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[BigPine]

Based on the limited data we have, would anyone recommend C60 for people in their 20's? The Baati rats who started treatment in young adulthood lived significantly longer, but AgeVivo's late-middle aged mice only got a small amount of life extension. In addition, there haven't been any notable increases in lifespan reported when people gave C60 to very old cats, dogs, or humans.

 

It seems that C60 prevents oxidative damage to cells, so people in their 20's who take it would be youthful for a long time. However, there's just too much existing damage in 70+ year olds for C60 to be of much use, and it might slow the decline a little at best.

 

With that said, would you take C60OO if you were 25? Why or why not?

[Adaptogen]

The 'safe' answer, would be to avoid taking it until more research comes out. There is no real reason for someone young and fairly health to take an experimental research chemical. By the time that someone currently in their early 20's reaches an age where they would need a life extending supplement, I highly doubt c60 will be of any importance anymore.

however, considering that thousands of people have taken it, with no real reports of adverse affects, it seems very safe. Evidence suggests that it is in fact a mitochondrial antioxidant, and so it should work similarly to something like MitoQ. MitoQ has been studied in younger people, and has been shown to be healthy, i think...so going from that line of thought, it doesn't seem to be unhealthy, at least.

For what it's worth, I am 22 and have been taking it for around a year, and have noticed absolutely nothing.

[Kalliste]

I'm 30 and having read as much as possible about fullerenes I feel pretty comfortable with them. They don't seem to cause any crazy stuff. Maybe in the very long run something weird will happen, Frankly it's probably more dangerous to eat large doses of multivitamins. I intend to take C60 for at least a few months. Maybe go back to MitoQ for a year or two and keep an eye on the C60 research and maybe start again later. If the rat stuff is true even a few hundred ml's of oil now should have significant impact on my lifespan and health.

[Saintless]

At 32 I'm very uneasy about taking C60 but I'm doing it because like you I believe it may be much more effective in the young.

 

If I was 25 I would stick with MitoQ(much more human research about it)  and dabble in c60 in  very conservative amounts.  I take c60 very seriously since there is only anecdotal data, and it hasn't been used traditionally or food/plant derived like many/most supplements.

Edited by Saintless, 06 November 2014 - 06:36 PM.

[Xerxes]

Well I guess I could be the youngest person taking C60 right now..

Im 17 and I take it sporadically. In terms of effects; I think it makes me sleepy about an hour or so after I take it, and after a nap/next day I'm more productive (this is only sometimes). My BP & HR also seems to decrease (I haven't experimented to see how long this effect lasts ).

 

 

[Kalliste]

I really doubt that. I know people who feed their little kids with god knows what they just read about on Facebook. I bet there are people feeding this to kids, but that is not something that will be posted on a messageboard.

[niner]

 I know people who feed their little kids with god knows what they just read about on Facebook. I bet there are people feeding this to kids, but that is not something that will be posted on a messageboard.

 

Well, natural experiments are occurring...  We know of a healthy baby boy who was born from a c60 exposed mom.  She didn't take any during pregnancy, but there was probably still some in her, and a bit of it probably made it's way to the baby.   There might be other similar cases, give the number of people who have used it.  If it's a teratogen, then it's not a very powerful one.  I still wouldn't use it during pregnancy or give it to children, because we don't know that's safe, but at least it looks like it isn't thalidomide.