Addressing the key determinants of health, beyond healthcare.

What if I told you the health metric most consistently associated with longevity is essentially never even tested at annual physicals or doctor's visits? That's right: you've likely heard us comment before on VO2max as an incredibly important number to know for predicting both your lifespan and healthspan. This number has long been neglected by modern medicine as it has historically been thought of solely as a marker of exercise performance. Additionally, as we'll see in a mo

If you have trouble sleeping, you’re far from alone. Around 30% of U.S. adults  report such difficulty, and it’s one of the most common things that we are asked about in the clinic. In terms of what we can do about it, our starting point is always the same. Adequately addressing sleep hygiene (sleep environment, sleep timing, diet, caffeine, etc.) leads to improvement in many cases. Beyond this, cognitive behavioral therapy focused on insomnia (CBT-I) is far and away the most

Hopefully the case has been made in my last post  for why diligent cancer screening is imperative for long-term health, and readers were able to gain effective guidelines and insights regarding colorectal and breast cancer screening. Today, we’re going to focus on cervical, prostate, and lung cancer screening guidelines. 3. Cervical Starting off with cervical cancer, for which we have fairly straightforward recommendations and understanding of the disease. This cancer is stro