Apolipoprotein B and Non-HDL Cholesterol: A Longevity-Focused Guide
Cardiovascular risk is not only about how much cholesterol floats in the blood—it is about how many atherogenic particles carry that cholesterol into the...
Breakfast Timing and Composition: Stabilizing Metabolism for Longevity
Breakfast shapes the arc of your day. The first meal sets your appetite, nudges your circadian rhythm, and influences how your body handles glucose...
Cortisol, Dawn Phenomenon, and Glucose Variability: Managing for Healthy Aging
Morning glucose is a moving target. You wake up, eat nothing, and yet your meter climbs. That rise—often called the dawn phenomenon—reflects a coordinated...
Fasting vs Time-Restricted Eating: Which Best Supports Metabolic Longevity
Fasting is not one thing. Some approaches compress your eating day. Others skip days or alternate between low-calorie and usual intake. Each method affects...
Fatty Liver (NAFLD): Labs, Imaging, and Lifestyle for Healthy Aging
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—recently re-termed metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—is now one of the most common liver conditions worldwide. It spans simple...
HOMA-IR, OGTT, and Mixed-Meal Tests: Choosing the Right Test for Longevity
Modern longevity care pays close attention to how your body handles glucose and insulin—not only to avoid diabetes, but to reduce risks linked to...
Hypertension and Insulin Resistance: The Metabolic Link to Longevity
High blood pressure does not rise in isolation. In midlife, it often travels with insulin resistance, abdominal adiposity, and low-grade inflammation—the hallmarks of cardiometabolic...
Insulin Sensitivity for Longevity: Core Concepts and Targets
Insulin sensitivity sits at the crossroads of longevity. When your tissues respond well to insulin, you shuttle glucose into muscle, keep liver output in...
Intermittent Fasting in Midlife: 14:10, 16:8, and 5:2 for Longevity
Midlife is when metabolism starts to whisper truths you can’t ignore: meals that once felt effortless now lead to afternoon slumps, creeping waist size,...
Menopause and Metabolic Longevity: Hot Flashes, Sleep, and Glucose Control
Menopause is a transition, not a cliff. Yet for many women, the years around the final menstrual period bring new challenges: hot flashes that...
Metabolic Flexibility in Healthy Aging: How to Assess and Improve
Midlife is when daily choices start to show up in how steadily we produce energy, how we respond to meals, and how resiliently we...
Metabolic Syndrome in Midlife: Diagnostic Cutoffs and a Longevity Action Plan
Metabolic syndrome is not one disease—it is a cluster of everyday signals that your metabolism is under strain. In midlife, those signals often show...
Morning vs Evening Exercise for Glucose Control: Implications for Healthy Aging
A steady glucose profile supports energy, cognition, and long-term health. Yet many people overlook a powerful lever: the time of day they train. Exercise...
NEAT and Post-Meal Walking: Simple Habits for Metabolic Longevity
Most people think “exercise” means workouts with shoes, a stopwatch, and a training plan. Yet the quiet drivers of metabolic health often happen between...
Protein Timing for Metabolic Longevity: Morning, Evening, and Post-Workout
Aging changes how our bodies respond to food and training, but it does not remove the levers we can pull. Protein is one of...
Sarcopenia and Resting Metabolic Rate: Muscle as a Longevity Organ
Muscle is more than a strength engine. It stores and burns fuel, stabilizes blood glucose, cushions joints, and determines much of your resting metabolic...