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Oliver Buchannon
The Longevity Brief
You need to pick a wake time you can keep for the next twenty years

Jul 24, 2026

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2 min read

You need to pick a wake time you can keep for the next twenty years

A 60,000-person study points at regularity, not just duration.

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The Longevity Brief
The vegetable habit linked to slower cognitive decline

Jul 23, 2026

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2 min read

The vegetable habit linked to slower cognitive decline

Spinach, kale, collards, romaine. One serving. Daily.

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The Longevity Brief
A two-minute walk after eating changes what happens next

Jul 21, 2026

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2 min read

A two-minute walk after eating changes what happens next

Two to five minutes is enough to matter, and the timing is specific.

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The Longevity Brief
Five hard reps, twice a week, is the bone protocol that worked

Jul 17, 2026

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1 min read

Five hard reps, twice a week, is the bone protocol that worked

Deadlift, squat, press, and one specific jump, twice a week.

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The Longevity Brief
Creatine is not just for young men in the gym

Jul 16, 2026

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1 min read

Creatine is not just for young men in the gym

Cheap, heavily studied, and possibly more useful to you than to the men who market it.

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The Longevity Brief
The blood test set by your genes that almost no one orders

Jul 14, 2026

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1 min read

The blood test set by your genes that almost no one orders

One draw, one time, a lifetime of clarity on your cardiovascular risk.

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The Longevity Brief
Can you get up off the floor without your hands?

Jul 10, 2026

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1 min read

Can you get up off the floor without your hands?

One movement, a score out of ten, thousands of adults over fifty followed for years.

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The Longevity Brief
How fast you walk is a survival signal

Jul 9, 2026

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1 min read

How fast you walk is a survival signal

A pooled study of 34,000 older adults found walking pace tracks survival.

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The Longevity Brief
What 101 women with low bone mass proved about lifting heavy

Jul 7, 2026

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1 min read

What 101 women with low bone mass proved about lifting heavy

Not walking. Not machines. Heavy, and supervised.

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The Longevity Brief
The bone food with an actual controlled trial behind it

Jul 3, 2026

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1 min read

The bone food with an actual controlled trial behind it

Not a supplement. Not a metaphor. A real dose from a real trial.

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The Longevity Brief
The ten-minute walk that changes your blood sugar

Jul 2, 2026

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1 min read

The ten-minute walk that changes your blood sugar

Two to ten minutes, after the meal. That is the whole thing.

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The Longevity Brief
Fasting glucose alone misses this

Jun 30, 2026

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1 min read

Fasting glucose alone misses this

A thirty-second request that changes the picture.

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The Longevity Brief
The lipid number your doctor probably didn't order

Jun 26, 2026

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1 min read

The lipid number your doctor probably didn't order

Why standard cholesterol panels miss what ApoB catches.

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The Longevity Brief
What the research actually says about creatine after fifty

Jun 25, 2026

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1 min read

What the research actually says about creatine after fifty

One of the most-researched supplements on the shelf, and most women are skipping it.

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The Longevity Brief
What 92,000 people taught us about olive oil

Jun 23, 2026

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1 min read

What 92,000 people taught us about olive oil

Not the Mediterranean diet. Just this one swap.

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The Longevity Brief
The four-minute interval that builds VO2 max after fifty

Jun 19, 2026

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1 min read

The four-minute interval that builds VO2 max after fifty

VO2 max predicts how long you stay independent. Here is how to train it.

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The Longevity Brief
What PREDIMED actually found in the women's arm

Jun 18, 2026

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1 min read

What PREDIMED actually found in the women's arm

The polyphenol number to look for on the label.

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The Longevity Brief
The load your skeleton actually responds to

Jun 16, 2026

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1 min read

The load your skeleton actually responds to

One training variable most women get wrong at the gym.

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The Longevity Brief
The protein meal most women skip is the one that matters most

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

The protein meal most women skip is the one that matters most

Muscle protein synthesis has a threshold. Most women miss it at the meal that counts.

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