Longevity & Health Span
Longevity & Health Span
It’s important to not just live, but live well.
Health span refers to increasing the length AND quality of life. In this area of GFM, we will discuss new advances in the science of longevity and the prevention/delay of vascular disease, metabolic disease, cancer and neurodegenerative disease.
Our goal is to keep you in the cockpit for as long as humanly possible.
Explore additional topics in Longevity & Health Span below!
Should I get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
I received my second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine a little over a week ago. That’s great news for me as it means I’m essentially immune to the deadly…
(Another) ER Doctor’s Ramblings on Coronavirus
INITIAL RAMBLINGS – My position on the pandemic continues to evolve…daily – Know Thyself: I was slow to take this seriously. I have high-risk tolerance. I’m an intrinsic optimist. I…

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