Live Beyond the Norms

Could Your Body Be Rejuvenated at 60, 80, or Even 100? | Aubrey de Grey

The rise in human life expectancy is one of medicine’s biggest achievements. In 1950, the global average was just over 46 years. Today, it has passed 73. But living longe

Chris Has a 50% Artery Blockage and This Toxin Test May Explain Why | Dr. Gregory Burzynski

You can feel healthy, stay on top of your numbers, and still have something serious developing beneath the surface. I know because many of my standard markers looked good

Why Trying to Kill All the Bacteria in Your Mouth May Be a Mistake | Nadine Artemis

Your mouth is home to somewhere between 50 and 100 billion bacteria. We’re taught to get rid of bacteria, but many of the microbes in a healthy mouth are supposed to be t

Can We Reverse Cellular Aging by Rebuilding Our Telomeres? | Dr. Bill Andrews

Telomeres shorten every time many of our cells divide. Once they become too short, those cells can lose their ability to keep dividing. But what happens if you can length

Why a Heart Attack at 34 Changed the Way He Thinks About Heart Disease | Dr. Stephen Hussey

Six months before having a widowmaker heart attack at 34, Dr. Stephen Hussey had a coronary calcium score of zero. He exercised regularly, ate a whole-food diet, and says

How Environmental Toxins Affect Your Hormones, Weight, and Fertility | Dr. Wendy Myers

Over the last four decades, obesity in the U.S. has nearly doubled. Research has found testosterone levels in American men declining by around 1% per year since the 80s.

What 24 Years in Law Enforcement Taught Him About Living Longer | Dr. Mark Sherwood

There are roughly 650,000 full-time sworn law enforcement officers in the United States and more than a million active physicians. But how many people have spent decades

Why Your Body Keeps Recirculating Estrogen | Lisa Smith

Nearly three in four women with moderate-to-severe menopausal symptoms report feeling tired or worn out. Add hot flashes, brain fog, anxiety, and bloating, and suddenly i

The Six Questions That Could Save Your Kid's Immune System | Dr. Elisa Song

A 2016 study of 800,000 children found that antibiotics or antacids in the first six months of life significantly raised the risk of eczema, asthma, and life-threatening

Why More Stem Cells Can Mean Worse Results | Joy Kong, MD

Most people think stem cells are unregulated overseas, dangerous, or something you can only access by flying to another country for treatment. Even the ones who believe i

Why Nighttime Erections Are So Good at Predicting Heart Health | Elliot Justin, MD

Cholesterol, blood pressure, and family history are the usual predictors doctors check for heart health. What most don't mention is that nighttime erections can predict i

Why Grit and Grinding Won't Get You Lean | Ben Brown

Self-discipline matters more than IQ for your success. According to research from the University of Pennsylvania, it was more than twice as effective at predicting studen

Millions Are Predisposed to Alzheimer's and Have No Idea | Dr. Ken Sharlin

Roughly 7.4 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, and by the time symptoms show up, the disease has often been building for 10 to 20 years.  A

Why Aging Accelerates Instead of Moving in a Straight Line | Dr. Jeffrey Gladden

As you get older, you start to notice that aging doesn't move at a steady pace. It picks up speed. And the tools most people reach for to fight it - peptides, hormones, t

50% of Sudden Cardiac Deaths Happen With No Warning | Dr. Kevin White

In America, sudden cardiac death kills roughly 300,000 to 400,000 people every year. And in nearly half of those cases, there was no diagnosed heart disease beforehand. M

What Happens Inside Your Body After a Stem Cell Injection | Dr. Jeff Gross

In the early 80s, a 14-year-old picked up a magazine and read an article that said if you want a Lamborghini, you should become a neurosurgeon. And if you want more than

The Heart Disease Risk Your Cholesterol Test Misses | Christopher Davis, MD

For decades, if your cholesterol number came back anywhere below 200, your doctor would tell you it's clear. That's supposed to mean you don't have to worry about a heart

Why Some World Cup Athletes Are Using GLP-1s | Ashley Koff, RD

If you have talked about weight in the last few years, you’ve had to mention Ozempic, Mounjaro, or any other GLP-1. And of course, you had to agree that GLP-1s are the wo

How This Doctor Runs Three Miles and Benches 200 Pounds at 79 | Dr. Jerry Mixon

Doctors take an oath to care for their patients, but that care rarely extends to themselves.  Dr. Jerry Mixon spent 21 years as a country doctor delivering babies and se

Steroids Broke Her Bones Before She Became the Queen of Biohacking | Dr. Lauren Leiva

As a teenager, Lauren Leiva was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. The steroids doctors put her on broke her bones, changed the shape of her face, and left her looking sick.