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What the Decline in Firefly Populations Teaches Us About Sleep Loss and Human Lifespan, According to a Longevity Doctor

My journey to a firefly sanctuary in Bali revealed a striking truth: the artificial light destroying the firefly’s glow is the same force disrupting our circadian rhythms, sleep, and long-term health.

Coveteur Magazine: The New Era of Sun Protection: Peptide Patches, Ingestibles & More

Coveteur: Plus, meet the first sunscreen filter approved in the U.S. in 25 years.

Outside Magazine: What Bryan Johnson’s Diagnosis Teaches Us About Living Longer, According to a Longevity Doctor

Bryan Johnson, the “longevity guru,” has spent more than $2 million on a quest to stay young. On June 30, 2026, he disclosed that he has an autoimmune disease that causes the stomach to eat itself. As a practicing physician who helps patients live longer, believe me when I say: you absolutely don’t need extreme measures to live a healthy life. Here’s what actually works.

Outside Magazine: I’m an Internal Medicine Doctor. Here’s My Best Advice for Staying Safe (and Cool) During a Heat Wave.

Exercising outside in high temperatures can be a health hazard. Here’s how to read your local index so you can recreate or work out with limited risk.

SD Magazine: 10 Skincare Products We’re Loving Right Now – San Diego Magazine

For a city that lives outdoors, these hometown makers understand exactly what your complexion is up against

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Who are you? I’m really asking. Who are you, really?
Who are you? I’m really asking. Who are you, really?

Who are you? I’m really asking. Who are you, really? We all want to believe that we will be cool as cucumbers when crisis hits. We think we’ll keep our heads on straight and gently land the plane, Captain Sully style, on the Hudson river and calmly instruct our...

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Do your part. Wear a mask to save lives.
Do your part. Wear a mask to save lives.

This photo is composed of the countless doctors who died from COVID-19 worldwide. Zoom in. Look at the individual photos. Look at each face, who had a name, a family, and 12+ years of training, to perform the job that ultimately killed them. I’ll admit it for the...

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Do masks restrict your breathing?
Do masks restrict your breathing?

Warning! Math coming your way! I wanted to dispel a common claim that masks disturb breathing. A coronavirus particle is 120 nanometers (nm) in diameter. Oxygen is 0.120 nm and Carbon Dioxide is 0.232 nm. To interpret these numbers very clearly, oxygen is 1000 times...

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Covid is still here.
Covid is still here.

We know how to slow the spread of the coronavirus. And it’s not rocket science. It’s just plain old, run-of-the-mill, everyday science. Just because our communities and restaurants are opening back up, *nothing* has changed about this virus or its lethality. It can...

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