Tests
Bone density vs fracture risk: what to do after 50
Bone density predicts about 70% of fracture risk, but not all of it. Learn what DEXA misses and how strength, balance and daily movement protect your bones.
Normal blood sugar but insulin resistant? How to find out
Blood sugar is the last marker to rise in metabolic dysfunction. Learn which tests, targets and habits reveal and reverse insulin resistance early.
Brain scans and blood tests that reveal brain health
Brain imaging, brain age and blood biomarkers show how metabolism, hormones and nutrition shape your brain, and how recovery appears on a scan.
Under eye dark circles: why fat transfer beat fillers
A cosmetic dermatologist explains why nano fat beat filler, CO2 laser and PRP for thin, dark under eyes, and how to diagnose your own problem first.
Breast cancer prevention: change your biological terrain
Breast cancer is not just bad luck. Learn how inflammation, insulin, estrogen, the microbiome and toxins shape your risk, and what you can change today.
Collagen loss after 40: what works and what to skip
A cosmetic dermatologist explains how to fight collagen loss at 42: the two basics that work, the boosters to skip and where to spend your budget.
Breast cancer screening: know your lifetime risk early
Mammograms miss 15% to 25% of breast cancers. A gynecologist explains lifetime risk, dense breasts, genetic tests and when to start imaging.
Sugar and heart disease: insulin resistance vs cholesterol
A researcher argues insulin resistance, not LDL, is the main driver of arterial plaque. See the hazard ratios, CAC scan tips and insulin targets.
Coronary plaque: why three CT scan analyses disagreed
Three platforms read the same heart scans and found plaque changes of minus 48%, flat and plus 20%. Learn why, and why he added a PCSK9 inhibitor.
Child type 2 diabetes: the fasting insulin test doctors miss
Type 2 diabetes in kids rose almost tenfold. Learn why a fasting insulin test can flag trouble years before A1C and what parents can change at home.
Joint pain: why your MRI results shouldn't scare you
An orthopedic surgeon explains why MRI tears are normal with age, and when surgery is actually worth it.
What happens to your gut when you don't eat enough fiber
Without enough fiber, gut bacteria eat your protective mucous layer instead, weakening the barrier that keeps your colon healthy.
Training to dunk a basketball at 49 tests real aging
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.
Why two huge anti-inflammatory heart trials failed
Cardiologist Eric Topol and genomicist Marios Georgakis unpack why the ZEUS and HORIZON trials missed, and what it means for CRP testing.
Chronic illness treatment order: mold, Lyme and EMF
Dr. Neil Nathan explains why treating chronic illness in the wrong order makes patients worse, and the tests that find the real root cause.