Science

Last updated: November 22, 2024

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Our mission is to develop products that simplify the science to make health and longevity approachable, enabling you to make and sustain choices that help you to live life without compromise from your health.

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Information Sources

Attia, Peter. (2023). Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. Harmony Books.

Bikman, Ben, PhD., and D'Agostino, Dom, PhD., and Gottfried, Sara, MD., and Hyman, Mark, MD., and Lustig, Rob, MD., and Maloof, Molly, MD., and Means, Casey, MD., and Perlmutter, David, MD. (2024). The 2024 Levels Guide to understanding your cholesterol panel and blood tests.
https://www.levels.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-understanding-your-cholesterol-panel-and-metabolic-blood-tests.

Bredesen, Dale E., MD. (2017). The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline. Avery Books.

Caughey, Aaron B, Krist, Alex H, Wolff, Tracy A, et al. (2021). USPSTF Approach to Addressing Sex and Gender When Making Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services. JAMA. (November 16, 2021):
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Cigna Healthcare. (2023). What is Preventive Care?
https://www.cigna.com/knowledge-center/preventive-care.

Fitzgerald, Kara, MD. (2022). Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better. Hatchett Book Group.

Henry, Eve, MD., Rupa Health. (2024). A Functional Medicine Approach to Thyroid Hormone Labs.
https://www.rupahealth.com/post/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-thyroid-hormone-labs.

Johnson, Richard, J., et. al. (2016). Uric acid in metabolic syndrome: From an innocent bystander to a central player. European Journal of Internal Medicine 29, 3–8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.11.026.

Klempfner, Robert et al. (2016). Elevated Triglyceride Level Is Independently Associated With Increased All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Established Coronary Heart Disease: Twenty-Two-Year Follow-Up of the Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention Study and Registry. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes vol. 9,2 (2016): 100-8. doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.002104 

Minkoff, David, MD., (2019). The Search for the Perfect Protein: The Key to Solving Weight Loss, Depression, Fatigue, Insomnia, and Osteoporosis. Lioncrest Publishing.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Calicum.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-HealthProfessional.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Copper.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Copper-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Folate.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Folate-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Iodine.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Magnesium.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Omega-3 Fatty Acids.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Omega3FattyAcids-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Selenium.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Selenium-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Vitamin A and Carotenoids.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Vitamin B12.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Vitamin D.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. (2024). Zinc.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessional/.

Nicholson, Wanda K., M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., Silverstein, Michael, M.D., M.P.H., Wong, John B., M.D., MACP, et al. (2024). U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Published Recommendations.
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/topic_search_results?topic_status=P.

ODX Research. (2024). Lipid Biomarkers: Triglycerides. 
https://www.optimaldx.com/research-blog/lipid-biomarkers-triglycerides.

Penner, Elle, MPH., Elo Health. (2024). Ferritin Overview.
https://www.elo.health/biomarkers/ferritin-overview/.

Perlmutter, David, MD. (2022). Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid - The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar, and Achieving Extraordinary Health. Hatchett Book Group.

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