Devices — Promising
Do cold plunges actually work, and what for?
TL;DR Cold water immersion has decent evidence for two narrow things: reducing perceived muscle soreness after intense exercise (a 2012 Cochrane review of
Does whole-body cryotherapy actually do anything?
TL;DR Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) has a modest, mostly short-lived effect on perceived muscle soreness after exercise, but the evidence for meaningfully reducing objective inflammation markers or speeding actual muscle repair is weak and inconsistent. A 2015 Cochrane
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Treatments — Thin
Does EBOO (extracorporeal blood oxygenation and ozonation) actually do anything?
TL;DR EBOO (extracorporeal blood oxygenation and ozonation) runs a patient's blood through an external circuit, exposes it to a mix of
Devices — Promising
Does red light therapy actually work — and what dose did the studies use?
TL;DR Red and near-infrared light therapy (often called photobiomodulation, or PBM) has decent evidence for improving skin texture, reducing fine lines, and
Skin — Promising
Do microbiome skincare serums actually work?
TL;DR Microbiome skincare serums are built on a real and interesting premise — your skin does host a distinct bacterial community, and disrupting it
Treatments — Thin
Is the NAD+ IV drip worth it? What longevity clinics are selling versus what the evidence shows
TL;DR NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a real coenzyme that declines with age, and boosting it does interesting things in mice. But the
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