Longevity

Ten practical habits to avoid the 12.5 years of poor health many Americans face late in life: labs, food, strength, balance, sleep and community.

Stress scientist Elissa Epel explains threat versus challenge, mitochondria, radical acceptance and simple tools that protect your cells from chronic stress.

Doctors explain how damaged mitochondria age your skin and how sleep, exercise, less UV, polyphenols and urolithin A support mitophagy and healthier skin aging.

An integrative dermatologist explains how gut, insulin and hormones drive acne, eczema and psoriasis, and which habits and topicals best slow skin aging.

Dr. Anurag Singh explains why mitochondria work as a power grid, how mitophagy slows with age and what urolithin A, fasting and exercise can do.

Weight, supplements, fasting, wine and genetics: what the evidence really says about the five most common longevity myths.

An exercise scientist explains why strength and power, not muscle size, are what protect mobility with age, and how to train for both effectively.

A doctor breaks down a 32 to 36 hour fasting protocol that mimics a week-long fast while protecting muscle, tracked through ketones, not the clock.

A 49 year old trains to dunk a basketball, turning tendon strength, VO2 max, and vertical jump into a real world test of healthy aging.

Biochemist Jared Rutter on how mitochondria decide whether a cell spends energy being itself or building more, and why overbuilding drives disease.

Mark Hyman on his mercury poisoning, chronic fatigue, and six back surgeries, why he rejects metformin, and why foundations beat every biohack he has tried.

Microbiome scientist Emeran Mayer on how gut microbes turn food, stress, and toxins into inflammation or health, and why diet beats any single probiotic.

A geriatrician explains why power training, smart bone medication choices, and fall prevention matter more than trendy longevity supplements.

Neuroscientist Richard Davidson on pairing meditation with exercise, the four pillars of well-being, and why 5 minutes a day for 28 days changes your biology.

Neuroscientist Masud Husain explains how a tiny brain circuit drives motivation, why apathy is not laziness, and its surprising link to Alzheimer's risk.