a recent study to…

January 1, 20241Comment

ByJoe Halstead

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