Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness

Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness

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What If Everything You Were Taught About Exercise Is Wrong
We don’t move to subtract… we move to adapt
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Labs That Lie To Us: Homocysteine
The next in our lab series
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Creatine and Brain Health: What We Know, What We Don’t, and Why It’s Interesting
Creatine is best known for its role in muscle performance, but its biology was never muscle-specific.
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The "Second Mountain" of A Professional Career
A reflection on the influence of David Brooks and Arthur Brooks’ wonderful takes on aging and my personal growth as a surgeon.
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Why Some Surgeries Fail — Even When the Surgery Was Done Right
After more than 30 years in practice, one truth has become impossible to ignore: a technically successful surgery does not always lead to a successful…
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Labs That Lie To Us: Uric Acid
Uric acid is so much more than just gout.
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Inflammation, Exercise, and the Biology of Mood
1 in 5, or more of you will experience it... let's take a look at this from a contemporary perspective.
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Another Day With My Strength Coach
Many of you requested more of these sessions... so here we go.
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Heart Rate Variability: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Use It
Heart rate variability (HRV) has moved from an elite athlete tool to a mainstream health metric.
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Why AST and ALT Are Often Elevated in Endurance Athletes — and Why That’s Usually Not Indicative Of Liver Disease
Part II of Labs That Lie In Athletes
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Heart Rate Training: Three Rides. Three Different Signals. One Common Mistake.
Heart rate training can get oversimplified or overly complicated very quickly.
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A Day in the Gym With My Strength Coach
Many of you have asked how I structure a day in the gym. Here's a full session.
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A High A1c in Runners/Athletes: Why It Doesn’t Always Mean You’re Pre-Diabetic
… and what to test next. Part I of Labs That Lie in Athletes
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The Future of GLP-1 Therapy: Why We’re Only at the Beginning
The third, and likely final post in this series. Plus, a look at how we can use GLP1s to prevent disease onset.
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Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness
Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness
A physician /longevity author's take on midlife health, movement, and resilience. I write about fitness, longevity, mindset, and the quiet cost of stillness. Sometimes, it is orthopedic and always focused on living stronger—on purpose.
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