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Chronic Stress and Nervous System Regulation: What Seven Minutes on TV Couldn’t Cover be well longevity

What I wish I’d had time to explain about stress signals, recovery, breathing, emotion, and training a more flexible nervous syste...

Beyond the Biomarkers: A Different Kind of Longevity Audit longevity

Years ago, when my son was becoming a promising young scientist, I made a little sign for the corkboard above his desk.

“Not ever...

Inflammation : The Longevity Metric Hiding Inside All the Others longevity

Part of the Longevity Metrics Series: Auditing My Health as I Turn 55

I deliberately saved inflammation for the final metric in m...

Hormones, Longevity, and the Essential Questions You Need to Ask Yourself, Because Your Doctor Might Not longevity

Part of the Longevity Metrics Series: Auditing My Health as I Turn 55

Let's start with the main reason I care so much about hormone...

Bone Density, Fracture Risk, and Why Your Skeleton Is a Longevity Organ longevity

Part of the Longevity Metrics Series: Auditing My Health as I Turn 55

Most people don't think about their bones until one breaks....

The Link Between Blood Sugar, Insulin, and How Long You Live longevity

Part of the Longevity Metrics Series: Auditing My Health as I Turn 55

Most people don’t think much about blood sugar unless diabe...

Body Composition, Muscle Mass, and Why the Number on Your Scale Is the Least Interesting Metric About Your Body longevity

Part of the Longevity Metrics Series: Auditing My Health as I Turn 55

METRIC 6 OF MY BIRTHDAY AUDIT: BODY COMPOSITION

This one i...

Lipid Panels, Longevity, and the Number Your Doctor Probably Isn't Testing longevity

Part of the Longevity Metrics Series: Auditing My Health as I Turn 55

My 55th birthday is June 19th. This year, for the first tim...

Heart Rate Variability, All-Cause Mortality, and Why Your Apple Watch Data Doesn't Make Sense longevity

Part of the Longevity Metrics Series: Auditing My Health as I Turn 55

My 55th birthday is June 19th. Every year before I take my ...

The VO2 Max Number That Will Determine Whether You Can Hike at 80 longevity

Part of the Longevity Metrics Series: Auditing My Health as I Turn 55

My 55th birthday is June 19th. Every year around my birthda...