Debunking the Misinformation in a Viral “Aging After 40” Article

From a “doctor,” 7K claps, and still getting the basics incorrect

Uncited health claims, from someone pretending to be a medical doctor? Suspicious. Image generated by ChatGPT.

I have a passion for communication. I love getting to talk about science, and I’m incredibly grateful to have a platform to share my insights with a wide audience.

Which is why it drives me crazy when I see incorrect health claims being shared on here.

At the start of this week, as I was clearing out my email inbox, I found this article suggested in my daily digest: After Age 40, You Need to Stop Doing These Morning Habits — That Speed Up Aging.

After Age 40, You Need to Stop Doing These Morning Habits — That Speed Up Aging

As someone who can see age 40 looming closer than I might like, I figured it was worth a read.

But it’s full of misinformation — and it’s published in ILLUMINATION, a publication with over 220,000 followers. The article itself has 7,600 claps. And it’s not getting published by some nobody — the author has 18,000 followers on Medium.