How do I take NMN? Sublingual, nope
No need to read between the lines
Two words.
That’s all it took to throw a bunch of people into a tizzy, and to ensure that my inbox, which is over-full on any day, was over-fuller than that.
What were those two words? “Sublingual? Nope.”
What the heck does that mean? Well, let me explain.
Sublingual is a pharmacological route of administration in which molecules are diffused into the bloodstream through the soft tissue under the tongue.
Some people think it’s a good way to get NMN into your bloodstream. It’s a good way to get a lot of things into your bloodstream, so they might be right.
Or they might be wrong.
Because when it comes to NAD precursors, there’s far more we don’t know than what we do. And, as I’ve said many, many times, the best evidence will come when placebo-controlled human trials (lots of them) have been completed. Until then, anyone who is taking NMN—in any way—is guessing. And, even if they have the best of intentions, anyone who is selling you NMN as a product, and telling you how to take it, is also guessing.
I’ve worked very hard to be very transparent. I’ve told the world, for instance, that I have been taking NMN for some time now. So have many members of my family and plenty of my friends and colleagues. And I’m asked—a lot—about how I take it.
So recently I answered: “Sublingual? Nope.”
Oh man. A few people were not happy with me.
But here’s the thing: If you’ve been paying attention at all, you know that I don’t give medical advice and I don’t endorse products.
In the interest of transparency, though, I have been willing to explain what I do, but always with the caveat that (once again for the people in the back) I don’t give medical advice and I don’t endorse products.
This has always been my policy.
So I’m not saying: “Should YOU take sublingual NMN? Nope.”
And I’m not saying: “Is sublingual NMN any good? Nope.”
I’m saying: “Do I take sublingual? Nope.”
There is literally no other way to read those two words, unless you think that I suddenly changed my mind about giving medical advice and endorsing products.
What you’ll get from me is science, along with some disclosures about how I’m trying to apply it to my life. And that’s it.
I do believe that we’re on the cusp of fundamentally shifting the way humans think about aging. NMN might play a big role in that shift. Or it might be a blip on the radar as we move onward and upward. Time will tell.
But if you think that listening to me has any value whatsoever as our world moves in this bold new direction, know this: I’m going to do my very best to help you understand the science, and I’m going to be as transparent as possible about my own life, but I’m NOT going to tell you how to live yours.
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