Start with the pillar that answers your top questions:

1. Fitness and Training for Life

How do I stay active and fit as I age?

This is where to start if you want to stay strong, capable, and active for decades. You’ll find practical guidance on strength, aerobic fitness, recovery, balance, and the kind of training that supports real life—not just performance on paper.

A longer overview of this section can be accessed here.

Popular reads:
🔗 Training at 62: What I Do, Why I Do It, and What’s at Stake If I Don’t
🔗 The Older You Get, the More Expensive Your Mistakes Become
🔗 Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

2. Joint Pain, Tendons and Orthopedic Insight

How do I navigate an injury or surgery decision?

This pillar is for people trying to make sense of pain, injuries, arthritis, tendon problems, MRI findings, or questions about surgery. It is built to reduce fear, explain what matters, and help you think more clearly about recovery and next steps.

A longer overview of this section can be found here.

Popular reads:
🔗 Tendons: Why They Hurt and How To Treat Them. Hint: It’s Not Rest
🔗 Why the Outside of Your Hip Hurts: Understanding Gluteal Tendinopathy
🔗 Five Signs To Look For To Know If Your Knee Injury Might Be Serious

3. Metabolic Health

How do I manage my weight and optimize metabolism?

This pillar explores the upstream drivers of health, performance, and aging. You’ll find writing on insulin resistance, inflammation, obesity, muscle, energy, and why metabolic health affects far more than most people think—including pain and recovery.

A longer overview of this section can be found here.

Popular reads:
🔗 Why Is Obesity Associated With an Increased Risk of Osteoarthritis
🔗 Thinking About Starting a GLP-1 Medication? Read This First
🔗 The Future of GLP-1 Therapy

4. Labs, Biomarkers and Medical Decision Making

What does my test result mean, and can I trust the recommendations?

This section is for readers who want help interpreting labs, scans, and health data without getting lost in noise or fear. The focus is not just on numbers, but on how to think clearly and make better decisions.

A longer overview of this section can be found here.

Popular reads:
🔗 Why AST and ALT Are Often Elevated in Endurance Athletes
🔗 A High A1c in Runners and Athletes
🔗 Labs That Lie To Us: Uric Acid

5. Bone, Muscle and Hormones

How do I prevent injury, care for my physical body, and evolve as hormone levels fluctuate?

This pillar focuses on the systems that keep us strong and resilient as we age. You’ll find content on muscle loss, bone density, menopause, hormones, osteoporosis, protein, creatine, and how to protect strength and structure over time.

A longer overview of this section can be found here.

Popular reads:
🔗 Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment: How Much Force Do Your Bones Need?
🔗 Saturday Action Plan: 6 Exercises That Build Bone Density
🔗 Menopause: Metabolic Health, Muscle, Bone, and Tendons

6. Brain Health, Human Connection and Purpose

What is the science behind the mind-body-spirit complex, and how can mindfulness help keep me sharp and moving?

This pillar looks beyond joints and muscles to the bigger picture of aging well. You’ll find writing on cognition, mood, purpose, identity, community, and the deeper reasons why movement and health matter.

A longer overview of this section can be found here.

Popular reads:
🔗 Why I’m Writing About Brain Health for the Next Year
🔗 Brain Health: What We’re Actually Afraid Of
🔗 The Likely Causes of Alzheimers

You can also browse my Archive by searching topics like muscle, insulin resistance, longevity, osteoarthritis, back pain, shoulder pain, recovery, VO2 max, protein, strength training, and healthspan.

Stay strong,
Howard
Howard J. Luks, MD