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Product Focus: Healthy AgingAlso covers:HeartMetabolismBrain
Tier ⓘ
Tier 4 · Rank 20
Tier 4 · Emerging. A promising mechanism or animal data, with thin human evidence so far. Rank 20 within Tier 4 for Healthy Aging; 143 of 149 overall. Tiers run from 1, the strongest evidence, to 5. How we grade →
Evidence ⓘ
15 /100
How strongly the evidence says this product works: human studies count most, then real reviews, then our biohacker panel.
Biohacker Mentions
0 of 10

Study, Trial or Testing Result Summary

Members Only3 human studies · 3 improved
3 human studies3 improved104 people studied

No human study has measured whether this product, or either of its ingredients, turns back biological age. Sage extract is present at 333 milligrams, matching the dose used in the main trial. In that placebo-controlled trial, 70 women with polycystic ovary syndrome took 330 milligrams of sage extract daily for eight weeks. They had lower blood fats and a lower marker of oxidative stress than the placebo group, while other cholesterol measures did not change [1]. Other studies did not test sage extract by mouth on its own. In 34 women with advanced breast cancer, a food mix containing sage among many other ingredients improved quality of life and reduced high free radical activity, but the effect of sage alone cannot be separated [2]. A skin cream with a small amount of one compound isolated from sage improved facial wrinkles over 12 weeks compared with a control, but this tells little about a sage capsule [3]. No human studies were found on L-tyrosine for aging or cell repair, so its role here is unknown. Animal and cell studies are never counted.

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Review Totals and Summary

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Biohacker Summary

Members Only0 of 10 recommend it
0 of 10 biohackers on our panel recommend it

Five of the ten panelists spoke about sage, the main ingredient in this product, and the group leans positive: three recommend it and two are neutral. They mostly talk about sage as a food herb or tea, such as adding it to meat, burgers, salad, or ground into coffee, and as a tea for coughs or sore throats. The reasons given include helping cells use fat, lowering inflammation, antioxidant compounds similar to those in green tea, and longevity, since people in long-lived regions drink sage tea and eat wild herbs. One panelist pairs it with garlic and thyme, another with marjoram, rosemary, and thyme. No one gave a dose, no one said they stopped, and the one caution is that a possible benefit for long COVID has not been proven.

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  • Dr. Eric Berg · Sage · recommends
    • 20 Aug 2026 · recommends · Facebook ↗
      Recommends adding sage to meat when cooking on the grill.
    • 4 Mar 2024 · recommends · Podcast ↗
      Recommends adding sage to meals for its anti-cancer properties to potentially avoid colon cancer.
    • 2 Mar 2024 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends putting garlic, thyme, and sage on meat or salad.
    • 22 Jan 2024 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends sage as an herbal spice with special compounds.
    • 19 Oct 2023 · recommends · Podcast ↗
      Recommends consuming sage as a natural herbal a med for candida.
    • 14 Oct 2023 · recommends · Podcast ↗
      Lists sage as a natural remedy to get rid of gout.
    • 18 May 2023 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends adding sage to meals to help with the detoxification process.
    • 22 Feb 2023 · neutral · YouTube ↗
      Mentions sage as a source of a phytonutrient that can help increase nitric oxide.
    • 6 Oct 2022 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends sage as a natural a med for infections.
    • 30 Sep 2022 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends taking sage to help with excessive sweating, as it contains rosemarinic acid and is rich in vitamin B1.
  • Thomas DeLauer · Sage · recommends
    • 23 Jun 2026 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends marjoram, rosemary, thyme, and sage, noting evidence that they increase PPAR alpha, programming cells to be better at using fats and reducing inflammatory cytokines.
    • 13 Aug 2025 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends sage as a good Mediterranean spice that can influence cells to utilize more fat by affecting PP alpha.
    • 2 Feb 2025 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends adding Rosemary or Sage to a Mediterranean-style burger.
    • 23 Oct 2024 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Finds it interesting that Ikarians consume a high amount of sage tea, noting that sage has been shown to impact cells in terms of fat adaptation and utilization, and suggests it would be easy to integrate.
    • 15 Jan 2024 · neutral · YouTube ↗
      Mentions Sage as one of the Mediterranean herbs used by Vikings.
    • 4 Nov 2021 · neutral · YouTube ↗
      The study's dietary protocol included spices like sage.
    • 4 Aug 2021 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends sage, noting it helps with fatty acid utilization and ppar alpha activation, allowing the body to become more fat adapted, especially when added to a higher fat ketogenic breakfast.
    • 31 Jul 2021 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends sprinkling a little bit of finely ground sage powder, along with rosemary, thyme, and oregano, during a deep fasted state, especially during longer fasts, to activate ppar alpha and provide a satiation effect.
    • 23 Jun 2021 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Recommends consuming Mediterranean spices like rosemary, thyme, oregano, and sage prior to a fast because they contain hispigiline, which activates ppar alpha to aid in fat adaptation.
    • 30 May 2021 · neutral · YouTube ↗
      Notes that hispiduline, a compound that aids in fat adaptation, can also be found in sage.
  • Dr. Mark Hyman · Sage · neutral
    • 2 Oct 2024 · neutral · YouTube ↗
      Suggests that the plant sage, which has high levels of phytochemicals that inhibit enzymes in the tryptophan pathway, might be a natural cure for long COVID, though it has not yet been proven.
    • 1 May 2024 · neutral · YouTube ↗
      Recounts discovering a wild sage bush in Icaria that has higher levels of catechins than green tea, which are considered longevity molecules.
    • 22 Feb 2023 · uses · YouTube ↗
      Describes drinking Wild Sage Tea, noting it has as many powerful phytochemicals as green tea, which are known to increase longevity.
    • 1 Aug 2022 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Dr. Mark Hyman, after visiting a blue zone, recommends wild sage tea for its high content of epigalactic catechins, which are detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, support the immune system, and activate longevity switches by upregulating glutathione.
    • 11 Jul 2022 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Describes drinking wild sage tea in a Blue Zone, noting it is full of epigallocatechins, powerful compounds found in green tea, and activates longevity switches.
    • 12 Mar 2022 · uses · YouTube ↗
      Used a sage wand with a smudge stick, a Native American way of clearing energy, to clear the heaviness in her house, which resulted in her daughter sleeping soundly.
    • 22 Jan 2022 · recommends · YouTube ↗
      Notes that sage has good scientific evidence to help memory.
    • 10 Oct 2021 · uses · YouTube ↗
      A clairvoyant friend bought a sage wand from Whole Foods and used it to clear heavy energy from Dr. Mark Hyman's house, which Dr. Mark Hyman participated in due to desperation and low risk.
    • 30 May 2021 · uses · YouTube ↗
      Used a sage wand, also known as a smudge stick, in their house to clear heavy energy, describing it as a low-risk intervention with high potential gain.
  • Ben Greenfield · Sage · neutral
    • 20 Jan 2024 · neutral · YouTube ↗
      Ben discusses the idea of putting ground sage in coffee, suggesting it would be a good idea.
    • 12 Jan 2019 · neutral · YouTube ↗
      Notes that residents of a longevity zone in Italy consume high amounts of wild herbs including sage.
    • Date not recorded · recommends · Website ↗
      Ben mentions sage tea is recommended for drying excess oils and preventing hands from sweating, similar to green tea, by soaking hands in it.
  • Dave Asprey · Sage · recommends
    • Date not recorded · recommends · Website ↗
      Recommends sage, noting it decreases IL-6 and can be soothing as a tea for coughs or sore throats.

RAL Summary

Members OnlyTier 4 for Healthy Aging

Tier 2 needs over 100 mostly positive reviews and clear human evidence, but no reviews were counted. Two of the three sage studies did not test this extract: one used a food mix with many ingredients and one used a skin cream of a single isolated sage compound, leaving one small trial on aging markers. So it is graded Tier 4, lower than the rules alone gave.

  • Emerging: not enough evidence to rank higher yet.

More Details

Members OnlyBody systems · Combine with · Possible side effects

Body systems: Cardiovascular system, Metabolic system, Nervous system

Possible side effects: No major side effects reported.

Supplement Facts

L-Tyrosine 500 mg · Sage extract 333 mg
Supplement Facts
Serving Size 2 Capsules
Servings Per Container 30
Amount Per Serving% Daily Value
L-Tyrosine500 mg†
Sage extract (leaf)333 mg†
† Daily Value not established.

Other ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Directions: Take 2 capsules daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.

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Graded November 5, 2026 by the Reverse Age Lab evidence engine, from human studies, real reviews and our biohacker panel. How we grade. Is this medical advice? No. Rala organizes the published evidence; go over any change with your doctor, especially if you take meds.