We also look at the surprising role of silence in lowering blood pressure, the hidden stress of people-pleasing, and why leafy greens and slow breaths can literally open your arteries.... Read More
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The Silent Signals You’re Aging Faster
Here’s the truth: what we call “normal aging” is often accelerated aging — and it starts decades earlier than most people think. Sometimes in your 40s. Sometimes even before that.... Read More
10 Tiny Habits That Quiet Your Mind
No fancy gear, no expensive apps—just doable, evidence-based tweaks that work with how your brain is wired.... Read More
THIS Predicts How Fast You’re Aging
Because walking speed reflects so much more than fitness, it’s a window into how your body and brain are aging together. Doctors now consider it a “sixth vital sign,” alongside heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen levels, because it captures integrated performance across nearly every system in your body.... Read More
We Don’t Die All at Once
Last week, a patient told me, “I feel like I’m vanishing in pieces.” Her words stayed with me. They echoed long after I left the exam room. And they inspired the essay I published this morning: “We Don’t Die All at Once.”... Read More
This Week from the Clinic
In my latest Clinic Notes essay, I shared what happened when a new patient-a white man in a hospital gown—suddenly started speaking Japanese with me, a Black doctor from the Pacific Northwest. ... Read More