A New Formula for Slowing Aging and Achieving Optimal Health

This integrative approach emphasizes a synergy of key nutrients and microbial balance as the foundation for long-term health, immune resilience, and healthy aging.

It’s becoming clear that NAD+, niacinamide, magnesium, calcium, vitamin D, and the rest of the B vitamins are all crucial—not just for “boosting” the immune system, but for helping it respond appropriately. That means preventing overreactions like chronic inflammation or autoimmunity, while still being strong enough to fight infections.

These nutrients support mitochondrial function, energy metabolism, and the body’s ability to repair tissue and neutralize oxidative stress—all of which are key for dealing with microbial overgrowth and internal damage.

I’m also realizing how important choline is, especially for long-term brain health. Taking choline consistently (for over a year) can significantly help with sensory processing issues. It makes sense when you consider that choline is needed to make acetylcholine, a major neurotransmitter, and also helps the body process cholesterol—which is critical for the brain, since structures like myelin and cell membranes are made from it.

But here's the catch: even with perfect nutrition, the body often can’t fully heal until the underlying microbial imbalance is dealt with. Pathogenic bacteria and fungi have to be reduced or eliminated, because otherwise they just keep pumping out toxins, damaging the gut, brain, and skin barriers, and stealing your resources. The body doesn’t go into this dysregulated state on its own—it’s reacting to constant biological stressors that have to be cleared out first.

Most physicians have a shockingly limited understanding of nutrition. Medical training often doesn’t even require a full course in nutritional science, which leaves a huge knowledge gap when it comes to how diet and nutrients actually affect health and healing.
Take broccoli, for example—it’s not just “healthy” in some vague way. It contains compounds that help stimulate glutamine production in the brain, likely by modulating the gut microbiome. And these benefits can begin within days of regular consumption.

Then there’s vitamin D, which is foundational. When vitamin D levels drop, the immune system compensates—often by pulling resources away from things like testosterone production and muscle integrity. Low D levels have been linked to fatigue, depression, immune dysfunction, and increased disease risk. But D can’t function properly without adequate calcium and K2, so that combo matters.

Let’s not forget magnesium and B vitamins—they’re critical for rebalancing the gut, fueling mitochondrial function, and supporting healthy microbial metabolism.

Choline (especially Alpha-GPC) is excellent for focus and calm and extremely helpful for reducing neural over-excitation in cases of neurodegeneration or sensory processing issues.

Elderberry and echinacea can help inhibit bacterial growth during viral infections, making them smart tools for immune defense when used correctly.

Selenium plays a subtle but powerful role in regulating glutathione, the body’s master antioxidant. Without it, detoxification and immune regulation suffer.

And what about glutamine? It’s a vital amino acid stored mostly in muscle tissue—about 50% of the body's free amino acid reserves. That’s not random. Glutamine fuels everything from energy production to tissue repair and detoxification. Low glutamine? You’ll feel it in the form of soreness, fatigue, and sluggish recovery. Replenish it, and those symptoms often vanish—unless you're seriously overtraining.

Lastly, if you're struggling with digestion or chronic inflammation, you might need a biofilm reset using something like Bacillus laterosporus. Why? Because biofilms—those slimy shields formed by bacteria and fungi—can go from helpful to harmful. Healthy biofilms support nutrient absorption and immune regulation. But when they turn rogue, they become toxic fortresses that block digestion, trap waste, and protect harmful pathogens.