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Curcumin vs Epitalon for longevity

Short answer: For longevity, users rate them about the same: 100% report improvement with Curcumin (6 reports) and 100% with Epitalon (27 reports).

Curcumin has 538 meta-analyses and 553 randomized trials on PubMed; Epitalon has 0 and 0.

Based on 544 reports about Curcumin and 235 about Epitalon. Not medical advice.

Curcumin
Supplement
Epitalon
Peptide
Users say it helped61%helped180 reports · high confidence68%helped80 reports · medium confidence
Verdict
Mostly positive
Mostly positive
ResearchAResearch: StrongDResearch: None
Meta-analyses / RCTs538 / 5530 / 0
Mainly used for
Pain & inflammation
% reporting improvement
91% (104)100% (2)
Sleep
% reporting improvement
80% (5)83% (59)
Mood
% reporting improvement
96% (45)75% (12)
Longevity
% reporting improvement
100% (6)100% (27)
Skin & hair
% reporting improvement
80% (5)93% (14)
Common side effectsvivid dreams, headache, nausea, dht suppressionvivid dreams, drowsiness, grouchiness, eye muscle
Typical dose reported1000 mg / dailyNot listed
Curcumin
Latest review conclusion

Curcumin and Curcuma longa Extract may improve symptoms and inflammation levels in people with arthritis. However, due to the low quality and small quantity of RCTs, the conclusions need to be interpreted carefully.

Front Immunol, 2022 ↗
What a user said
“I recently stopped taking Curcumin because of its affect on DHT and I was looking for an alternative measure to deal with inflammation as I feel it really helped with anxiety/depression.”
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Epitalon
What a user said
“Epitalon: Added this recently at the end of my cycles for the telomere/anti-aging benefits. The unexpected perk? It totally reset my circadian rhythm, amplifying the sleep stack even more.”
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