Metformin is the mostly widely prescribed drug in the world to treat type 2 diabetes. It may also be a key to slow aging, mitigate age-related diseases, extend lifespan and increase health span. All in a pill that costs pennies a day, is safe, and has been scientifically shown to impact age-related biological changes.
It’s not exactly clear just how metformin affects aging, but researchers think it acts on several different hallmarks of aging—changes at the cellular, chromosomal and molecular levels which accumulate over time. These transformations are what can lead to onset of conditions like heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, or dementia, often known as “diseases of aging.”
