The longevity curriculum

Master the core science of how the body works and why it ages — the base every other course builds on.

How the body is built and how it works — from cells and tissues to the organ systems that keep you alive, and how they all connect.

What aging is, how we measure it, whether we can slow it, and how to tell real longevity science from hype.

The heart, blood vessels, blood sugar, and metabolism — how the system that fails first for most people works, breaks down, and is protected.

How your defenses work, how immune memory and vaccines protect you, and why chronic inflammation drives aging and disease.

Digestion, the gut barrier, and the trillions of microbes that shape immunity, metabolism, and even mood — and how to feed them.

The chemical messengers that run the body — how hormones work, the glands and feedback loops, the thyroid and sex hormones, and how hormones shift with age.

The framework that keeps you moving and independent — living bone, how muscles work, joints and connective tissue, and how to keep it all strong as you age.

The real science of food and health — the field itself, macro- and micronutrients, energy balance, food quality, fiber and bioactives, dietary patterns, and how to read the evidence.

The deep science of sleep — why and how we sleep, dreams and the sleeping brain, what sleep loss and disorders do, and how to optimize and measure it.

The science of how exercise works — energy systems, aerobic and strength physiology, how the body adapts and recovers, exercise as medicine, and why it's the closest thing to a longevity drug.

The science of stress and the mind — the stress response, good vs bad stress, how chronic stress harms body and brain, the mind-body connection, mental health, and building resilience.

The neuroscience of your brain — neurons and neuroplasticity, memory, attention, emotion and the social brain, the aging brain, and protecting against cognitive decline.

Read your own labs — what the markers mean, optimal vs 'normal', and how to turn metabolic, lipid, inflammation, organ, and vitamin/hormone numbers into action.

The science of supplements — what they are and how they're regulated, evidence-based choices, forms and dosing, longevity compounds, personalization, and using them safely.