About Paul von Zielbauer

Paul von Zielbauer

Paul von Zielbauer

Paul von Zielbauer is the creator of AGING with STRENGTH on Substack.

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The Psychedelic Turn in Longevity Science (and Other Reviews of Recent Research) Oct 02, 2025

Somewhere in an Emory University laboratory, a group of mice recently lived their golden years tripping on psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms. These weren't your typical lab rodents grinding through maze tests and treadmill sess... Read More

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The Wonder Drug Delusion: Aging With Strength Isn't About Technology Sep 25, 2025

Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed that perfectly captures everything wrong with how we think about America's food crisis. Titled "Prosperity Made Us Fat, and Biotech Will Make Us Thin," the essay, by a DePaul University economist,... Read More

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Forget the $200 Longevity Supplements. Just Move Your Body. Sep 18, 2025

Deep down, maybe we all want to believe that, somewhere in a venture-funded Silicon Valley lab, a 28-year-old with a Ph.D. is brewing the fountain of youth in a petri dish. Or that, for a mere $199 a month, the wonder supplement Bryan "Don't Die" Joh... Read More

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NAD+: A Red-Hot Longevity Supplement Pumped by Harvard and MIT Scientists Sep 11, 2025

You know that guy who swears by their $200 NAD+ IV drips? The one who evangelizes about cellular rejuvenation between sips of bone broth at brunch? He's part of a multibillion-dollar industry built on what amounts to the scientific equivalent of "Dud... Read More