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The Claim
The advice as you heard it. Who says it, where it started, and what it promises.
An investigative health series
Health claims, tested against the research
The Healthspan Report is a video series for people 55 and older. Each episode takes one piece of popular health advice and traces it back to the published studies. We show every source.
Check our work. The channel is on YouTube
How every episode works
The Evidence Case File
Every report follows the same four-part structure. No filler. No fear.
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The Evidence
The published research. What the studies measured, in whom, and for how long.
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The Catch
What the headlines left out. Study limits, conflicts of interest, and the fine print.
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The Verdict
A graded bottom line in three sentences. Plain language. Every source linked.
Episode 1 · In production
The 10,000 Steps Myth
Ten thousand steps a day is the most repeated number in health. Episode 1 traces where it actually came from and puts it up against the published step-count studies. The origin is not what most people assume.