Apigenin for Sleep and NAD+: Does It Hold Up?

About this episode

This episode explores the emerging role of apigenin in sleep and longevity protocols, examining the scientific evidence behind its popularity.

For most of the last century, apigenin was a footnote — a yellow pigment in chamomile and parsley, studied mostly by people cataloguing the antioxidants in plants. In the last few years it has become one of the most-recommended compounds on the internet: the third ingredient in the famous sleep stack, a fixture in longevity protocols built around NAD+, and an addition to formulas aimed at cellular aging itself. But how does the evidence hold up? 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - Why apigenin is eve...

People in this episode

Host: William Wallace, Ph.D.

Topics covered

• apigenin
• sleep
• NAD+
• longevity
• cellular aging
• antioxidants

Keywords

• apigenin
• sleep stack
• NAD+
• longevity
• cellular aging
• antioxidants
• chamomile
• parsley

Mentioned in this episode

Products: apigenin, NAD+

Books & works: chamomile, parsley

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