Simon, Author at Longevity Simplified

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Mitochondrial Biogenesis Explained: How Your Cells Build More Energy Engines Your cells can create new mitochondria in response to movement, […]

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Biology of Ageing

Autophagy vs Apoptosis Explained: Two Very Different Cellular Cleanup Systems

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Autophagy vs Apoptosis Explained: Two Very Different Cellular Cleanup Systems One system repairs and recycles damaged parts. The other safely

Light clinical infographic showing healthy and shortened telomeres on chromosomes, illustrating how telomere shortening reduces DNA protection, increases cellular ageing and raises disease risk.

Biology of Ageing

Telomeres Explained: What They Are, What They Aren’t, and Why They Matter for Ageing

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Telomeres Explained: What They Are, What They Aren’t, and Why They Matter for Ageing Telomeres protect your DNA like the

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Biology of Ageing

DNA Damage & Repair Explained: What It Means for Ageing (Without the Jargon)

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DNA Damage & Repair Explained: What It Means for Ageing (Without the Jargon) Your DNA is constantly being damaged and

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Biology of Ageing

Glycation & AGEs Explained: The “Sugar Damage” Link to Ageing

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Glycation & AGEs Explained: The “Sugar Damage” Link to Ageing When excess sugar sticks to proteins and tissues, it quietly

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Biology of Ageing

Proteostasis Explained Simply: Why Protein Quality Control Matters for Ageing

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Proteostasis Explained Simply: Why Protein Quality Control Matters for Ageing Your body is constantly building, folding, repairing and recycling proteins.

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Stress-nervous

How to Use Zone 2 Cardio to Lower Stress (Without Overdoing It)

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How to Use Zone 2 Cardio to Lower Stress (Without Overdoing It) Zone 2 can calm your nervous system and

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Stress-nervous

Active Recovery vs Rest: The Stress Edition

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Active Recovery vs Rest: The Stress Edition When stress is high, “doing nothing” isn’t always recovery — but neither is

Infographic showing an exhausted man in a gym and a stressed man struggling to recover at night, illustrating signs you’re training too hard for your current stress level.

Stress-nervous

Signs You’re Training Too Hard for Your Current Stress Level

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Signs You’re Training Too Hard for Your Current Stress Level Exercise should regulate stress, not amplify it. If recovery is

Split infographic showing a woman struggling to sleep at night and a stressed man during the day, connected by arrows illustrating the sleep–stress feedback loop.

Stress-nervous

Why Poor Sleep Makes Stress Worse (and Vice Versa)

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Why Poor Sleep Makes Stress Worse (and Vice Versa) Sleep and stress form a feedback loop. When one breaks down,

Infographic showing a stressed woman linked to a blood glucose monitor and fluctuating chart, illustrating how stress causes blood sugar instability and energy crashes.

Stress-nervous

Stress and Blood Sugar Instability: Why You Crash (and How to Stabilise Your Energy)

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Stress and Blood Sugar Instability: Why You Crash (and How to Stabilise Your Energy) Stress doesn’t just live in your

Graphic showing a stressed person on one side and an inflamed cell on the other, connected by arrows illustrating the stress and inflammation loop that accelerates ageing.

Stress-nervous

Stress and Inflammation: The Quiet Loop That Accelerates Ageing

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Stress and Inflammation: The Quiet Loop That Accelerates Ageing Chronic stress doesn’t just affect how you feel — it quietly

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