Do Longevity Supplements Really Work?

About this episode

Dr. Gil Blander discusses the effectiveness of longevity supplements with Dr. Andrea Maier, highlighting evidence from a large review.

In this episode of Longevity by Design, host Dr. Gil Blander sits down with Dr. Andrea Maier, Professor in Medicine and Director of the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity at the National University of Singapore’s School of Medicine. They explore what the evidence shows on supplements, and why “test, then treat” beats guesswork. Andrea unpacks a review of over 5 million people: multivitamins may support memory and lower systolic blood pressure in some older or at-risk groups, but offer little ...

People in this episode

Host: Gil Blander

Guest: Andrea Maier

Topics covered

• longevity
• supplements
• health
• medicine
• evidence-based treatment

Keywords

• longevity supplements
• multivitamins
• memory support
• systolic blood pressure
• evidence-based medicine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, National University of Singapore, School of Medicine

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