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"The 2002 WHI study scared a generation of doctors out of prescribing HRT. The average woman in that study was 63. The average woman starting HRT in real practice was — and is — 52. Eleven years matters. A lot. The 2023 reanalysis (Hodis & Mack, Climacteric) tells a completely different story…"
"The Pontzer 2021 Science paper — 6,421 people, ages 8 days to 95 years — found your metabolism doesn't decline from age 20 to 60. It's basically flat. So what's happening at 45 that makes the jeans tight? It's fat redistribution, not metabolic crash…"
"For 15 years the question hanging over TRT was: does it cause heart attacks? In June 2023, the TRAVERSE trial finally answered the question. 5,246 men. Hazard ratio 0.96. Non-inferior to placebo on cardiovascular events. After TRAVERSE, the cardiologist's reflex 'TRT causes heart attacks' is no longer evidence-based…"
"Somewhere in the 45-65 window, most people have exactly one year where their marginal bracket is unusually low. Converting traditional IRA to Roth during that year is worth $40-$200K over a lifetime. Most accountants don't bring it up. Here's how to find yours…"
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