VO2 Max, Zone 2, and the Evidence on Dying Later
Aerobic fitness is one of the strongest known predictors of all-cause mortality. What that does and does not tell you about how to train.
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August 22, 2026
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The Best Diet for Longevity, and the Meal Plan Problem
What randomised trials actually show about diet and dying later, how each macronutrient holds up under scrutiny, and why no ideal meal plan exists — plus one honest attempt at building a day and a week anyway.
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A Better Way to Think About Living Longer
Longevity is not one intervention. It is the patient work of protecting health, capacity, and meaning across a lifetime.
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