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Life Expectancy in the United States - Declining for more than a Decade
There is a buzz about longevity. Many people feel that we are on the brink of a lifespan revolution. There is talk of making living to...
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Jul 285 min read


Hype and Snake Oil in Longevity Medicine
The hype around longevity is huge in 2025. Money is pouring into the space. Longevity Start-ups are launching. Big claims are everywhere....
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Jul 211 min read


Longevity Philosophy
5 Big Ideas That Will Deliver More Years NOW The longevity space is filled with empty claims! For example: - This...
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May 295 min read


DEXA Scan
Today we are going over the basics of DEXA. This will help patients understand the test and what is being measured. It will also help...
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Apr 294 min read


Muscle, Biological Gold, Part 2
Muscle is your bodies bank account. It is the currency of life. It is biological gold. Quote : “I lift weights, and I lift weights for...
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Feb 195 min read


Muscle, Biological Gold, Part 1
Quote: “In movement, there is life” – Aristotle “Genius starts with the abs Max” – The Grinch Muscle is your bodies bank account. It is...
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Jan 257 min read


VO2 Max, Part 2
Quote: “The greatest wealth is health” - Virgil, Roman poet < 2000 years ago Higher VO2 Max = Much Lower Risk of Dying …….Get off your...
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Dec 14, 20245 min read


VO2 Max, Part 1
This is just the 101 course : Quote: “If you don’t make time for exercise, you will probably have to make time for illness” - Robin...
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Nov 12, 20245 min read


Health Report Cards
Quote: “what gets measured gets managed” - unknown source When you measure something you become aware of it and can objectively manage...
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Oct 19, 20244 min read


Longevity Conferences (ARDD and Dublin Longevity)
Quote: “Its not what you know but who you know” Said by many across multiple cultures Today we review: The Aging Research and Drug...
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Oct 1, 20243 min read


The Longevity Physician
Quote: “The best physician is also a philosopher” – Galen (Claudius Galenus) Reflection is key! What can I do better and why am I doing...
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Sep 19, 20245 min read


Why Longevity
Quote: “Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of...
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Sep 5, 20243 min read


American Healthcare Increases Poverty - Poverty Makes People Unhealthy
I have a question for everyone. Do you think the American healthcare system is making us healthier at a population level? One of the...
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Jan 31, 20212 min read


Human Health and the Environment
Humans and other species have a tendency to be optimistic about the future. But optimism without action, is nothing. Human health is...
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Jan 24, 20211 min read


Humans Finally Have the Technology to Edit our Genome
Scientists, ethicists, philosophers, and students have been talking about human gene editing since we discovered DNA. Should we do it?...
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Dec 30, 20204 min read


Artificial Intelligence, Humans, and Our Shared Future
Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is not coming in the future. It has been with us for years. The first programs that utilized...
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Nov 23, 20206 min read


China and the United States are Now Rivals: Space Exploration and R&D Will Likely Determine Who Wins
China’s Treasure Ships Between 1405 and 1433, China’s Ming dynasty under Admiral Zheng He commanded the largest navy in the history of...
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Nov 6, 20205 min read


Ketamine and Outer Space
Ketamine Basics Ketamine is a small molecule used as medication in both humans and animals. It effects many targets throughout the body,...
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Oct 20, 20207 min read


The Guardian Program
Introduction Animals, plants, fungi, and the rest of the natural world are sacred to me. I want to protect them as well as other...
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Oct 9, 20206 min read


Plant Medicine, Ayahuasca, and Indigenous Culture in the Southern Peruvian Amazon
William E Brandenburg, MD June 14, 2019 Introduction In my third year of residency, I spent some time in the Peruvian Amazon studying...
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Sep 29, 202021 min read
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