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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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

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Clock Wars: Making Sense of the Biological Age Testing Boom Sep 04, 2025

Maybe you've seen the ads — "Discover your true age!" — or 50-year-old Silicon Valley gramp-bros bragging that they're "biologically 35." Or you've been exposed to "longevity influencers" and their more toxic (and almost entirely m... Read More

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59 and Counting Aug 28, 2025

Today I woke up 59. Not Paul, 58, anymore. I'm now Paul 5.9, if we're being Silicon Valley about it. The thing about turning 59 is that nobody talks about it. There's no cultural touchstone here, no milestone moment. Fifty felt significant. Sixty wil... Read More

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Never Mind Happiness. Age With Gratitude. Aug 21, 2025

It sure feels as if we now live in a post-happiness world. And we all know whom to blame — the guy who has lived rent free in our heads for so long, who dragged us into this low point in human history: Dan Gilbert, the Harvard psychologist who ... Read More