The Longevity Supplement Illusion: Why Boosting NAD⁺ Often Doesn’t Translate Into Real-World Performance
By Mike Mahler
Walk into the world of longevity influencers and you’ll see stacks that look like a chemistry lab: NMN.NR.NMNH.Resveratrol.Pterostilbene.Spermidine.Fisetin.Metformin.Rapamycin. The promise is seductive: manipulate cellular pathways, increase NAD⁺ levels, activate longevity enzymes, and slow the aging process. But there’s an uncomfortable truth most people eventually notice. Many of the people taking these stacks don’t look particularly healthy, …