Sources
Recommended sources
These are the places we use ourselves or consider reliable when it comes to supplements, biohacking and longevity. Each entry says in one sentence why it is here.
Studies and data
- PubMed – The literature database of the US National Library of Medicine – where every search here starts.
- Europe PMC – The European counterpart with many free full texts; the metadata of our study database comes from here.
- Cochrane Library – Systematic reviews following a fixed method – the first place to ask what holds up across all studies.
- ClinicalTrials.gov – Registry of ongoing and completed trials; also shows what was tested but never published.
Authorities and assessments
- Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) – German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment: risk assessments and proposed maximum levels for supplements.
- Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit (EFSA) – Decides which health claims are allowed in the EU – and which are not.
- Europäische Arzneimittel-Agentur (EMA) – Approvals and public assessment reports for medicines, including weight-loss injections and peptides.
- Klartext Nahrungsergänzung – The German consumer centres’ portal: independent product information and warnings (in German).
Fact checks
- Medizin transparent – Cochrane Austria checks health claims from the media – scientific, independent, ad-free (in German).
- MedWatch – Non-profit investigative magazine on questionable health promises, with a focus on supplements (in German).
- Examine – English-language supplement database summarising studies per ingredient and goal.
Podcasts and medical voices
- Beyond Lifespan – Two physicians, one episode a week: medical facts on longevity plus one biohack to try (in German).
- Umdenken-Podcast – Orthopaedist and sports physician Dr Tomas Buchhorn, including an episode on the research on supplements (in German).
- staYoung – Der Longevity-Podcast – Nina Ruge in conversation with researchers on ageing and longevity (in German).
- Longevity Office Magazin – Physician-led magazine on heart, metabolism and prevention – without sponsors (in German).
Training and nutrition
- Fitness Einfach Erklärt – Sports scientist Olaf Henning sorts training questions by the evidence pyramid (in German).
- Satte Sache – Nutrition scientist Laura Merten: nutrition knowledge without myths, as blog and podcast (in German).
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE) – German Nutrition Society: reference values for vitamins and minerals that every dose has to be measured against.
Community
- Longevity Germany – Community that started in Munich: free meetups, weekly newsletter, guides.
- Deutsche Longevity Gesellschaft – Non-profit association with an expert directory and a longevity summit in Munich (in German).
How this list is chosen
No shops, no manufacturers, no peptide vendors, no paid placements. An entry is here because it is useful to readers – not because it links back. Where we cite these sources on topic pages, the link sits in the text.