Longevity Lab ReportBeta

The supplement library

Every supplement gets the same treatment: what it does, the evidence grade, the worth-it grade, dosage context, and what the experts agree on. Supplements only, never brands. The library keeps growing.

Performance

Creatine

The most studied sports supplement in the world, graded.

A-evidenceAworth it

Sleep and Recovery

Magnesium

Essential mineral, noisy marketing. Here is what the trials say.

B-evidenceB+worth it

Foundational

Vitamin D

The deficiency is common. The hype is louder than the data.

BevidenceA-worth it

Metabolic

AKG (Alpha-Ketoglutarate)

One small aging trial made it famous. The replication has not arrived.

C+evidenceC+worth it

Heart

Omega-3 (EPA/DHA)

Great for triglycerides. The rest is still being argued.

BevidenceBworth it

Stress

Ashwagandha

The adaptogen with the most trials, and the most caveats.

B-evidenceB-worth it

Metabolic

Berberine

Called nature's metformin. The trials are smaller than the nickname.

B-evidenceBworth it

Skin and Joints

Collagen Peptides

Modest skin benefits, premium price. Do the math.

C+evidenceC+worth it

Foundational

Zinc

Cheap, essential, and easy to overdo.

BevidenceB+worth it

Heart

CoQ10

The statin companion with a thin trial record.

C+evidenceCworth it

Metabolic

Taurine

Big mouse study, tiny human record.

CevidenceCworth it

Sleep and Recovery

Glycine

The quiet amino acid in your sleep stack.

C+evidenceB-worth it

Metabolic

NMN

The biomarker moves. The outcomes have not.

C+evidenceD+worth it

Heart

Vitamin K2

Vitamin D's running mate, still proving itself.

C+evidenceC+worth it

Performance

Electrolytes

Essential for athletes. Expensive salt water for everyone else.

B-evidenceC+worth it

Metabolic

Urolithin A

The pomegranate metabolite with real human trials.

C+evidenceCworth it

Metabolic

Spermidine

The longevity molecule from epidemiology, still waiting on trials.

CevidenceCworth it

Peptides (research)

BPC-157

Famous in gyms, absent from human trials.

DevidenceDworth it

Peptides (research)

TB-500

The other healing peptide with no human trials.

DevidenceDworth it

Peptides (research)

GHK-Cu

The skin peptide with small human studies.

C-evidenceCworth it

Peptides (research)

CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin

Growth hormone secretagogues with thin human data.

C-evidenceD+worth it

Sleep and Recovery

L-Theanine

Calm focus in a capsule, best known next to caffeine.

B-evidenceBworth it

Sleep and Recovery

Apigenin

The chamomile compound in Huberman's sleep stack.

C+evidenceC+worth it

Metabolic

Sulforaphane

Rhonda Patrick's signature molecule, from broccoli sprouts.

C+evidenceCworth it

Sleep and Recovery

Melatonin

The most studied sleep aid, usually overdosed.

BevidenceA-worth it

Metabolic

NAC

The glutathione precursor hospitals actually use.

B-evidenceBworth it

Metabolic

Resveratrol

The red-wine molecule that launched a thousand headlines.

CevidenceC-worth it

Metabolic

Fisetin

The senolytic candidate from strawberries.

C-evidenceCworth it

Metabolic

Quercetin

Fisetin's older cousin in the senolytic conversation.

C-evidenceCworth it

Prescription

Rapamycin

The most exciting and most serious molecule in longevity.

CevidenceDworth it

Prescription

Metformin

The diabetes drug auditioning for a second career.

C+evidenceB+worth it

Cognitive

Lion's Mane

The mushroom of focus, with small trials behind it.

CevidenceCworth it

Cognitive

Rhodiola

The arctic adaptogen for fatigue.

C+evidenceB-worth it

Performance

Tongkat Ali

Southeast Asian root extract marketed for testosterone and male vitality

B-evidenceC+worth it

Performance

Fadogia

Nigerian shrub with animal-only testosterone claims and real toxicity signals

DevidenceDworth it

Performance

Shilajit

Himalayan mineral resin with one positive testosterone trial and real contamination risk

CevidenceCworth it

Performance

Cordyceps

Endurance mushroom with the best exercise evidence of any medicinal fungus

C+evidenceC+worth it

Cognitive

Bacopa

Ayurvedic memory herb with a consistent but slow-acting signal

B-evidenceB-worth it

Cognitive

Ginkgo

The classic memory herb whose best evidence is modest and dementia-specific

CevidenceC-worth it

Cognitive

Phosphatidylserine

Brain phospholipid with an inconsistent memory signal and a high price

C+evidenceCworth it

Cognitive

Acetyl-L-Carnitine

Mitochondrial nutrient with real depression and fatigue trial data

B-evidenceB-worth it

Cognitive

PQQ

Mitochondrial antioxidant with small trials and manufacturer-linked research

CevidenceCworth it

Metabolic

Alpha-Lipoic Acid

Antioxidant with the strongest supplement evidence in diabetic neuropathy

B-evidenceB-worth it

Metabolic

Probiotics

Live microbes with strong strain-specific evidence and weak generic claims

C+evidenceCworth it

Metabolic

Prebiotics

Fermentable fibers that feed your own beneficial gut bacteria

CevidenceB-worth it

Metabolic

Butyrate

Key gut metabolite with a supplement delivery problem

C-evidenceC-worth it

Foundational

Multivitamin

A daily blend of vitamins and minerals meant to cover dietary gaps.

C+evidenceC+worth it

Performance

Whey Protein

Fast-digesting dairy protein, rich in leucine, for muscle support.

B+evidenceA-worth it

Cognitive

Caffeine

The stimulant that sharpens alertness by blocking adenosine.

B+evidenceA-worth it

Foundational

Glutathione

The body's master antioxidant, but poorly absorbed as a plain pill.

CevidenceC-worth it

Peptides (research)

Tesamorelin

A prescription growth-hormone peptide for HIV belly fat, used off-label for aging.

BevidenceC-worth it

Peptides (research)

Epithalon

A research tetrapeptide studied for telomerase and melatonin effects.

DevidenceDworth it

Peptides (research)

MOTS-c

A mitochondria-encoded peptide with interesting animal metabolic data.

DevidenceDworth it

Metabolic

NR (Nicotinamide Riboside)

A vitamin B3 form that reliably raises NAD+ in human blood.

B-evidenceCworth it

Sleep and Recovery

GABA

The calm neurotransmitter in Huberman's sleep stack.

CevidenceCworth it

Sleep and Recovery

Ornithine

The urea-cycle amino acid with small sleep trials.

C-evidenceCworth it

Metabolic

Betaine HCl

Supplemental stomach acid for the low-acid theory.

D+evidenceC-worth it

Foundational

Niacinamide

Vitamin B3: the cheap NAD+ precursor.

C+evidenceB-worth it

Sleep and Recovery

CBD

The cannabis compound without the high.

C-evidenceD+worth it

Foundational

Colostrum

First milk, sold for gut and immune support.

C-evidenceC-worth it

Foundational

Vitamin A

Essential, and toxic in excess.

C+evidenceC+worth it

Foundational

Biotin

The hair-skin-nails B vitamin.

CevidenceCworth it

Foundational

Vitamin B6

Useful at RDA levels, risky megadosed.

B-evidenceBworth it

Foundational

Krill Oil

Omega-3s with astaxanthin, at a premium.

B-evidenceC+worth it

Metabolic

Psyllium Husk

Fiber with actual RCTs behind it.

B+evidenceA-worth it

Metabolic

Citrus Bergamot

The citrus extract with small lipid trials.

C+evidenceC+worth it

Foundational

Greens Powder

Vegetables, dehydrated and marked up.

C-evidenceD+worth it

Foundational

Desiccated Liver

The bodybuilder's multivitamin.

C+evidenceB-worth it

Prescription

Tesofensine

The once-promising obesity pill stuck in regulatory limbo.

C+evidenceDworth it

Prescription

Semaglutide

The GLP-1 that changed obesity medicine.

A-evidenceCworth it

Prescription

Tirzepatide

Dual GIP/GLP-1: the current efficacy leader.

A-evidenceCworth it

Prescription

Retatrutide

Triple agonist: the pipeline's biggest number.

BevidenceDworth it

Foundational

Curcumin

Turmeric's active compound. Strongest case is joint pain; everything else is promising but thinner.

BevidenceB+worth it

Performance

Beta-Alanine

The tingling amino acid with meta-analytic backing for hard efforts.

B+evidenceA-worth it

Metabolic

Beetroot Extract (Dietary Nitrate)

The vegetable nitrate with real blood pressure trials.

BevidenceB+worth it

Metabolic

Aged Garlic Extract

Odorless garlic with genuine hypertension trials.

BevidenceB+worth it

Metabolic

Cocoa Flavanols

The chocolate compound behind the 21,000-person COSMOS trial.

B-evidenceB-worth it

Metabolic

Plant Sterols and Stanols

The best-validated non-drug LDL intervention.

B+evidenceA-worth it

Metabolic

Ginger Extract

Dirt-cheap root with real glucose and inflammation trials.

B-evidenceA-worth it

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Grades are our editorial assessment under the published methodology, reviewed and updated as new evidence lands.