Optimizing Bone Health for Longevity (Part 1)
Bone Health and Longevity Require A Personalized Approach
Loss of skeletal integrity, along with falls and fractures, are some of the well-known and feared consequences of aging. After a hip fracture, there can be loss of mobility, and restricted…
Fitness for Longevity: Body Composition And Recomposition
Body Weight And BMI Have Limitations When Striving For Longevity Health
In conventional medicine and the popular press, body weight is a health parameter that is essential for assessing our overall health. Another metric that is universally…
PM2.5 and Longevity: Linkages Between Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution and Immune System Aging
What is PM2.5 and What Are the Health Risks of PM2.5?
PM2.5 is the term we use for fine particulates in the air that are under 2.5 microns in size. This pollution is from emissions from combustion of gasoline, oil, diesel fuel, or wood. Other…
Fluid Foundations: Hydration and Healthy Aging
Why Is Hydration Important For Longevity?
Hydration is important at every age but it’s especially critical as we age. As we age, our ability to stay properly hydrated declines. Older individuals are more vulnerable to dehydration because…
Revisiting Zone 2 Training: Why Is Zone 2 Good For Longevity?
The Benefits of Zone 2 Training Over High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
One of our recent exercise blogs focused on cardiorespiratory fitness and the concept of VO2 max and introduced the practice of high-intensity interval training (HIIT).…
Sleep Apnea And Longevity: When Does Snoring Indicate a Health Problem?
How Does Sleep Apnea Affect Longevity?
This week we have a guest blog from a trusted and experienced colleague in the sleep field, David Rosen, MD. If you are following longevity medicine and our practice at all, you have seen and heard much…
What Is Collagen And How Does It Support Longevity?
Collagen & Longevity
In the world of nutritional therapeutics, collagen has recently become a very popular supplement, garnering widespread attention for its potential to support health and vitality. In this comprehensive blog, we will…
Heart Rate Variability (HRV): A Pulse on Your Health
Understanding Heart Rate Variability: What is HRV?
While heart rate measures the number of heartbeats per minute, heart rate variability, or HRV, measures the fluctuation in time between each heartbeat (in milliseconds). The amount of time…
Resilience and Longevity: Focus on Building Resilience Over Managing Stress
Stress and Longevity: Creating More Resilience
Recent longevity research suggests that adults with psychological resilience age more slowly, live longer, and enjoy better health. In this blog we’re going to take a look at stress and how it…
Oxalate Toxicity: Easy Prevention For An Often Overlooked Condition
Common Symptoms And Oxalate Crystal Accumulation
The chemical structure of oxalic acid above, may not be familiar to you, but these symptoms might be: burning with urination without an actual bladder infection, muscle aches, borderline thyroid…
Longevity and Cold Exposure Therapy: Support Optimal Health and Build Resilience
Cold Exposure Therapy And Longevity
We live in a time with countless health tools available at our fingertips, and we all have our unique “wellness kits'' made up of various practices and resources that we use to support our health and longevity.…
Sleep and Longevity: Learn The Key Elements of Healthy Sleep Hygiene
Sleep Hygiene Is The Foundational Factor for Longevity
Sleep occupies one-third of our life and has a profound impact on our physical and emotional health, and, as it turns out…longevity. Quality sleep (both deep and dream or “REM” sleep)…