<![CDATA[Stories by Shiv Kumar Goel, MD : Longevity Medicine & Health on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@drshivgoel?source=rss-2e60880deb9d------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*nwltX8hSXnh3CAl1OwyK8Q.png Stories by Shiv Kumar Goel, MD : Longevity Medicine &amp; Health on Medium https://medium.com/@drshivgoel?source=rss-2e60880deb9d------2 Medium Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:39:19 GMT <![CDATA[I Drank Coffee in the Dark for Eleven Years. Here’s What I Changed.]]>

Some of the evidence is strong. Some of it is thinner than the wellness internet admits. I tested it on myself first.

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A man at a mountain retreat, the wife he left, and the gap between talking about freedom and living it.

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Inflammation shows up in the blood. Grief, caregiving, and broken sleep don’t.

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A physician on why perfect adherence can hide what a treatment is costing, and the question worth asking instead.

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Why do I feel invisible when everyone depends on me?

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The problem was never my bedtime routine — it was the four hours before it. Three small evening changes reset my sleep.

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Twenty-three bottles, three hundred dollars a month, and the three questions that emptied my shelf.

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An MD explains why ApoB, Lp(a), and even midlife erectile dysfunction can reveal vascular danger that a “normal” cholesterol panel quietly…

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Nobody tells you that rebuilding a life feels like an ordinary Tuesday.

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A series for people whose tests and lived body no longer match.

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