Health Is A Skill

Insights on performance, longevity, and data-driven health from the Stark team.

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Todd Vande Hei's story — AFib, stroke, and building Stark Health

What the Medical System Won't Tell You About Heart Health

The medical system is built to keep you alive — not help you thrive. A Stark Doctor explains the gap between disease management and real health optimization, and what high performers in Orange County should know about their cardiovascular markers. who lived it.

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Performance 5 min read

The CEO's Health Edge: What High Performers Do Differently

Most CEOs optimize everything except their body. The ones who perform longest treat health like a business system — data in, outcomes out.

Recovery 4 min read

Cold Plunge Science: What the Research Actually Says for High Performers

Cold plunge went viral. Most CEOs bought a tub. Most don't know what they're actually doing to their body — or whether it's working for their physiology.

Men's Health 5 min read

Finasteride and Your Performance: What Nobody Told You

Millions of men take finasteride for hair loss without understanding its hormonal impact. For a CEO optimizing performance, this matters more than most realize.

Nutrition 4 min read

What Alcohol Is Actually Doing to Your Performance (Beyond the Hangover)

The 3-day ripple effect on sleep, testosterone, cortisol, and decision-making — even from moderate drinking. The data most business leaders haven't seen.

Body Composition 6 min read

Ozempic and Mounjaro: The Muscle and Bone Loss Risk Nobody's Talking About

GLP-1 drugs work for weight loss. But up to 40% of what's lost is muscle — the most metabolically valuable tissue you have. Know the tradeoff.

Nutrition 4 min read

What Eating Avocado Every Day Actually Does to Your Body

Avocado became a health cliché. But the science behind it is genuinely solid — if you understand what it's doing and why it matters for high-output living.

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