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Your Heart, Brain, and Gut Age at Different Speeds: Manage Your Biological Drift With Multi-Omics
Your Heart, Brain, and Gut Age at Different Speeds: Manage Your Biological Drift With Multi-Omics

Our organs age at different rates and not necessarily in line with our chronological age which is referred to as Biological Drift. We can map the drift via multi-omics testing, ultimately forecast it to help improve our healthspan.

5 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Why Your Gut Is the Unspoken Key to Perimenopause & Menopause
Why Your Gut Is the Unspoken Key to Perimenopause & Menopause

Dr Pennie Taylor dives into what's really happening in women's bodies during perimenopause and menopause and how to thrive through The Change.

7 MIN READ
Dr. Pennie Taylor
Dr. Pennie Taylor
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The Unsung Hero of Health: Sleep
The Unsung Hero of Health: Sleep

Explore Sleep's importance, including its connections to lifestyle, metabolic health, and the gut microbiome. Evidence-based tips are provided to improve sleep and its health benefits.

9 MIN READ
Dr. Pennie Taylor
Dr. Pennie Taylor
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Strength Training After 40: Why Muscle Is One of the Best Markers of Healthy Ageing
Strength Training After 40: Why Muscle Is One of the Best Markers of Healthy Ageing

Muscle does more than move you. Here is what research associates with strength training in midlife and beyond, and a simple first month for women and men.

5 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
30 Plants a Week: What Plant Variety and Ultra-Processed Food Mean for Your Gut Microbiome
30 Plants a Week: What Plant Variety and Ultra-Processed Food Mean for Your Gut Microbiome

Where the 30-plants-a-week idea comes from, what the research does and does not show, and a seven-day tally that works with any way of eating.

5 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Sleep Regularity: Why When You Sleep May Matter as Much as How Long
Sleep Regularity: Why When You Sleep May Matter as Much as How Long

Most sleep advice counts hours. Research suggests the timing of your sleep matters too. Here is what sleep regularity is, why it matters and how to build it.

4 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
What Is vivaAGE? How a Free Snapshot Estimates Biological Age, and What It Cannot Show
What Is vivaAGE? How a Free Snapshot Estimates Biological Age, and What It Cannot Show

vivaAGE is a free, self-report Snapshot that estimates how your habits compare with your chronological age. Here is how to read it, and what a measured view adds.

6 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Ultra-Processed Food: What Counts, a Practical List and How to Read a Label
Ultra-Processed Food: What Counts, a Practical List and How to Read a Label

Not all packaged food is ultra-processed. Here is how the NOVA system sorts foods, a practical list, and a quick way to check a label.

4 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Smoking and Ageing: What Quitting Changes, and Where to Get Support
Smoking and Ageing: What Quitting Changes, and Where to Get Support

If smoking is behind a higher vivaAGE, that is information you can use. Here is what research links to quitting, and where to get free, practical support in Australia.

5 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Waist-to-Height Ratio and Insulin Sensitivity: What Is Worth Tracking at Home
Waist-to-Height Ratio and Insulin Sensitivity: What Is Worth Tracking at Home

A tape measure tells you more than the scales about how your body stores energy. Here is how to measure waist-to-height ratio, what it can and cannot show, and what sits with your GP.

4 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Taking Your Results to Your Health Team: What to Say to Your GP, Dietitian and Other Clinicians
Taking Your Results to Your Health Team: What to Say to Your GP, Dietitian and Other Clinicians

Your results can help more than one clinician. What to bring, who can help with what, what to ask your GP, dietitian, nutritionist or exercise physiologist, and what Medicare may cover.

7 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Habits, Symptoms and Biology: Why Three Layers of Health Data Beat One
Habits, Symptoms and Biology: Why Three Layers of Health Data Beat One

Your habits, your symptoms and your measured biology each tell part of the story. Here is how the layers fit together, and why only one of them measures what is happening inside.

5 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Feeling Older Than Your Age: What Self-Perceived Age Can and Cannot Tell You
Feeling Older Than Your Age: What Self-Perceived Age Can and Cannot Tell You

How old you feel is studied as a signal in its own right. Here is what research links to felt age, how it works inside vivaAGE, and what to look at if you feel older than you are.

5 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Sarcopenia and Muscle Loss With Age: What It Is, How It Is Assessed and What Helps
Sarcopenia and Muscle Loss With Age: What It Is, How It Is Assessed and What Helps

Muscle changes across a lifetime. Here is what sarcopenia means, how a clinician assesses it, and the habits research links to keeping muscle.

4 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
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The Phase After the Breakthrough: Understanding Biological Drift
The Phase After the Breakthrough: Understanding Biological Drift

The quieter phase after the early wins, and why noticing gradual biological change matters more than chasing the next big result.

3 MIN READ
Dr. Andrew O'Brien
Dr. Andrew O'Brien