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The LiveNow Longevity Library

Evidence-based articles on peptide therapy, longevity medicine, NAD+, weight management, and regenerative care — written and reviewed by a board-certified physician.

38 articlesUpdated weeklyReviewed by Dr. Charles Kamen, MD
FeaturedRegenerative Medicine

Peptides for Tissue Repair: Mechanisms and Evidence

Receptor pathways, dosing approaches, and the published trials supporting tissue-repair peptides.

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Regenerative Medicine

Growth Factor Therapy in Regenerative Medicine

How growth factors signal repair, current clinical applications, and what the data supports today.

Regenerative Medicine

Peptide Therapy for Joint Health and Repair

BPC-157, TB-500, and the peptides with the strongest evidence for connective tissue support.

Regenerative Medicine

PRP Therapy for Joint Health

Mechanism of action, ideal candidates, and where platelet-rich plasma fits into a regenerative protocol.

IV Nutrition

IV Therapy for Athletic Recovery: What the Evidence Shows

Hydration, glutathione, NAD+, amino acids — what actually moves the needle on recovery markers.

IV Nutrition

Custom IV Protocols: How Dr. Kamen Designs Your Infusion

A walk-through of how labs, symptoms, and goals translate into a personalized IV formulation.

IV Nutrition

Zinc and Immune Function: The Case for IV Zinc

When oral zinc falls short, what serum and intracellular markers reveal, and IV protocol considerations.

IV Nutrition

Magnesium IV Therapy: Cellular Mineral for Energy and Calm

Magnesium’s role in 300+ enzymatic reactions, who is depleted, and the IV use case.

IV Nutrition

IV Therapy vs Oral Supplements: What the Science Says

Bioavailability, indication, and where IV genuinely outperforms — separating evidence from marketing.

IV Nutrition

B-Complex IV Therapy for Energy and Metabolism

Why B-vitamin status matters for mitochondrial output, and when IV delivery makes sense over oral.

Regenerative Medicine

Gut Health and Peptide Therapy: BPC-157 and GI Protection

How a stable gastric pentadecapeptide may support GI lining, with current evidence and limitations.

Longevity Medicine

Telomere Length and Biological Age

How telomere shortening drives cellular aging — and what current evidence says about slowing it.

Regenerative Medicine

Peptides and Nerve Regeneration: What the Science Shows

Pre-clinical and emerging human evidence on peptides supporting peripheral nerve recovery.

NAD+ Therapy

NAD+ and Aging: Science and Clinical Evidence

Cellular energy, sirtuin signaling, and the trial data on NAD+ precursors and IV NAD+.

Longevity Medicine

Autophagy: Your Body’s Cellular Cleanup System

How autophagy clears damaged proteins, and the lifestyle and pharmacologic levers that support it.

Weight Management

Metabolic Adaptation During Weight Loss: Why Results Slow Down

Adaptive thermogenesis, hormonal changes, and clinical strategies to break through plateaus.

Longevity Medicine

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Aging

Mitochondrial decline as a hallmark of aging, with current strategies for supporting bioenergetics.

Telehealth

Telemedicine Peptide Therapy in Nevada: What the Law Allows

How Nevada regulations shape telehealth peptide care, and what to expect from a compliant visit.

Longevity Medicine

Insulin Sensitivity and Longevity Medicine

Insulin signaling as a pace-of-aging lever — markers, targets, and lifestyle plus pharmacologic options.

Weight Management

Sleep and Weight Loss: The Metabolic Connection

How sleep architecture affects appetite hormones, energy balance, and weight-loss success.

Longevity Medicine

Epigenetic Age Testing: Measuring Biological Age

DNA methylation clocks, what the labs really tell you, and where the science still has gaps.

Weight Management

Leptin Resistance and Weight Loss: What It Means

How leptin signaling breaks down, why hunger persists despite higher body fat, and the clinical work-up.

Longevity Medicine

Exercise and Longevity: What the Research Shows

Strength, zone 2, VO2 max — the dose-response data on exercise as the most powerful longevity input.

Diagnostics

Longevity Lab Guide: Key Biomarkers Explained

A practical reference for the biomarkers that actually inform a longevity protocol — and how to read them.

Weight Management

Maintaining Weight After GLP-1 Therapy

Off-ramp strategies, body composition preservation, and the data on relapse prevention.

Peptide Therapy

Subcutaneous Peptide Injection Guide

Technique, site rotation, sterility, and the practical details Dr. Kamen reviews with every patient.

Weight Management

Cortisol and Weight Loss Resistance: The Stress Connection

How chronic cortisol elevation drives belly fat, insulin resistance, and weight-loss plateaus.

Peptide Therapy

Stacking Peptides: Combining Protocols Safely

When peptide stacks make clinical sense, common combinations, and how to monitor for interactions.

Weight Management

Thyroid Function and Metabolic Health

Why TSH alone can miss thyroid issues, and the full panel that better reflects metabolic status.

IV Nutrition

Glutathione IV Therapy: The Master Antioxidant Explained

Glutathione’s role in detoxification, depletion in disease, and what IV delivery accomplishes.

Education

Peptide Therapy Legality in Nevada: A Physician’s View

How federal compounding rules and state law intersect for peptide prescribing in Nevada.

Longevity Medicine

Key Biomarkers Every Adult Should Track

A short list of the most informative annual labs to monitor longevity-relevant health.

IV Nutrition

Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: The Longevity Connection

Optimal serum 25(OH)D ranges, sun vs. supplementation, and IV vitamin D in clinical practice.

Longevity Medicine

hs-CRP and Chronic Inflammation: The Silent Driver of Aging

What high-sensitivity CRP reveals, target ranges for longevity, and lifestyle plus targeted interventions.

Longevity Medicine

HbA1c and Metabolic Health: What Your Blood Sugar Marker Means

HbA1c target ranges for longevity (not just diabetes), and what to do when yours is creeping up.

Weight Management

Nutrition While on GLP-1 Therapy

Protein targets, micronutrient strategy, and the eating patterns that complement GLP-1 medications.

Longevity Medicine

Hormone Panels for Longevity: What to Test

The full hormone work-up for longevity-focused care — sex hormones, adrenal, thyroid, and growth axis.

Weight Management

Muscle Preservation During Weight Loss: Science and Strategy

Why losing weight without losing muscle is non-negotiable for longevity — protein, training, and labs.