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Side Effects of Metformin as a Life-Extension Drug
As a mild mitochondrial poison, metformin carries a variety of downsides.
As a mild mitochondrial poison, metformin carries a variety of downsides.
Amazingly, diabetics placed on metformin may live longer lives than those who never got diabetes in the first place.
AMPK is said to serve as a “mitochondrial guardian.”
Amping AMP-activated protein kinase is one of the anti-aging pathways I cover in my longevity book, How Not to Age.