High Blood Pressure (aka. Hypertension) is known as the Silent Killer as it often goes undetected until it is too late. Many people have high blood pressure but are totally unaware of it since they have no noticeable symptoms. The fact that over the years the guidelines what constitutes “high” did not help. Recently the […]
It is widely documented that achieving consistent sleep quality is one of the most important things we can do to improve health. It affects hormones and strength. Alas, every year with the switch to Daylight Savings time and back, everyone in the US gets their sleep disrupted for days. This is especially bad with young
The New York Times published a good article about “Why Obesity kills American Men”. I certainly fall into that category. I got use to my doctor telling me “you should lose some weight” every year. Then I started avoided annual physicals because I didn’t want to hear it. However, when I finally got a
I really thought it was well known that Creatine does NOT cause kidney disease but merely messes with some of the more simplistic blood markers (creatinine) used to diagnose kidney disease (see Vega et al. 2019 or Longobardi et al. 2023)Certainly this is well known in longevity/biohacking/body building circles. However, even my PCP advised me
How one simple morning routine transformed my energy, health, and dad game at 50 As a 50-year-old father, you’re juggling career demands, family responsibilities, and the growing awareness that your body isn’t bouncing back like it used to. The secret isn’t working harder—it’s working smarter with a morning routine that sets you up for sustained
Your best physique might still be ahead of you. I had sort of given up on my physique in my fifties until I got a wakeup call in my annual physical. I thought I was too old to build serious muscle. While gym culture obsesses over 20-something influencers, some of the most impressive transformations happen
Your testosterone doesn’t have to crash just because you hit the big 5-0. If you’ve noticed decreased energy, stubborn belly fat, or less motivation in the gym, declining testosterone might be the culprit. While testosterone naturally decreases about 1% per year after age 30, many men experience steeper drops due to lifestyle factors we can
There has been a flood of workout apps many of which provide some level of AI support. They tend to have a slick user interface, fancy graphs and sometimes even let you chat with you personal AI. Using AI is shockingly easy to use and can be surprisingly effective at creating plausible workout programs. I
Petter Attia has introduced the concept of the “marginal decade”, the last ten years of your life, when your health is typically at its worst. All his longevity work is focused on improving the experience during that time. A similar idea applies to work life. Being in my fifties I have been thinking a lot
According to this Bloomberg article Xi, Putin and Kim had a chat about immortality, repeated organ transplants and people living to 150. Chinese President Xi Jinping commented on the possibility of people living to 150 during a hot-mic moment with his Russian and North Korean counterparts, a rare glimpse of an unscripted chat between three
