Women’s health can be complicated. Nuanced. Personal. And, at times, deeply confusing. For a long time, I believed that if you were doing “everything right” — moving your body, eating well, managing stress — your health would simply fall into place. But the reality is more layered than that, especially when it comes to hormones, fertility, and conditions like PCOS. Earlier this year, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). This blog marks the beginning of a yea

Mental and emotional well-being is a vital component of longevity that's frequently overlooked. Longevity is often discussed in numbers—cholesterol levels, VO₂ max, years added. Emotional health rarely makes the headline. In Outlive , Dr. Peter Attia argues that this omission is a mistake. Chronic stress, emotional suppression, and disconnection don’t stay confined to the mind. They influence inflammation, cardiovascular health, immune response, and cognitive decline. The bod

Sleep rarely announces itself as ambition. It doesn’t ask to be optimized in public or posted for approval. And yet, in Outlive , Dr. Peter Attia treats sleep as one of the most consequential choices we make each day—less a habit, more a safeguard for the brain. Attia is direct: sleep deprivation accelerates aging. Not metaphorically, but biologically. Poor sleep impairs glucose regulation, raises cardiovascular risk, and interferes with memory consolidation and emotional con