Simon, Author at Longevity Simplified

Creatine for Women: Strength, Brain Health and Healthy Ageing Creatine isn’t just for bodybuilders. For women, it supports muscle preservation, […]

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Joint Supplements Explained: What Actually Helps (and What’s Mostly Hype)

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Joint Supplements Explained: What Actually Helps (and What’s Mostly Hype) Joint supplements are heavily marketed, but only a few have

Light clinical infographic showing a balance scale comparing natural antioxidant-rich foods with excessive supplement pills, illustrating how balanced antioxidant intake supports longevity while over-supplementation can blunt adaptation and resilience.

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Antioxidants Explained: When “More” Is Not Better for Longevity

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Antioxidants Explained: When “More” Is Not Better for Longevity Antioxidants protect cells from oxidative damage — but excessive supplementation can

Learn what glutathione does, when supplementation helps, and how to support your body’s master antioxidant naturally.

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Glutathione Supplement Guide: Should You Take It — or Support It Naturally?

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Glutathione Supplement Guide: Should You Take It — or Support It Naturally? Glutathione is your body’s master antioxidant, but supplementing

Light clinical infographic illustrating protein leverage, showing a balance scale with whole protein foods on one side driving stable satiety, reduced cravings and stable blood sugar, and ultra-processed foods on the other side driving overeating, unstable blood sugar and accelerated ageing.

Biology of Ageing

Protein Leverage Explained: Why Protein Controls Hunger, Blood Sugar and Ageing

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Protein Leverage Explained: Why Protein Controls Hunger, Blood Sugar and Ageing Your appetite is wired to seek protein first. When

Clinical infographic showing a blood glucose graph with spikes and crashes linked to oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial strain, stress hormones, energy swings and accelerated ageing, illustrating why unstable blood sugar increases metabolic and biological stress.

Biology of Ageing

Blood Sugar Variability Explained: Why Spikes and Dips Accelerate Ageing

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Blood Sugar Variability Explained: Why Spikes and Dips Accelerate Ageing It’s not just average blood sugar that matters. Repeated glucose

Light clinical infographic showing a central clock balancing day and night eating patterns, comparing circadian-aligned meals with improved glucose control, energy use and metabolic flexibility versus late eating linked to insulin resistance, inflammation, disrupted hormones and fat gain.

Biology of Ageing

Chrononutrition Explained: Why Meal Timing Shapes Metabolism, Hormones and Longevity

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Chrononutrition Explained: Why Meal Timing Shapes Metabolism, Hormones and Longevity What you eat matters — but when you eat also

Light clinical infographic illustrating IGF-1 as a central growth signal, showing muscle and tissue building on one side and ageing and inflammation trade-offs on the other, with balance scales highlighting moderation through protein intake, calories, exercise and fasting for long-term longevity.

Biology of Ageing

IGF-1 Explained: Growth Signalling, Muscle Preservation and Longevity Trade-Offs

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IGF-1 Explained: Growth Signalling, Muscle Preservation and Longevity Trade-Offs Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) drives growth, tissue repair and muscle maintenance

Light clinical infographic comparing mTOR and AMPK as metabolic switches, showing mTOR driving growth and muscle building with insulin and protein signals, and AMPK promoting repair, energy conservation and fat burning through exercise, fasting and metabolic demand, balanced on a central ageing scale.

Biology of Ageing

mTOR & AMPK Explained: Two Metabolic Switches That Shape Ageing, Energy and Longevity

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mTOR & AMPK Explained: Two Metabolic Switches That Shape Ageing, Energy and Longevity mTOR and AMPK act like opposing cellular

Light clinical infographic showing overtraining syndrome leading to hormonal dysregulation, mitochondrial strain and accelerated ageing, with balance scales illustrating too much training stress versus too little recovery, and icons for fatigue, elevated heart rate, poor sleep and inflammation.

Biology of Ageing

Overtraining and Ageing: When More Backfires on Recovery, Hormones and Longevity

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Overtraining and Ageing: When “More” Backfires on Recovery, Hormones and Longevity Training is meant to build resilience — but chronic

Light clinical infographic illustrating exercise as hormesis, showing the cycle of stress, recovery and adaptation, with balance scales highlighting too little stimulus versus too much stress, and icons for movement, sleep quality and aerobic base supporting long-term resilience.

Biology of Ageing

Exercise as Hormesis: Why Intensity Needs Recovery for Long-Term Resilience

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Exercise as Hormesis: Why Intensity Needs Recovery for Long-Term Resilience Exercise is a powerful stress signal that builds resilience —

Light clinical infographic illustrating heat shock proteins activating cellular repair pathways, with icons representing protein folding, mitochondrial protection, exercise, heat exposure and cellular resilience in a clean science-based design.

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Heat Shock Proteins Explained: Why Small Stress Makes Your Cells More Resilient

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Heat Shock Proteins Explained: Why Small Stress Makes Your Cells More Resilient Heat shock proteins are cellular repair molecules that

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