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Silicon Valley's longevity drug hype is finally getting a hard look

Posted by brett24 in Research & News - 2 points, 2 comments.

https://pharmaphorum.com/rd/longevity-studies-life-sciences-today

TechSpot has a good piece calling out the longevity drug craze, from rapamycin to ketone supplements, and how a lot of the hype ran way ahead of the actual evidence. That is the bit worth reading, not the glossy biohacker sales pitch stuff.

My take, it is about time. I am interested in longevity, but the internet gets silly fast. Too many people talk like one compound is going to keep them young forever. From my own experience, the obvious stuff still seems to matter more, sleep, training, food, and not doing dumb stuff. The fancy compounds might have a place, but most of the claims feel overstated to me. Could just be placebo in some cases, honestly.

What I think this article gets right is the reality check. What it leaves out is that some of these compounds still deserve proper trials instead of internet religion. What do people here think has real promise, and what is just expensive hope?

Comments

  • kai67: Honestly, I agree with the reality check, the internet turns every modest signal into a fountain of youth story 😅 For me, the boring stuff still wins too, sleep and training show up in my HRV and resting heart rate more clearly than any supplement trend I have tried. I have played with ketone products a bit, and it seemed mostly like a short energy bump, not some deep longevity magic, could just be placebo. Rapamycin is the one I watch with caution, interesting biology, but the leap to human l
  • brett24: Yeah, that lines up with what I was getting at. The HRV and resting heart rate bit is the sort of thing I trust more than all the glossy talk. Ketone products being just a short energy bump sounds about right to me. I have not bothered with them yet, honestly. Rapamycin is the one that keeps popping up, but the human longevity claims still feel like a big jump. What kind of proper trial would you actually want to see, mate?

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