People often talk about academic fraud, jinky papers, big pharma, etc, in western medicine and research and yet they take Russian BS at face value. The unknown and exotic promise appeals to many people.
Kavinson appeared to be appealing to the oligarchs desire to live forever and he seems to have failed in that endeavor. How much time and money did he suck out of them?
There is a different level of consequences in Russia for failure to the state and it’s rulers. How many shining Russian stars, in a wide variety endeavors, have fallen from a window or committed suicide with 2 bullets, drank the wrong tea, etc.
One thing that blows me away are westerner’s moving to Russia so they can live a “fundamental christian life”, guess they can’t read history books or see what has been going on there for the past 85 years.
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Kavinson appeared to be appealing to the oligarchs desire to live forever and he seems to have failed
“Despite his claims and reported promises to the Russian elite, Khavinson’s death at 77 was widely viewed as a failure of his own theories for several reasons:
Failed Longevity Projections: Khavinson had publicly stated that human life could be extended to 110 or 120 years through his peptide bioregulation methods. He personally used his own peptide complexes for over 30 years and intended to live past 100.
“Putin’s Gerontologist”: He was known as the personal longevity expert for Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian political elite, allegedly promising them methods to significantly extend their biological “ruling life”.
Scientific Skepticism: While he introduced “Gerontology and Geriatrics” as a specialty in Russia and held numerous patents, critics often compared his peptide extracts—derived from animal organs like bovine liver or eyes—to homeopathy and questioned their scientific efficacy.
Cause of Death: While his death was reported as “sudden,” no official cause of death was disclosed to the public.”
Being too near Putin is always risky business.
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