Sleepless nights. Fatigue. Trouble focusing. Aches and pains. Random new wrinkles.
If you’ve been experiencing any or all of these symptoms recently, it might be time to add a little more regeneration into your life.
Keep reading to learn more about five all-natural anti-aging supplements that actually work!
- Is Anti-Aging Even Possible?
- 5 Top Supplements for Longevity and Healthspan
- Beef Liver
- Beef Heart
- Beef Kidney
- Cordyceps
- Reishi
Is Anti-Aging Even Possible?
Hidden deep within the human mind is the desire to never die.
While this desire expresses itself in all sorts of different ways, it’s always been there. Some ancient cultures believed that partaking in God’s divine nature could make one immortal, and a select few faiths still believe this today.
Modern anti-aging enthusiasts are more likely (much more likely) to turn to stress reduction and supplementation to evade aging . . . but the point is that our hardwired desire for timelessness remains.
Besides, maybe the ancients weren’t so off base after all. Science is just beginning to show us that human cells can live forever if the biochemical environment is right. Even old cells can regenerate and regain their youthful qualities — if and only if their environment is perfect. [1]
Could there be a way to bring this theory into practice and induce agelessness, not just in one or two individual cells . . . but in the body’s trillions of cells, collectively? If anything is up for the task, it’s the five supplements that follow.
5 Top Supplements for Longevity and Healthspan
Beef organs may be nature’s top longevity superfood. They make accessing health and longevity super simple: you can eat beef liver to improve your liver’s detox capabilities . . . you can eat beef heart to nourish your heart . . . you can eat beef kidney to bolster your kidneys.
Adaptogenic mushrooms make accessing longevity possible, too. There’s a reason they’ve been so highly prized for so many years! Keep reading to learn more.
- Beef Liver
- Beef Heart
- Beef Kidney
- Cordyceps
- Reishi
- Beef Liver
The liver has long been acknowledged as the body’s most important cleansing organ. In the eyes of early medicine men (and women), the best way to improve your own liver’s detoxifying action was to eat the liver of healthy ruminant animals.
Modern medicine reveals that these early practitioners were right. Beef liver is rich enough in vitamins, minerals, and rarified enzymes to help your entire body remain toxin-free. A healthy liver ensures a healthy life!
Beef liver may promote longevity through another pathway, too — it’s rich enough in all nine essential amino acids to prevent age-related muscle loss.
Known as sarcopenia, this type of muscle loss is responsible for the diminished mobility that so many of our elders experience as they age. Combatting sarcopenia may extend your healthspan and lifespan. Keeping muscle on over the long run may also help you: [2]
- Reduce your risk of age-related weight gain
- Maintain your athletic performance and recovery
- Reduce your risk of developing diabetes
- Maintain your insulin sensitivity
Beef liver can help you evade the normal aging process in other ways, too. Its vitamin A content means it’s great for your hair, skin, and nails! Why settle for retinol-based serums and creams when you can supply your body with retinoids from the inside out?
Our PrimeOrgan™ Organic Grass-Fed Beef Liver Supplement contains enough beef liver to preserve both liver health and muscle mass over the long run.
- Beef Heart
Beef heart is another potent anti-aging supplement. While beef liver shines in terms of overall nutrient density, beef heart’s greatest asset is something called coenzyme Q10.
Also called CoQ10, this important coenzyme can be obtained via fatty fish, broccoli, berries, and organ meats.
But nature’s very best source of CoQ10 is beef heart. 100 grams of fresh beef heart contains 11 milligrams of CoQ10. Beef heart is so rich in CoQ10 that scientists first discovered this important coenzyme in — you guessed it — a sample of beef heart.
Forward-thinking health experts have gone so far as to assert that organ meats like beef heart are an essential part of any premium diet. “Unless you regularly consume wild game or eat [the] organs of grass-fed animals,” MD and heart specialist Al Sears explains, “it’s difficult to maintain good blood levels of CoQ10 from dietary sources alone.” [3]
The link between CoQ10 levels and heart health becomes even more important with age. Low CoQ10 levels are associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. [4] If you hope to age gracefully and reduce your risks of this type of degeneration, be sure to stay CoQ10-replete!
Our PrimeOrgan™ Organic Grass Fed Beef Organs Supplement contains beef heart to go towards your daily need for coenzyme Q10.
- Beef Kidney
Remember up above, when we said that beef kidneys may be capable of supporting your own kidney health? It’s true — all thanks to a rare amino acid called L-ergothioneine. Studies show that L-ergothioneine acts as a powerful antioxidant. It also minimises the telomere shortening that scientists use to approximate one’s age. In theory, more L-ergothioneine = longer telomeres = reversed biological aging! [5]
Beef kidney is also rich in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, and selenium. Its selenium content allows it to stimulate your thyroid gland, which in turn can produce larger amounts of the three “youth-associated” hormones: pregnenolone, progesterone, and DHEA.
Higher levels of these anti-stress hormones are believed to correlate with fewer aches and pains, more collagen production, and a healthier glow. [6]
Bonus: Other organ meats
We almost couldn’t help but throw in a ‘bonus’ anti-aging supplement here. In addition to liver, heart, and kidney supplements, other organ meats may have what it takes to slow down aging, too.
It’s more than possible that virtually all organ meats contain rare peptides, the benefits of which we’re still in the process of discovering. Here’s how one study’s abstract explains the potential of peptides for combatting aging: [7]
“Anti-ageing peptides and proteins are considered valuable compounds for removing ROS to prevent skin aging and maintenance of skin health. In this review, skin aging theory has been illustrated with a focus on the mechanism and relationship with anti-aging peptides and proteins.”
And while many researchers focus on topical peptide application, peptide consumption may have even more cohesive effects. For an example of what happens when one consumes peptide-rich, fresh organ meats, look no further than whole-food bodybuilder Ron Kosloff. Kosloff was converted to ancestral eating after encountering his grandparent’s farmhand, Indian Joe: [8]
“My grandparents lived on a farm and ate whole milk, cream, eggs, butter, meat […] What astounded me most was their farmhand who went by the name of Indian Joe. When I first saw him he looked in his 40s and was incredibly cut and muscular. He looked like Conan. I was shocked when I found out he was well into his 70s. Indian Joe lived to 115 years of age and ate nothing but meat, glands, and intestines!”
- Cordyceps
Now that we’ve covered the anti-aging potential of organ meats, let’s turn our attention to anti-aging mushrooms. And not just any mushrooms, either: cordyceps sinensis.
Cordyceps mushrooms are incredibly high in antioxidants, including the easy-to-use antioxidant glutathione. Adequate glutathione levels are associated with a healthier liver, immune system, and brain. Glutathione may even promote the elasticity and texture of your skin. [9]
Cordyceps may protect your bones from age-related degeneration, too, particularly for women who are at risk of osteoporosis. How? By helping normalise estrogen levels. At the same time, cordyceps work gently enough to be devoid of the side effects that often come with hormone replacement therapy.
- Reishi
When it comes to anti-aging supplements, we’ve saved the best for last.
If you could select just one vitamin/mineral/enzyme/herb/organ/adaptogen to maximise lifespan and minimise aging, you’d do well to opt for the reishi mushroom.
Known as Lingzhi in their native home of Asia, reishi mushrooms have been prized as a source of immortality for thousands of years. The earliest medical texts out there ascribe incredible attributes to this reishi: [10]
“[Lingzhi] is bitter and balanced. It mainly treats binding in the chest, boosts the heart qi, supplements the center, sharpens the wits, and [supports the memory]. Protracted taking may make the body light, prevent senility, and prolong life so as to make one an immortal.”
The idea that a mushroom could promote immortality might seem far-fetched . . . but what if there’s some truth to it? Lingzhi mushrooms fueled the legendary Li Ching Yuen, a Chinese general who lived until the age of either 197 or 256, depending on which records you believe. Li and his followers believed that consistent consumption of reishi and goji berries could tangibly boost one’s qi, or life-force energy. [11]
Modern science hasn’t yet proven or disproven the account of Li Ching Yuen, but it has revealed that reishi is powered by over 400 active ingredients. The highlights include rare peptides, polysaccharides, terpenes, terpenoids, and plant sterols. Science has also shown that reishi consumption may: [12]
- Improve tolerance to stress
- Enhance athletic performance and recovery
- Alleviate anxiety, depression, and brain fog
- Elevate creativity and dynamic thinking
- Help you regain a sense of hopefulness
- Reduce feelings of anger and irritation
On a more metaphysical level, reishi may open up one’s heart center/heart chakra enough to allow them to nourish and be nourished by the outside world. This type of heart-to-heart coherence may sound woo-woo . . . until you experience it for yourself.
Anti-Aging: Possible After All?
We might not yet know exactly how to live forever, and that’s completely alright.
The anti-aging supplements above should be more than enough to get you off to a good start. Supplementing your existing diet with organ meats and adaptogenic mushrooms might be sufficient to address the biggest drivers of aging. Studies hint that this dynamic duo may reduce your risks of experiencing excess stress, inflammation, oxidation, neurodegeneration, and much, much more!
And even if these changes don’t lead to outright immortality, we’ve got good news: aging no longer has to be feared. You can age gracefully and keep your mind, body, and spirit intact.
