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Evidence-informed perspectives on health, aging and the patterns behind how you feel — written to help you read your own signals, not just collect them.
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How to Combine Oura Ring Data With Blood Work
Oura shows daily recovery patterns. Blood work adds biological context. The useful layer is knowing how to read both without overreacting.
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Recent articles
Wearables & Labs
Function Health vs Longevity Lab: What Happens After the Labs
Function Health makes broad blood testing easier to access. The Longevity Lab starts with wearable trends and turns them into a Longevity Protocol.
August 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Training & Strength
Why VO2 Max Predicts How Long You'll Live Better Than Almost Any Other Number
VO2 max isn't just an athletic stat. It's linked to all-cause mortality more strongly than most standard risk factors, and it's trainable at any age.
August 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Wearables & Labs
Why Your Biological Age Can Come Back Different Depending on Which Test You Take
A blood-based PhenoAge score and a DNA methylation clock can disagree. They're built from different biomarkers and capture different biology.
August 9, 2026 · 4 min read
Menopause & Midlife
How Long Hot Flashes Actually Last
Most women are told hot flashes last a year or two. The largest long-term study found a median of 7.4 years — 4.5 of them after the final period.
August 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Menopause & Midlife
Bone Loss Starts Before Your Last Period, Not After
Menopausal bone loss accelerates about a year before the final period, while cycles are still happening. Most advice arrives a year too late.
August 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Wearables & Labs
Why Your Resting Heart Rate Trend Matters More Than Any Single Reading
A single resting heart rate reading tells you little. The multi-year trend is one of the more consistently replicated predictors of mortality risk.
July 24, 2026 · 4 min read
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Menopause & Midlife
Perimenopause and menopause symptoms, sleep, recovery, strength and bone.
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Sleep & Recovery
HRV, resting heart rate, deep sleep and the recovery signals behind them.
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Wearables & Labs
What your wearable and your bloodwork are telling you, read together.
6 articles
Training & Strength
Strength, fitness and muscle: the training that matters more every year.
2 articles
Metabolic Health
Glucose, lipids, blood pressure and cardiovascular fitness.
3 articles
Nutrition & Supplements
Protein, food and supplements: what the evidence supports, and what it doesn't.
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