Learn how to evaluate health claims using the Bradford Hill Criteria, a timeless framework for determining causality in medicine. This guide breaks down the nine principles with examples, empowering you to separate science from speculation in therapies, diets, and biohacks.
Discover Beyond Health's unique approach to personalized medicine. Led by Dr. Steven Long, our team offers customized care plans, evidence-based solutions, and a multidisciplinary approach to transform your health. No gimmicks, no algorithms—just real, relationship-centered care.
Discover why living well is the ultimate act of love in this article by Dr. Steven Long. Learn how prioritizing healthspan over longevity can prevent decline, inspire your family, and create a lasting legacy of strength and resilience with Beyond Health’s expert guidance.
The Beyond Health Introductory Tier is an affordable monthly program providing expert exercise plans, science-based nutrition, and physician-written insights. Designed for those seeking structured, reliable guidance without full customization, it focuses on exercise, nutrition, and mindset to help you make sustainable progress toward better health.
This article explains that true longevity medicine is not about miracle cures or extending life at all costs, but about maximizing healthspan—the years spent feeling strong, independent, and cognitively sharp—through a structured focus on four essential pillars: medical therapy, sleep, nutrition, and exercise. It emphasizes that these pillars are interdependent, and no single intervention can substitute for the others. At Beyond Health, the approach is comprehensive, evidence-based, and centered on helping patients align all aspects of their health to build long-term vitality and resilience.
Learn how to evaluate scientific studies like a pro. This Beyond Health guide by Dr. Steven Long, DO, MHA, CPT, explains research terminology, study types, statistical meaning, and red flags—helping you separate real evidence from hype and misinformation. Perfect for high school to college readers seeking clarity and confidence in interpreting science.
Beyond Health’s telemedicine-only concierge model delivers personalized, coordinated care with a small, dedicated team. Using data-driven insights and proactive strategies, it prioritizes convenience, continuity, and long-term wellness tailored to each patient’s goals.
The modern health landscape unfolds on social media feeds, where emotional storytelling and viral trends often overshadow science. Influencers with little or no clinical training promote extreme diets, supplements, and wellness hacks that spread rapidly due to algorithm incentives, financial motives, and oversimplified claims. This environment creates confusion, fuels misinformation, and can lead to genuine harm. True expertise is built on training, accountability, and evidence, not confidence or charisma. To protect your health, it's critical to evaluate credentials, verify claims, understand conflicts of interest, and rely on peer-reviewed science rather than viral sound bites. At Beyond Health, we help patients navigate this noisy world with clarity, critical thinking, and evidence-based guidance.
At Beyond Health, our Performance and Pinnacle tiers go beyond handing you a plan. We combine medical expertise with high-touch coaching, consistent follow-up, and data-driven accountability to ensure your goals turn into real outcomes. Research shows that structured coaching significantly improves adherence, behavior change, and health results compared to plan-only approaches. Our team doesn’t just design programs — we walk with you, adjust when life happens, and keep you on track until the work is finished.
This article argues that frailty—not disease or age itself—is the primary driver of lost independence in aging. Frailty reflects reduced physiologic reserve across systems and strongly predicts falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. The key takeaway is that frailty is not inevitable and is often preventable through strength training, aerobic conditioning, balance work, adequate protein intake, and early intervention to preserve capacity and autonomy.
This article explains why Beyond Health intentionally does not sell supplements or endorse products. Financial incentives—even subtle ones—can distort clinical judgment and erode trust, while the evidence for most supplements is modest, inconsistent, and sometimes associated with real harm. By separating care from commerce, Beyond Health keeps recommendations evidence-based, transparent, and focused on the behaviors and physiologic foundations that truly drive long-term health and independence.
