Biological age and longevity blog: glycans, inflammation, and healthy aging
Explore the latest insights and research in GlycanAge testing, alongside expert advice and personal journeys.
Inflammaging: Chronic Inflammation and Aging
Explore the link between chronic low-grade inflammation and biological aging. Understand how inflammaging affects your health and longevity.
Published:June 19, 2026
Reading time:10 minutes
Chronic Inflammation: The Hidden Cost of Aging
Discover how chronic inflammation and inflammaging impact your aging process. Learn strategies to combat these hidden drivers of health decline.
Published:June 18, 2026
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From Investing in GlycanAge to Becoming Its Case Study: Marko Mijatović's Biological Age Journey
Marko Mijatović went from water polo player to GlycanAge investor. Somewhere along the way, he stopped applying what he knew about health. When he tested his biological age, it came back 11 years higher than expected and kept rising. The doctors said there was nothing wrong. Then he found himself in an emergency room.
Published:June 5, 2026
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From Biomarker to Mortality Signal: How 20,000 Glycomes Are Reshaping Our Understanding of Aging and Disease
Standard clinical diagnostics are largely designed to identify pathology after significant physiological decline has already occurred. Blood glucose elevations indicate diabetes only after pancreatic function is compromised. LDL cholesterol marks cardiovascular risk after arterial changes have begun. C-reactive protei…
Published:May 28, 2026
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The Biological Cost of Chronic Stress and Trauma
Aren't you tired of being told to just stress less? The reason that advice rarely lands isn't that it's hard to act on, it's that stress has become so embedded in modern life that most of us have stopped recognizing it. It shows up quietly: a heart that beats a little faster than it should, a stomach that feels tied i…
Published:May 20, 2026
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From Army Captain to Superyacht Captain: Justin Blackmore on Stress, Longevity and Biological Age
Justin Blackmore has lived many lives: Army captain, defense consultant, Underground engineer, superyacht captain, and Alixr founder. He thrives under pressure, but a GlycanAge test put his biological age 20 years older his actual age, raising a question: does the body know the difference between drive and stress?
Published:May 4, 2026
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How Living Against Your Body Clock Can Compromise Your Immune System
Some people fall asleep within minutes, anywhere, in any position. Others need a carefully constructed evening routine, the right temperature, the right level of quiet, and still end up lying awake for hours. It is easy to assume that the first group has nothing to worry about when it comes to sleep.
Published:April 7, 2026
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How Insulin Resistance Can Accelerate Aging Before Diabetes Ever Appears
When most people hear "insulin resistance", chances are their mind goes straight to a scary place: diabetes. And that makes sense, because that's almost always the context it appears in. But framing insulin resistance purely as a diabetes risk misses something important: long before it ever becomes diabetes, insulin r…
Published:March 23, 2026
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Working for a Health Startup Didn't Make Me Healthier: Marko Tarnaj's Biological Age Journey
Knowing the science and living it are two very different things. As CPO of GlycanAge, Marko Tarnaj understands exactly how biological age is measured and why it matters. But when he took his own test, his result came back eighteen years higher than expected. He spent years experimenting, moving countries, and searchin…
Published:March 5, 2026
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Melina Vicario, “La Biohacker”: How Understanding Her Body Through GlycanAge Changed Her Life
From what she calls “the end of the world” to becoming La Biohacker - a bestselling author and one of the most influential voices in Spanish-language biohacking and beyond - Melina Vicario has gone a long way. And when people ask her what her secret is, her answer is simple: she followed her heart - and consciously de…
Published:February 10, 2026
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Are You Training Hard… or Training Into the Ground?
You’re training consistently, hitting your targets, looking good. Compliments start coming in.You’re also exhausted - but who cares? Isn’t that normal when you’re exercising seriously?“Motivation doesn’t matter. Discipline does,” the slogans on social media shout at you - push harder, be consistent, don’t slow down. A…
Published:February 6, 2026
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Fit on the Outside, 20 Years Older on the Inside: Mark Dini’s Inside-Out Transformation
Our health is more than what the mirror can show us - sometimes, it’s even the complete opposite. Mark Dini, a fitness instructor and a biohacker enthusiast, who looked strong and disciplined on the outside, spent years pushing harder, training more, and ignoring recovery. When GlycanAge showed him that his body was a…
Published:January 9, 2026
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