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David Sinclair John Mellencamp
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Whitney Cummings Peter Attia Andrew Huberman

Metformin

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4 creators

Glucose lowering for longevity, taken 1 gram daily

"Metformin requires a prescription. That's a type two diabetes drug. Relatively safe as a medicine. We take a gram a day of that."

David Sinclair

David Sinclair on the Longevity Pill, Age Reversal Timelines, and Updated Protocols | EP #249 ▶ 26:32
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"If I take metformin or the natural equivalent which is berberine... Taking it every other day, I think is better."

David Sinclair

Dr David Sinclair: Can Aging Be Reversed? After 8 Weeks, Cells Appeared 75% Younger In Tests! ▶ 1:42:59
"The doctor in Bloomington just put me on metformin. If it was up to me, I'd put the entire United States on metformin and a statin because the fucking food we eat is terrible."

John Mellencamp

Joe Rogan Experience #2438 - John Mellencamp ▶ 25:04
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Berberine

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3 creators

Blood glucose regulation as natural alternative to metformin

"I change from metformin to this other more natural or totally natural form called berberine. Berberine has been shown clinically to reduce blood glucose very similar to what metformin does."

David Sinclair

AI Just Compressed 160 Years of Aging Research — Here's What They Found | Dr. David Sinclair ▶ 1:56:32
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"If you don't want to take the drug, you can take berberine. That also activates this AMPK pathway."

David Sinclair

Dr David Sinclair: Can Aging Be Reversed? After 8 Weeks, Cells Appeared 75% Younger In Tests! ▶ 1:43:04

Taken before large meals

"I tried it and what's remarkable about berberine is that you can eat enormous quantities of food and not feel as if you've eaten enormous quantities of food. I'm not necessarily recommending people do this."

Andrew Huberman

The Biology of Slowing & Reversing Aging | Dr. David Sinclair ▶ 47:50
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