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August 2, 2026
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Hi TLG readers,
I’m Dr. Florence Comite, a clinician-scientist and innovator in the field of precision medicine, with more than 30 years spent pioneering interventions to reverse biological aging. I’m passionate about helping women understand longevity specific to their needs.
Many women hit 30 and start to have a harder time building muscle and losing weight–especially around their midsections–and it’s easy to blame waning estrogen. But the culprit is actually another hormone we start to lose every year from age thirty on: Testosterone.
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 Image by Florence Comite x mbgcreative
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Women lose 1%-3% of testosterone each year, just like men. But because we start with so much less, the impact is far more dramatic, younger. It’s even worse for women on birth control pills, because the pill actually suppresses ovarian production of testosterone.
Testosterone gets a bad rap for being all about rage and libido.
But that’s not the full story. It is not only crucial for maintaining muscle and bone mass; it helps you sustain energy; supports brain health, memory, and cognition; and supports heart health. Testosterone even prevents certain cancers.
Ready for one of the biggest double standards in medical longevity? Astoundingly, testosterone isn't approved for use in women in the U.S., despite many scientific studies in men reporting reduction in chronic disorders of aging, such as heart disease, stroke, obesity, dementia, diabetes, sarcopenia (muscle wasting), osteoporosis, and cancer.
I've been on testosterone optimization therapy for 30 years to reverse osteopenia. It's safe and effective, and I prescribe the hormone off-label to women with great success, especially to optimize healthy longevity for mind and body.
To read my full take on what the studies tell us and the tests I recommend women look into,
read more here.
—Florence Comite, M.D.
+Testing testosterone
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Not all light therapy is created equal
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Red light therapy has become a go-to for everything from skin health to recovery; but most at-home devices rely on LEDs alone. While LEDs emit beneficial wavelengths across a broad area, the light scatters as it enters the body, limiting how deeply it can reach.
Laser therapy delivers the same therapeutic concept with a more focused beam. That concentrated light can penetrate deeper into joints and connective tissue, making it a smart choice for targeted support.
The best of both worlds? The
Kineon MOVE+ combines 660nm red LEDs for broad coverage with 808nm infrared lasers for deeper, more targeted light—all in one wearable device designed for knees, shoulders, elbows, and more.
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 Image by Jeremy Pawlowski / Stocksy
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What makes
Kineon’s MOVE+ unique:
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Combines red light and laser therapy in one wearable
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Helps support joint comfort, mobility, and recovery
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Works for knees, shoulders, elbows, wrists, & ankles
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Hands-free design that’s easy to wear while you move
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Bodies are cool!
If you’re like me and love a good pair of sunglasses, it’s nice to know they’re for more than just looks.
Our eyes are absorbing radiation every time we step outside, and UV rays don't just tan skin—they can trigger
photokeratitis, which is essentially a sunburn on the cornea (painful, but usually temporary), and repeated exposure over years is linked to cataracts, growths on the eye's surface, and even macular degeneration.
Sunglasses that block wavelengths below 400 nanometers (labeled "UV400") cut that risk substantially, because both UVA and UVB contribute to the damage. It doesn’t matter how sunny it feels outside, cloudy days still carry plenty of UV.¹
+Good looking
That’s it for
the long game—we hope you’re geared up for the week ahead of you.
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