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Should You Get Your Hormones Tested? A Framework
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A practical framework for deciding when hormone testing is actually warranted, which version of the test to order, and how to read a result that overlaps heavily with other common midlife symptoms. Read more…
Testosterone After 40: What Normal Actually Looks Like
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The 1-2%-a-year decline story oversells itself. Here’s what the actual data says about testosterone and age 40+, and the diagnostic steps that matter more than the number. Read more…
HRT and TRT: Separating Evidence from Marketing
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The WHI scare and the FDA’s testosterone caution both trace back to specific, narrower findings than the headlines suggested. What the timing hypothesis and the TRAVERSE trial actually changed — and where hormone marketing still outruns the data. Read more…
Is It Ever Safe to Use Expired Medication?
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Expiration dates mean different things for different drugs. Here is which ones you can be flexible with and which ones you should never gamble on. Read more…
Exercise Reverses Muscle Aging by Suppressing DEAF1
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A Duke-NUS study identifies DEAF1 as the gene that blocks muscle repair with age — and shows exercise suppresses it, restoring the mTORC1 pathway aging muscle needs to rebuild itself. Read more…
The Whole-Stack Trap: Fewer Protocols Work Better
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Every protocol you add to your life has a compliance tax. The tax has four components: mental overhead (remembering to do it), scheduling friction (finding t… Read more…
