Eterna: The Healthspan Room

Dr. Renée Allen on hormones, peptides, and longevity medicine — evidence-based guidance to restore your vitality and extend your healthspan at every stage.

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Andropause Is Real.

Andropause Is Real.

Andropause Is Real. Dr. Renée Allen
Published on: 16/05/2026

The field of men's longevity medicine in 2026 is finally catching up to what precision medicine has always known:the male body requires the same level of individualized hormonal intelligence as the female body. Comprehensive testosterone optimization

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The FDA just approved the first mitochondrial peptide

The FDA just approved the first mitochondrial peptide

The FDA just approved the first mitochondrial peptideDr. Renée Allen
Published on: 15/05/2026

Elamipretide — the first FDA-approved mitochondrial peptide — works by stepping inside the mitochondria and repairing the actual structure of the inner membrane. This is not symptom management. This is cellular repair at the source of aging.

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Removal of the boxed warnings

Removal of the boxed warnings

Removal of the boxed warnings Dr. Renée Allen
Published on: 14/05/2026

The FDA has officially dismantled the single biggest obstacle to women's hormone health in the last quarter century. The black box warnings that caused a generation of physicians to deny midlife women hormone therapy.

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Estradiol and brain health

Estradiol and brain health

Estradiol and brain healthDr. Renée Allen
Published on: 09/05/2026

women who used hormone therapy in midlife had a 10% lower risk of developing all-cause dementia.

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