Longevity Masterclass

Planned lessons (26)

1. 1What Actually Causes Aging?Why aging is many processes at once, how lifespan differs from healthspan, and how much you can influence.
2. 2Inflammaging: Chronic Inflammation, Aging and Chronic PainHow silent inflammation builds with age, why it can amplify pain, and the habits that calm it.
3. 3Genetics vs Lifestyle: How Much Control Do We Really Have?How genes and habits work together, what epigenetics means, and how to use your family history wisely.
4. 4The Hallmarks of Aging: The Biology Behind Growing OlderThe biology of aging in plain terms, from worn out cells and mitochondria to the body's recycling system.
5. 5Why Muscle Is the Organ of LongevityWhy muscle protects your metabolism, balance and independence, and why it stays trainable at any age.
6. 6Strength Training for Life: How to Build and Preserve Muscle as You AgeHow to build and keep strength with resistance training, balance work and steady progress, even with pain.
7. 7Protein After 40: The Most Important Nutrient for Healthy Aging?Why aging muscles need more protein, roughly how much to aim for, and how to spread it out.
8. 8Creatine: The Most Studied Longevity Supplement?What creatine does inside your cells, what research shows for older adults, and common myths about it.
9. 9Body Fat Is Not Just Stored Energy: Adipose Tissue as an Endocrine OrganHow body fat acts like a hormone gland, sending signals about hunger, metabolism and inflammation throughout your body.
10. 10Visceral Fat: The Most Dangerous Fat in the Human BodyWhy fat deep around your organs carries more risk, how to measure it, and habits that reduce it.
11. 11Insulin Resistance: The Hidden Driver of Chronic DiseaseHow insulin resistance develops years before diabetes, the simple tests that catch it early, and why muscle matters.
12. 12Why Most Diets Fail: The Biology of Weight LossWhy your body resists weight loss with more hunger and a slower metabolism, and why steady habits win.
13. 13GLP-1 Medications: A New Era in Weight Loss and Metabolic HealthHow GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Zepbound work, their benefits and side effects, and how to protect muscle.
14. 14Preserving Muscle During Weight Loss: The Missing Piece of Most Diet PlansWhy weight loss takes muscle along with fat, and how strength training and protein help you keep it.
15. 15Fasting and Longevity: Helpful Tool or Overhyped Trend?The main types of fasting, what the science says about them, and who should be careful trying it.
16. 16Blood Sugar, Aging and Why Glucose Control Matters Even Without DiabetesWhy blood sugar matters for aging, heart and brain even without diabetes, and habits that keep it steadier.
17. 17Metformin: The Most Studied Longevity Drug?How metformin works, why researchers are studying it for healthy aging, and what remains unproven.
18. 18Berberine and Natural Blood Sugar Control: What Actually Works?What berberine may do for blood sugar, its cautions, and simple meal habits like walking after eating.
19. 19Longevity Biomarkers: The Tests That Matter MostThe core tests worth tracking, from blood pressure and waist size to ApoB and fasting insulin, and why.
20. 20The Gut Microbiome: Why Your Gut May Influence Far More Than DigestionHow the microbes in your gut influence digestion, immunity and even the brain, and how fiber feeds them.
21. 21Supplements and Longevity: What's Worth Taking and What's Mostly Marketing?Which supplements have reasonable evidence, which are mostly hype, and three questions to ask before you take anything.
22. 22Hormones and Healthy Aging: When Do Hormones Matter?How hormones change with age in men and women, when treatment may make sense, and why symptoms matter.
23. 23Sleep: The Most Underrated Longevity InterventionWhy sleep affects every system in your body, the warning signs of sleep apnea, and better sleep basics.
24. 24Stress, Purpose and Relationships: The Human Side of LongevityHow chronic stress, a sense of purpose and close relationships shape your health and how well you age.
25. 25The Future of Longevity Medicine: What Might Be Coming Next?A grounded look at emerging science like senolytics, cell reprogramming and AI, and how to judge bold claims.
26. 26Your Longevity Blueprint: The Habits That Matter MostThe core habits that tie the course together: muscle, metabolic health, sleep, sensible eating, connection and purpose.

Educational content only. It does not replace evaluation, diagnosis or treatment by your own clinician.