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Articles written by Dr. Allan Mottram, MD, FACEP on longevity medicine, advanced diagnostics, and the decisions behind proactive care.

• What to Expect From a Longevity Baseline Assessment

  What to bring, what a physician reviews, how testing is selected, and how the visit becomes a practical plan.

• DEXA, VO₂ Max, and RMR: What Each Test Tells You

  Three advanced diagnostics answer different questions about body composition, aerobic capacity, and energy needs.

• What Does VO₂ Max Actually Tell You?

  A short visual storyboard on the single most informative fitness number most people have never measured — what it means, how it's tested, and why it matters for healthy aging.

• DEXA vs. BMI: What a Body-Composition Scan Shows That the Scale Can't

  BMI can mislabel both athletes and "skinny-fat" metabolic risk. Here's what a DEXA scan measures and when it changes the plan.

• What Is Concierge Medicine — and Is It Worth It in the Madison Area?

  How membership-based care works, what it costs, who it fits, and the honest case for and against.

Articles are informational and are not individualized medical advice. Clinical decisions require an appropriate medical relationship and evaluation.