The Best At-Home Longevity Tests
Data that can help blunt the forces of time has become far more easily attainable through tests sold by aging guru Bryan Johnson and others.
Green juices and meditation apps are so 2015. In the quest to live better and healthier, anyone interested in wellness is likely into data-heavy optimization for greater insight on their body’s longevity. And such data is now increasingly easy to accumulate at home with just a few drops of blood or saliva in tests that purport to reveal how fast someone’s body is aging and how to slow that process down. Tools once reserved for academic labs and obscure Swiss wellness clinics are going mainstream, offering a quantified, data-driven approach to self-optimization—and in some cases, backed by serious Silicon Valley capital.
“The science is finally catching up to what many of us have known intuitively for years,” said Will Cole, a physician and chronic disease specialist. “Aging is not just an inevitable decline: It’s something we can influence with the right tools and lifestyle choices.”