Knowledge at StoaVita
    KNOWLEDGE

    So you understand what your values mean.

    What science really says about longevity and performance, clearly explained. The basis is primary literature, not trends.

    ARTICLES

    Read up before you measure.

    Evidence-based, with primary literature at the end of every article.

    Endurance

    Improving VO2max

    The two evidence-based training levers, common mistakes and how to measure progress properly.

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    Context

    Understanding your VO2max

    Reference values by age, what counts as a good value and why the trend beats a single reading.

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    Training

    Lactate in sport

    What lactate really is, how LT1 and LT2 structure your training and what that means for CrossFit, Hyrox, marathon and triathlon.

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    Diagnostics

    VO2max and lactate combined

    The four thresholds VT1, VT2, LT1, LT2 and the IAT : what they mean and how you steer your training with them.

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    Blood markers

    How omega-3 works in the body

    Not fuel but building material for the cell membrane : where the mediators come from that actively end inflammation, and why the red blood cell is measured.

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    Context

    Omega-3 dosage

    The target from 8 percent, the daily ceiling split by total, DHA and EPA, and from what point a doctor's conversation belongs in the loop.

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    Context

    How alcohol works in the body

    Why beer is not a sports drink, what acetaldehyde has to do with the cancer classification, and which three widely used references do not survive a check.

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    Blood markers

    How vitamin D works in the body

    Not a vitamin but a prohormone : the path from skin through liver and kidney, and why the lab measures the storage form.

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    Context

    Vitamin D dosage

    The official recommendations by group, the upper limits and why we do not add a dose of our own.

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    TOPICS

    What actually matters.

    The building blocks we measure and interpret, in short explanations.

    Longevity

    Biological & functional age

    How your biological age can be estimated from blood values, and what sets it apart from your calendar age.

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    Recovery

    Sleep & HRV

    What heart rate variability and sleep quality reveal about your recovery and resilience.

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    Blood markers

    Inflammation & immune system

    Which markers make silent inflammation visible, and why they matter for healthy aging.

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    Metabolism

    Blood glucose & blood lipids

    How glucose, insulin and blood lipids interact, and what you can steer in everyday life.

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    The full biomarker reference with more than 70 markers is available in the signed-in area.

    FROM KNOWLEDGE TO YOUR PLAN

    Knowledge becomes your plan.

    We translate the research into concrete steps for your values, in a coaching context, without diagnoses.