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Apigenin for Sleep and NAD+: Does It Hold Up?

June 2, 2026·12 min
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For most of the last century, apigenin was a footnote — a yellow pigment in chamomile and parsley, studied mostly by people cataloguing the antioxidants in plants. In the last few years it has become one of the most-recommended compounds on the internet: the third ingredient in the famous sleep stack, a fixture in longevity protocols built around NAD+, and an addition to formulas aimed at cellular aging itself. But how does the evidence hold up? 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - Why apigenin is eve...

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