Klotho keeps coming up in my longevity reading, has anyone actually tried anything for it?

Posted by elle_z in Longevity & Anti-Aging - 1 points, 0 comments.

Ok so i've been going down a bit of a rabbit hole on klotho after seeing it mentioned alongside more common longevity stuff like rapamycin and NMN. From what i understand it's a protein we make less of as we age, and higher levels seem to track with better cognition and slower aging in the research, but the supplements angle is still pretty murky to me. I know there's no real established human protocol for it and the peptide/protein version is not something you can just pop like a capsule.

I'm mainly curious if anyone here has been tracking it in bloodwork, or found a way to nudge levels through lifestyle stuff like fasting, sleep, or other compounds they were already taking. I did see some preclinical stuff about it being neuroprotective but i don't want to over-read mouse data. For context i'm in my mid 30s, mostly focused on cognitive upkeep and general healthy aging, and i'm already on a pretty standard stack with metformin and weekly low-dose rapa. Would love to hear what people smarter than me are doing or reading on this one, the klotho entry on this site is a good starting point but i'd like more practical takes.

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