Author Archives: Michael Lustgarten

About Michael Lustgarten

Ph.D, Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2009 B.S., Biochemistry, Queens College, 2003 B.A, English Textual Studies, 1994, Syracuse University

Blood Test #1 in 2023: Diet Composition

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NAD+ Quantification: https://www.jinfiniti.com/intracellular-nad-test/
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Green Tea: https://www.ochaandco.com/?ref=conqueraging

Oral Microbiome: https://www.bmq30trk.com/4FL3LK/GTSC3/
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Epigenetic Testing: https://bit.ly/3Rken0n
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At-Home Blood Testing: https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

Diet Tracking: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1390137&u=3266601&m=61121&urllink=&afftrack=

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Quantifying NAD: Test #1 in 2023

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NAD+ Quantification
Use Code: ConquerAging At Checkout

https://www.jinfiniti.com/intracellular-nad-test/

Green Tea
https://www.ochaandco.com/?ref=conqueraging

Oral Microbiome
Use Code: ConquerAging15

https://www.bmq30trk.com/4FL3LK/GTSC3/

Epigenetic Testing
CONQUERAGING!

https://bit.ly/3Rken0n

At-Home Blood Testing
https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

Diet Tracking
https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1390137&u=3266601&m=61121&urllink=&afftrack=

If you’d like to support the channel, you can do that with the website, Buy Me A Coffee:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlhnrca

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Papers referenced in the video:
NAD and the aging process: Role in life, death and everything in between
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27825999/

Therapeutic Potential of NAD-Boosting Molecules: The In Vivo Evidence
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29514064/

Bacteria boost host NAD metabolism
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7762504/

Flavonoid apigenin is an inhibitor of the NAD+ ase CD38: implications for cellular NAD+ metabolism, protein acetylation, and treatment of metabolic syndrome
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23172919/

Quantifying Biological Age: Blood Test #1 in 2023

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Green Tea Discount Link
https://www.ochaandco.com/?ref=conqueraging

Bristle Discount Link (Oral Microbiome Quantification):
ConquerAging15

https://www.bmq30trk.com/4FL3LK/GTSC3/

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CONQUERAGING!

https://bit.ly/3Rken0n

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https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

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The Excel file to calculate Levine’s Biological Age is embedded in this link from my website:
https://michaellustgarten.com/2019/09/09/quantifying-biological-age/

Papers referenced in the video:
The Gamma Gap and All-Cause Mortality
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26629820/

Liver enzymes and risk of all-cause mortality in general populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24585856/

Green Tea Is Associated With Reduced All-Cause Mortality Risk

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Green Tea Discount Link (Ocha & Co)
https://www.ochaandco.com/?ref=conqueraging

Bristle Discount Link (Oral Microbiome Quantification):
ConquerAging15

https://www.bmq30trk.com/4FL3LK/GTSC3/

TruDiagnostic Discount Link (Epigenetic Testing)
CONQUERAGING!

https://bit.ly/3Rken0n

SiPhoxHealth Discount Link (At-Home Blood Testing):
https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

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If you’d like to support the channel, you can do that with the website,
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Papers referenced in the video:
Green tea consumption and cause-specific mortality: Results from two prospective cohort studies in China
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28135196/

Tea consumption and mortality of all cancers, CVD and all causes: a meta-analysis of eighteen prospective cohort studies
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26202661/

Green tea consumption and mortality in Japanese men and women: a pooled analysis of eight population-based cohort studies in Japan
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31392470/

Resting Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability: What’s Optimal, 1600+ Days of Data

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TruDiagnostic Discount Link (Epigenetic Testing)
CONQUERAGING!
https://bit.ly/3Rken0n

SiPhoxHealth Discount Link (At-Home Blood Testing):
https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

Cronometer Discount Link (Daily Diet Tracking):
https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1390137&u=3266601&m=61121&urllink=&afftrack=

If you’d like to support the channel, you can do that with the website,
Buy Me A Coffee:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlhnrca

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Papers referenced in the video
Inter- and intraindividual variability in daily resting heart rate and its associations with age, sex, sleep, BMI, and time of year: Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study of 92,457 adults
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32023264/

Heart rate variability with photoplethysmography in 8 million individuals: a cross-sectional study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33328029/

Blood Test #7 in 2022: Diet Composition

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Bristle Discount Link (Oral Microbiome Quantification):
ConquerAging15

https://www.bmq30trk.com/4FL3LK/GTSC3/

TruDiagnostic Discount Link (Epigenetic Testing)
CONQUERAGING!

https://bit.ly/3Rken0n

Quantify Discount Link (At-Home Blood Testing):
https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

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Attempting To Optimize The Oral Microbiome, Part 3: A Role For Berberine

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Bristle Discount Link (Oral Microbiome Quantification):
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TruDiagnostic Discount Link (Epigenetic Testing)
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https://bit.ly/3Rken0n

Quantify Discount Link (At-Home Blood Testing):
https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

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If you’d like to support the channel, you can do that with the website,
Buy Me A Coffee:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlhnrca

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Papers referenced in the video:
Association between periodontal pathogens and systemic disease
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30987702/

Anti-biofilm properties of Satureja hortensis L. essential oil against periodontal pathogens
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19285147/

An in vitro study of the effects of Phellodendron bark extract and berberine chloride on periodontal pathogenic bacteria in the oral microbiome
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36473619/

Will Glycine Supplementation Reduce Homocysteine?

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Bristle Discount Link (Oral Microbiome Quantification):
ConquerAging15

https://www.bmq30trk.com/4FL3LK/GTSC3/

Quantify Discount Link (At-Home Blood Testing):
https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

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If you’d like to support the channel, you can do that with the website,
Buy Me A Coffee:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlhnrca

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Papers referenced in the video:
Serum total homocysteine concentrations in adolescent and adult Americans: results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10075334/

Association between Homocysteine Levels and All-cause Mortality: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28684797/

Hyperhomocysteinemia as a Risk Factor and Potential Nutraceutical Target for Certain Pathologies
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31069230/

Glycine Metabolism and Its Alterations in Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31208147/


Link to an earlier experiment for betaine (TMG) on homocysteine:
Reducing Homocysteine? Updates.
https://michaellustgarten.com/2018/03/23/reducing-homocysteine-updates/

50kg (110 lb) Overhead Press

Stats:
50 years old next month

68kg (149 lbs) body weight this morning

Lift performed on 12/26/22

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TruDiagnostic Discount Link (Epigenetic Testing)
CONQUERAGING!

https://bit.ly/3Rken0n

Bristle Discount Link (Oral Microbiome Quantification):
ConquerAging15

https://www.bmq30trk.com/4FL3LK/GTSC3/

Quantify Discount Link (At-Home Blood Testing):
https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

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If you’d like to support the channel, you can do that with the website,
Buy Me A Coffee:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlhnrca

Conquer Aging Or Die Trying Merch!
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Quantifying Biological Age: Blood Test #7 in 2022

Join us on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/MichaelLustgartenPhD

TruDiagnostic Discount Link (Epigenetic Testing)
CONQUERAGING!

https://bit.ly/3Rken0n

Bristle Discount Link (Oral Microbiome Quantification):
ConquerAging15

https://www.bmq30trk.com/4FL3LK/GTSC3/

Quantify Discount Link (At-Home Blood Testing):
https://getquantify.io/mlustgarten

Cronometer Discount Link (Daily Diet Tracking):
https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1390137&u=3266601&m=61121&urllink=&afftrack=

If you’d like to support the channel, you can do that with the website,
Buy Me A Coffee:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlhnrca

Conquer Aging Or Die Trying Merch!
https://my-store-d4e7df.creator-spring.com/


The Excel file to calculate Levine’s Biological Age is embedded in this link from my website:
https://michaellustgarten.com/2019/09/09/quantifying-biological-age/