Why Hypertension Management Needs a Complete Rethink

Executive Summary Hypertension is the most prevalent and most modifiable cardiovascular risk factor in adult medicine. It is also one of the most poorly managed. Roughly 120 million American adults have high blood pressure. Fewer than 60 percent are aware of the diagnosis. Only about 1 in 5 reach blood pressure control. The damage progresses […]

Cancer Prevention Requires More Than Annual Screening

Cancer is one of the central threats to longevity. It shortens life, disrupts families, changes identity, and often appears after years of silent biological change. For many people, the first sign of cancer is not the beginning of the disease. It is the moment the disease has finally become visible. Tweet At HealthSpan Longevity Living, […]

Dementia Prevention as Cardiovascular Care

Executive summary Dementia is usually diagnosed late in life, but the biology that increases risk often begins decades earlier. Long before memory changes are obvious, the brain may already be exposed to elevated blood pressure, insulin resistance, atherogenic lipoproteins, inflammation, poor sleep, reduced fitness, and sensory deprivation. The most important shift in dementia prevention is […]