Miscellaneous

• What is GlycanAge?

  GlycanAge is a biological age test paired with expert advice to help guide your wellness. It determines your biological age by measuring chronic inflammation in your system - which is directly related to your lifestyle.

• Why have we partnered with GlycanAge?

  As we strive to continuously innovate, our goal is to introduce our #LumityCollective to the most ground-breaking & effective products, tools and research, focused on optimising your health and wellness (and maximising your results). That's why, with GlycanAge's over 25 years of scientific re...

• What are Glycans?

  Glycans are sugar molecules that surround and modify proteins in your body. They respond to your lifestyle choices and indicate the inflammatory state of your immune system, which in turn determines your biological age. Glycans have a large influence on your unique biology and are regulated almos...

• Are biological age tests accurate?

  Accuracy of biological age tests is measured in three ways: Are the results relevant for long term health outcomes? Are they reliable with low repeat measurement error? Are they personalised and relevant to me as an individual based on my age, gender and ethnicity? GlycanAge meets all three crite...

• Does GlycanAge measure glycation?

  No, GlycanAge doesn't measure glycation. Instead, it measures glycosylation. Glycation happens when glucose attach to proteins as a random chemical process, while glycosylation is a highly regulated process that adds a specific type of sugar to a specific part of a protein during protein synthesi...

• How does GlycanAge compare to other biological age tests?

  GlycanAge is unique amongst ageing clocks. Unlike other clocks, it integrates genetic, epigenetic and environmental aspects of ageing AND responds to lifestyle interventions. Epigenetic clocks for example don’t respond to caloric restriction or weight loss. GlycanAge does. Our studies demonstrate...

• How do I calculate my body age?

  Whilst there are different ways to 'calculate' your body age, true biological age is measured on a molecular level. Here GlycanAge is unique amongst ageing clocks. Unlike other clocks, we integrate genetic, epigenetic and environmental aspects of ageing, making it an ideal measure of what's happe...

• How does the Lumity Morning & Night supplement support my biological age?

  The Lumity Morning & Night supplement offers a comprehensive approach to healthy ageing, ensuring optimal health and wellbeing with clinically-tested formulas that deliver real results that you can see and feel. With a blend of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and omega 3s in an innovative mor...

• I have been taking the Morning & Night supplement consistently for some time and my biological age is not ideal?

  You have already taken an incredible step towards improving your health and wellness by taking the Morning & Night supplement which supports healthy ageing. If your biological age is not what you were hoping for then this is a great opportunity to explore which other avenues in your lifestyle...

• Should I stop taking the Morning & Night supplement to see if it makes a difference to my biological age?

  We recommend to continue taking the Morning & Night supplement consistently to maintain all the wonderful health and wellness benefits it brings and explore additional ways to enhance your biological age with GlycanAge.

• Where can I find out more about GlycanAge?

  https://glycanage.com/faq