Lee M. Reichel, M.D.

Monthly Health, Strength & Longevity Update

“Let’s keep learning about health, strength, and longevity together.”

I write this monthly update to study the research and think carefully about bone health, muscle, movement, nutrition, healthy aging, and longevity.

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This website is educational. It is not a medical practice, telemedicine service, or a substitute for care from your own clinician.

Evidence basis

This page is a navigation or resource page, not a stand-alone diagnosis or treatment recommendation. Its health, strength, and longevity framing is grounded in the leereichelMD knowledge-base, including cardiovascular health, physical activity, dietary patterns, sleep, social connection, muscle-strengthening activity, and lifelong bone-health context PMID 35766027 PMID 36854652 PMID 31111871 PMID 26039963 PMID 20668659 PMID 35228201 PMID 26856587.

Use the page-specific article references for detailed claims. This section documents selected local knowledge-base anchors used to build the resource.

Selected knowledge-base references

  1. Lloyd-Jones DM, Allen NB, Anderson CAM, et al. Life’s Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association’s Construct of Cardiovascular Health. Circulation. 2022. PubMed PMID 35766027.
  2. Garcia L, Pearce M, Abbas A, et al. Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023. PubMed PMID 36854652.
  3. Soltani S, Jayedi A, Shab-Bidar S, et al. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Relation to All-Cause Mortality. Advances in Nutrition. 2019. PubMed PMID 31111871.
  4. Watson NF, Badr MS, Belenky G, et al. Recommended Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Adult. Sleep. 2015. PubMed PMID 26039963.
  5. Holt-Lunstad J, Smith TB, Layton JB. Social relationships and mortality risk: a meta-analytic review. PLoS Medicine. 2010. PubMed PMID 20668659.
  6. Momma H, Kawakami R, Honda T, et al. Muscle-strengthening activities are associated with lower risk and mortality in major non-communicable diseases. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022. PubMed PMID 35228201.
  7. Weaver CM, Gordon CM, Janz KF, et al. The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s position statement on peak bone mass development and lifestyle factors. Osteoporosis International. 2016. PubMed PMID 26856587.