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Wij geloven dat gezond ouder worden niet begint met supplementen, maar met een bewuste leefstijl. Daarom delen we onze kennis over slaap, voeding, beweging en mentale gezondheid van uitgebreide cursussen tot praktische tips. In de Longevity Academy ontdek je hoe je de wetenschap achter gezond ouder worden toepast in je dagelijkse leven.

Longevity: The Basics

Leer alles over longevity. In 11 zorgvuldig opgebouwde hoofdstukken ontdek je de volledige basis én de diepere lagen van gezond ouder worden, van cellulaire veroudering en hormoonbalans tot DNA-herstel en metabolisme. Complexe wetenschap wordt helder en begrijpelijk uitgelegd. Want echte vooruitgang begint met echte kennis.

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Onze wetenschappelijke adviesraad

Voor onze Academy werken we samen met toonaangevende experts op het gebied van longevity. Zo weet je zeker dat alle kennis die je opdoet wetenschappelijk onderbouwd is en direct toepasbaar voor een langer, vitaler leven.

Dr. Robert Lufkin

Professor UCLA en USC; NY-Times Bestselling Auteur

Elizabeth Parrish MBA

Oprichter & CEO van BioViva; Longevity Pionier

Dr. Denys Tsveuik

Oprichter van Non-Nocere Clinic

Dr. Robert Lufkin

Professor UCLA en USC; NY-Times Bestselling Auteur

Elizabeth Parrish MBA

Oprichter & CEO van BioViva; Longevity Pionier

Dr. Denys Tsveuik

Oprichter van Non-Nocere Clinic

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Research

DNA Health and Longevity: What Supplements Can and Cannot Do

Zinc contributes to normal DNA synthesis, and antioxidant nutrients including vitamin C, zinc, and selenium contribute to the protection of cells from oxidative stress -- a primary source of DNA ...

Longevity Support on a Budget: Prioritising What Matters Most

Budget-conscious longevity supplementation means focusing first on nutrients with the strongest evidence and the highest rates of dietary insufficiency in the general population. Vitamin D, magne...

Recovery

Cold Plunge Benefits: What the Science Actually Says

Cold plunge, or deliberate cold water immersion, involves submerging the body in water typically between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius for 1 to 11 minutes. Research in healthy adults suggests benefit...

Other

How to Incorporate Longevity Supplements into Your Daily Routine

The most effective way to incorporate longevity supplements into daily life is to attach them to habits you already have: morning supplements with breakfast, evening supplements with dinner or a ...

Recovery

How to Start Cold Exposure: A Science-Based 4-Week Beginner Protocol

Starting cold exposure safely means beginning with brief, manageable sessions and progressing gradually over four weeks. Evidence-informed protocols suggest beginning with 30 to 60 seconds in coo...

Research

Supporting Cellular Health: From Science to Smart Supplementation

Cellular health refers to the collective function of biological processes that determine how well your cells operate as you age: managing oxidative stress, maintaining DNA integrity, supporting e...

Research

How to Read a Supplement Label: Ingredients, Doses, and Red Flags

A supplement label contains the Supplement Facts panel (active ingredients and doses per serving), the other ingredients list (fillers, binders, coatings), allergen warnings, manufacturer details...

Research

Third-Party Testing in Supplements: Why Transparency Matters

Third-party testing means an independent laboratory verifies a supplement's contents, purity, and safety — entirely separate from the manufacturer. It confirms that what is on the label is what i...

Supplements

Magnesium and Healthy Aging: Energy, Muscle, and Metabolic Support

Key Takeaways Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate energy production, muscle contraction, protein synthesis, and nervous system function.1 Population surveys...

Research

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: EPA, DHA, and What the Human Evidence Shows

Key Takeaways EPA and DHA are long-chain omega-3 fatty acids classified as essential because the body cannot synthesise them efficiently from precursors. They must be obtained through diet or s...

Supplements

B Vitamins and Energy Metabolism: The Complete Longevity Guide

Key Takeaways Vitamins B1, B3, B6, B12, and biotin contribute to normal energy-yielding metabolism (EFSA-approved claims). Vitamins B6 and B12 help reduce tiredness and fatigue (EFSA-approved...

Recovery

Cold Plunge vs Ice Bath vs Cryotherapy: Which Is Right for You?

Cold plunge tubs, ice baths, and whole-body cryotherapy chambers all use cold exposure to stimulate physiological responses in the body, but they differ meaningfully in temperature, duration, cos...

Recovery

Sauna and Longevity: What the Finnish Studies Actually Found

The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease study — a Finnish cohort following over 2,000 middle-aged men for up to 20 years — found that men using sauna 4 to 7 times per week had a 40% lower risk of all-...

Recovery

Infrared Sauna vs Traditional Sauna: Which Is Better for Longevity? | The Longevity Store

Traditional Finnish saunas operate at 80–100°C and have the most extensive human evidence base for cardiovascular and longevity-associated outcomes, including large prospective cohort studies s...

Research

Red Light Therapy for Beginners: What It Does, How to Use It, and What to Buy

Red light therapy (photobiomodulation) uses low-level red and near-infrared wavelengths — typically 630–850 nm — to stimulate mitochondrial function, primarily via cytochrome c oxidase. Human res...

Recovery

The Complete Guide to Contrast Therapy: Sauna and Cold Plunge Protocol | The Longevity Store

Contrast therapy alternates between heat exposure (typically 80–100°C in a sauna) and cold immersion (10–15°C) to create rapid cycles of vasodilation and vasoconstriction. Human studies suggest t...

Recovery

Joovv vs PlatinumLED vs Mito Red: Which Red Light Panel Is Worth It? | The Longevity Store

Joovv, PlatinumLED, and Mito Red are three of the most compared red light therapy panel brands. Joovv leads on brand recognition and modular design; PlatinumLED BioMax offers seven wavelengths ...

Recovery

Red Light Therapy Benefits: What Is Science and What Is Hype?

Red light therapy — formally known as photobiomodulation (PBM) — has a genuine evidence base for certain applications, particularly skin quality, wound healing, and post-exercise muscle recovery,...

Exercise

The Complete Longevity Exercise Programme: Strength, Zone 2, and VO2 Max

A longevity-oriented exercise programme integrates three evidence-backed components: Zone 2 cardio for mitochondrial and cardiovascular health (3 to 5 hours per week), resistance training for mus...

Exercise

How to Test and Improve Your VO2 Max: A Practical Guide

VO2 max, or maximal oxygen uptake, is one of the most reliable predictors of cardiovascular health and longevity in healthy adults. It can be estimated using wearable devices or formally measured...

Recovery

The Best Sleep Trackers of 2026: Rings, Bands, and Smart Mattresses Compared

In 2026, the most-compared sleep trackers are the Oura Ring (best for sleep staging accuracy and overnight recovery scores), Whoop (best for athletic strain and HRV monitoring), and the Eight S...

Recovery

Sleep Optimisation 101: The Tech, Tools, and Habits That Actually Work

Sleep optimisation combines evidence-based behavioural practices with supportive technology. The strongest human research supports consistent sleep timing, a dark and cool sleep environment (arou...

Recovery

The Ideal Sleep Environment: Temperature, Light, Sound, and Air Quality

Human research consistently identifies a bedroom temperature in the range of 18 to 25°C as supportive of sleep quality, with lower values in this range generally associated with deeper sleep in y...

Recovery

Deep Sleep and REM Explained: How to Get More of Both

Deep sleep (slow-wave sleep) is the most physically restorative stage, occurring mainly in the first half of the night, during which the body releases growth hormone and the brain initiates was...

Other

What Is Longevity? A Beginner's Complete Guide to Living Longer and Better

Longevity refers not simply to living longer, but to extending the period of life spent in good health — a concept scientists call healthspan. Research in this field examines the biological pro...

Other

Healthspan vs Lifespan: Why the 9.6-Year Gap Matters More Than Your Age

Direct Answer: Lifespan is the total number of years a person lives. Healthspan is the number of those years spent in good health, free from significant disability or chronic disease burden. Acro...

Research

The 12 Hallmarks of Aging Explained: What Is Actually Making You Old

The 12 Hallmarks of Aging, established in a landmark 2023 Cell paper by López-Otín and colleagues, define the biological mechanisms that drive aging at cellular and tissue level. They include gen...

Research

Biological Age vs Chronological Age: How to Measure and Improve Your True Age

Biological age refers to how old your body's cells and systems function compared to a chronological baseline. Multiple methods measure biological age: epigenetic clocks (like GrimAge and DunedinP...

Research

InsideTracker vs Function Health vs Outlive.bio: Which Biological Age Test Is Worth It?

InsideTracker, Function Health, and Outlive.bio (now rebranding as OneTwenty) represent three distinct philosophies in biological age and health optimisation testing. InsideTracker prioritises pe...

Research

What Is Hormesis? The Longevity Principle Behind Cold, Heat, Fasting, and Exercise

Hormesis is a biological phenomenon in which brief, low-dose exposure to a stressor triggers adaptive responses that strengthen the organism. Cold exposure, sauna, fasting, and exercise all activ...

Exercise

The Hormesis Protocol Stack: How to Combine Cold, Heat, Fasting, and Exercise

A hormesis protocol stack combines multiple evidence-supported stressors — cold exposure, heat exposure, exercise, and periodic fasting — into a structured weekly schedule designed to maximise ad...

Nutrition

Intermittent Fasting for Beginners: The Complete Guide to 16:8, OMAD, and Beyond

Intermittent fasting (IF) restricts eating to a defined window each day. The 16:8 protocol -- 16 hours fasting, 8 hours eating -- is the most studied and accessible form. Human research supports ...

Exercise

Zone 2 Cardio Explained: The Longevity Exercise Protocol

Zone 2 cardio refers to sustained aerobic exercise performed at roughly 60 to 70 percent of maximum heart rate, a conversational pace the body sustains primarily through fat oxidation. Human re...

Future

Menopause and Longevity: How This Transition Shapes Your Health for Decades

Menopause marks a pivotal longevity transition for women, not simply a reproductive endpoint. The hormonal shifts — particularly declining oestrogen — accelerate bone density loss, alter cardiova...

Bone Density for Women Over 50: A Complete Science-Backed Prevention Guide

Women can lose up to 20% of their bone density in the 5–7 years surrounding menopause, with the rate of loss slowing after age 60. Human evidence strongly supports weight-bearing exercise and res...

Future

CGMs for Non-Diabetics: A Complete Guide to Metabolic Health Tracking

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) allow real-time tracking of blood glucose levels without finger-stick testing. For healthy non-diabetic adults, CGM use offers insight into individual glycaem...

Recovery

The Beginner's Guide to Breathwork: Box Breathing, Wim Hof, and Beyond

Breathing is one of the few physiological processes that can be both automatic and consciously directed. Deliberate breathwork techniques, including box breathing (4-4-4-4) and slow diaphragmat...

Recovery

How to Lower Cortisol Naturally: 10 Evidence-Based Methods That Actually Work

Direct Answer: Cortisol is the body's primary stress hormone, essential for waking, energy mobilisation, and the acute stress response. Chronically elevated cortisol is associated with disrupte...

Nutrition

The Beginner's Guide to Gut Health for Longevity: Fermented Foods, Fibre, and Your Microbiome

Direct Answer: The gut microbiome – the community of trillions of microorganisms in the digestive tract – plays a significant role in immune regulation, inflammation, cognitive function, and meta...

Research

The Complete Guide to Epigenetic Clocks: GrimAge, DunedinPACE, and What Your DNA Reveals

Epigenetic clocks measure biological age by analysing patterns of DNA methylation — chemical tags on genes that change predictably with age and lifestyle. GrimAge is the strongest predictor of ...

Recovery

Nasal Breathing and Mouth Taping: What the Research Actually Shows | The Longevity Store

Nasal breathing during sleep has a plausible physiological basis: nasal passages filter, humidify, and produce nitric oxide, which has vasodilatory properties. Mouth taping — using tape to encour...

Nutrition

The Cortisol Cocktail: What It Is, What It Claims, and What Science Says

The cortisol cocktail — a blend of orange juice, coconut water, sea salt, and cream of tartar — became popular on social media as a claimed cortisol-lowering drink. No clinical evidence supports ...

Research

Indoor Air Quality and Longevity: Which Air Purifiers Actually Make a Difference?

Indoor air pollution, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), mould spores, and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2), is associated with cardiovascular changes and ...

Cognitive Health

Neuroplasticity After 50: A Beginner's Guide to Rewiring Your Brain

Neuroplasticity refers to the brain's ability to reorganise itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. While this capacity changes with age, human research shows that learning new ...

Research

The Non-Toxic Home Guide: Room-by-Room Environmental Health for Longevity

Reducing environmental toxin exposure at home focuses on the highest-impact categories: water quality (chlorine, heavy metals, PFAS), indoor air pollutants (VOCs, particulate matter, mould), food...

Research

Musculoskeletal Longevity: How to Protect Your Joints and Muscles for Decades

Musculoskeletal longevity refers to maintaining healthy joints, bones, and muscle mass across decades of life. Muscle strength has emerged as one of the strongest predictors of all-cause mortalit...

Future

Testosterone, Muscle, and Longevity: What Every Man Over 40 Needs to Know

Testosterone levels in men decline approximately 1 to 2% per year from around age 30, a pattern associated with reduced muscle mass, bone density, energy, and metabolic efficiency. Human research...

Research

Gut-Brain Axis 101: How Your Microbiome Affects Your Brain as You Age

The gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication network linking the enteric nervous system, vagus nerve, immune system, and gut microbiome with the central nervous system. Human research show...

Cognitive Health

7 Science-Backed Ways to Support Cognitive Longevity Without Supplements

Human research consistently identifies several lifestyle factors with robust associations with preserved cognitive function in aging adults: regular aerobic exercise, consistent deep sleep, socia...

Research

The Science Is Clear: Social Connection and Purpose Extend Your Healthspan

Human research — including longitudinal cohort data spanning decades and large meta-analyses — consistently links social connection, community membership, and a sense of purpose to slower biologi...

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Leer meer over de longevity lifestyle

DNA Health and Longevity: What Supplements Can and Cannot Do

Longevity Support on a Budget: Prioritising What Matters Most

Cold Plunge Benefits: What the Science Actually Says

How to Incorporate Longevity Supplements into Your Daily Routine

How to Start Cold Exposure: A Science-Based 4-Week Beginner Protocol

Supporting Cellular Health: From Science to Smart Supplementation

How to Read a Supplement Label: Ingredients, Doses, and Red Flags

Third-Party Testing in Supplements: Why Transparency Matters

Magnesium and Healthy Aging: Energy, Muscle, and Metabolic Support

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: EPA, DHA, and What the Human Evidence Shows

B Vitamins and Energy Metabolism: The Complete Longevity Guide

Cold Plunge vs Ice Bath vs Cryotherapy: Which Is Right for You?

Sauna and Longevity: What the Finnish Studies Actually Found

Infrared Sauna vs Traditional Sauna: Which Is Better for Longevity? | The Longevity Store

Red Light Therapy for Beginners: What It Does, How to Use It, and What to Buy

The Complete Guide to Contrast Therapy: Sauna and Cold Plunge Protocol | The Longevity Store

Joovv vs PlatinumLED vs Mito Red: Which Red Light Panel Is Worth It? | The Longevity Store

Red Light Therapy Benefits: What Is Science and What Is Hype?

The Complete Longevity Exercise Programme: Strength, Zone 2, and VO2 Max

How to Test and Improve Your VO2 Max: A Practical Guide

The Best Sleep Trackers of 2026: Rings, Bands, and Smart Mattresses Compared

Sleep Optimisation 101: The Tech, Tools, and Habits That Actually Work

The Ideal Sleep Environment: Temperature, Light, Sound, and Air Quality

Deep Sleep and REM Explained: How to Get More of Both

What Is Longevity? A Beginner's Complete Guide to Living Longer and Better

Healthspan vs Lifespan: Why the 9.6-Year Gap Matters More Than Your Age

The 12 Hallmarks of Aging Explained: What Is Actually Making You Old

Biological Age vs Chronological Age: How to Measure and Improve Your True Age

InsideTracker vs Function Health vs Outlive.bio: Which Biological Age Test Is Worth It?

What Is Hormesis? The Longevity Principle Behind Cold, Heat, Fasting, and Exercise

The Hormesis Protocol Stack: How to Combine Cold, Heat, Fasting, and Exercise

Intermittent Fasting for Beginners: The Complete Guide to 16:8, OMAD, and Beyond

Zone 2 Cardio Explained: The Longevity Exercise Protocol

Menopause and Longevity: How This Transition Shapes Your Health for Decades

Bone Density for Women Over 50: A Complete Science-Backed Prevention Guide

CGMs for Non-Diabetics: A Complete Guide to Metabolic Health Tracking

The Beginner's Guide to Breathwork: Box Breathing, Wim Hof, and Beyond

How to Lower Cortisol Naturally: 10 Evidence-Based Methods That Actually Work

The Beginner's Guide to Gut Health for Longevity: Fermented Foods, Fibre, and Your Microbiome

The Complete Guide to Epigenetic Clocks: GrimAge, DunedinPACE, and What Your DNA Reveals

Nasal Breathing and Mouth Taping: What the Research Actually Shows | The Longevity Store

The Cortisol Cocktail: What It Is, What It Claims, and What Science Says

Indoor Air Quality and Longevity: Which Air Purifiers Actually Make a Difference?

Neuroplasticity After 50: A Beginner's Guide to Rewiring Your Brain

The Non-Toxic Home Guide: Room-by-Room Environmental Health for Longevity

Musculoskeletal Longevity: How to Protect Your Joints and Muscles for Decades

Testosterone, Muscle, and Longevity: What Every Man Over 40 Needs to Know

Gut-Brain Axis 101: How Your Microbiome Affects Your Brain as You Age

7 Science-Backed Ways to Support Cognitive Longevity Without Supplements

The Science Is Clear: Social Connection and Purpose Extend Your Healthspan

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