Is your supplement stack boosting longevity? Experts talk the biohacking placebo effect

Influencers may claim 'it works for me,' but what’s likelier, experts say, is a pricey placebo effect — that is, the belief that a certain supplement is improving health.

That supplement “stack,” all the vitamins, minerals and other performance-enhancing pills and powders downed daily, may be working — but probably not the way you expect.

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