Longevity science for people who track everything and trust nothing without evidence.
Evidence-graded briefings on diet, movement, mind, and cutting-edge biology — built for Oura, Whoop, and CGM users who read study abstracts.
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Avg HRV Gain
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Hara Hachi Bu — Caloric Restriction Without Counting
Willcox et al. · Annals of the NYAS · 2007. CALERIE RCT · NIA · n=218. Older Okinawans practising the 80%-full rule show CR-like metabolic phenotypes: lower BMI, reduced cardiovascular mortality, elevated DHEA.
Purpose adds 7 years — but only if it's built in
Hill & Turiano · Northwestern University · 2014 · n=136,265 · 10 prospective cohorts. High purpose-in-life associated with 17% lower all-cause mortality. Ikigai and plan de vida as structural longevity anchors.
Your Genes Set the Clock. Can You Hack the Hands?
Shenhar et al. · Weizmann Institute · Science · Jan 2026 · multiple twin cohorts. Genetics accounts for ~55% of intrinsic lifespan variance — more than twice prior estimates — once extrinsic mortality is stripped out.
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Sauna Frequency and All-Cause Mortality: The Finnish Cohort
