Black men are dying too soon.
Life expectancy for Black men has fallen to 71 years, five years shorter than white men, and twelve years shorter than Asian men.

In this episode, Dr. Amos Ladouceur unpacks why.

He explores the biology of inflammaging, how chronic stress accelerates aging at the cellular level, and the concept of allostatic load, the cumulative wear and tear that comes from constantly being on alert.

It’s the science behind what we feel every day: the pressure to stay strong, the exhaustion that never lifts, and the quiet erosion of our health that begins long before disease.

This episode asks a hard question:
What’s really costing Black men their longevity — and how do we reclaim it?

Dedicated to D’Angelo — and every brother fighting to stay alive.

Part one of a two-part series.
Part two will explore the solution.

Key Topics:

• The life expectancy gap between Black and white men
• The science of inflammaging and allostatic load
• How chronic stress silently accelerates disease
• The beginning of a new framework: Built to Live to 100

Takeaway:

Before we can fix the problem, we have to name it.
Longevity starts with awareness.

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Host: Dr. Amos Ladouceur
Length: ~15 minutes

Four winters ago, I was skiing in Aspen when I took a hard fall and couldn’t get up. Not because I was injured, but because I was out of shape. That moment changed everything.

In this deeply personal episode, I share how that wake-up call set me on a journey to rebuild my own health and ultimately create Lahvie Health, a longevity practice built on information, environment, habits, and science.

You’ll learn:
• Why information is medicine—and how the right knowledge can transform your health
• How your environment silently shapes your daily habits
• Why small, consistent actions matter more than motivation

Along the way, I discuss the books that helped me turn my life around: Outlive by Peter Attia and Atomic Habits by James Clear—and how their lessons reshaped my understanding of health and behavior change.

Listen now and reflect on your own wake-up call. Because longevity isn’t just about living longer, it’s about living better.

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Keep going,
Dr. Amos Ladouceur

Welcome to The Lahvie Podcast, hosted by physician Dr. Amos Ladouceur.

This trailer introduces the heart behind Lahvie, a journey from growing up in a Haitian household in Brooklyn, to being inspired by role models like Dr. Keith Black and Dr. Ben Carson, to training at Columbia and Cedars-Sinai, and finally opening a clinic in Baldwin Hills to serve the community.

Through stories of patients, personal experiences, and conversations with leading doctors, Dr. Ladouceur shares why prevention, representation, and education are central to health and longevity.

Subscribe now to hear:

• Patient cases that teach powerful lessons about prevention
• Conversations with world-class physicians and innovators
• Practical strategies for living not just longer, but better

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