Robert Lufkin MD
@robertlufkinmd.bsky.social
Medical school professor (UCLA & USC) and New York Times bestselling author empowering people to take back their health and live life to the fullest.
https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/
https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/
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'Lies I Taught In Medical School'
Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
Download a free sample chapter or order here:
robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
Download a free sample chapter or order here:
robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
These are Keith Richards' daughters.
When they pass away, he will inherit everything.
h/t @Mikehomeseller
When they pass away, he will inherit everything.
h/t @Mikehomeseller
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
These are Keith Richards' daughters.
When they pass away, he will inherit everything.
h/t @Mikehomeseller
When they pass away, he will inherit everything.
h/t @Mikehomeseller
I agree with the sentiment.
What number would you put there?
What number would you put there?
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I agree with the sentiment.
What number would you put there?
What number would you put there?
Glucose detecting watches are here!!
I am checking out a new one using Raman spectroscopy.
Find out how it went and more in this space!
I am checking out a new one using Raman spectroscopy.
Find out how it went and more in this space!
December 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Glucose detecting watches are here!!
I am checking out a new one using Raman spectroscopy.
Find out how it went and more in this space!
I am checking out a new one using Raman spectroscopy.
Find out how it went and more in this space!
Thanks to the TODAY Show and Agnes Pawlowski for featuring
our work on metabolic health.
https://t.co/vvW7HVgKTn
our work on metabolic health.
https://t.co/vvW7HVgKTn
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thanks to the TODAY Show and Agnes Pawlowski for featuring
our work on metabolic health.
https://t.co/vvW7HVgKTn
our work on metabolic health.
https://t.co/vvW7HVgKTn
Some say it's time to treat ultra-processed foods (chips, frozen pizza, sugary cereal) like tobacco.
They want big warning labels on these foods.
Agree or disagree?
They want big warning labels on these foods.
Agree or disagree?
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Some say it's time to treat ultra-processed foods (chips, frozen pizza, sugary cereal) like tobacco.
They want big warning labels on these foods.
Agree or disagree?
They want big warning labels on these foods.
Agree or disagree?
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day"
The saying is attributed to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and
his efforts to promote of the the original unhealthy junk food breakfast meals.
I think its working.
Kellogg's made $1.4 billion in profit in 2019 and
we are getting even sicker.
The saying is attributed to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and
his efforts to promote of the the original unhealthy junk food breakfast meals.
I think its working.
Kellogg's made $1.4 billion in profit in 2019 and
we are getting even sicker.
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day"
The saying is attributed to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and
his efforts to promote of the the original unhealthy junk food breakfast meals.
I think its working.
Kellogg's made $1.4 billion in profit in 2019 and
we are getting even sicker.
The saying is attributed to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and
his efforts to promote of the the original unhealthy junk food breakfast meals.
I think its working.
Kellogg's made $1.4 billion in profit in 2019 and
we are getting even sicker.
Types of Longevity/Aging Scientific Papers
What did we leave out?
What did we leave out?
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Types of Longevity/Aging Scientific Papers
What did we leave out?
What did we leave out?
This would be a lot funnier if this conversation weren't so common—
if more people were reversing their type 2 diabetes through lifestyle changes
instead of just managing it with medications.
h/t @BiggestComeback
if more people were reversing their type 2 diabetes through lifestyle changes
instead of just managing it with medications.
h/t @BiggestComeback
December 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This would be a lot funnier if this conversation weren't so common—
if more people were reversing their type 2 diabetes through lifestyle changes
instead of just managing it with medications.
h/t @BiggestComeback
if more people were reversing their type 2 diabetes through lifestyle changes
instead of just managing it with medications.
h/t @BiggestComeback
One secret to longevity in the first 60 years is not to die
from something stupid that could have been avoided.
from something stupid that could have been avoided.
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One secret to longevity in the first 60 years is not to die
from something stupid that could have been avoided.
from something stupid that could have been avoided.
If you ever doubted that humor sells,
just look at us all staring at this ad from India.
just look at us all staring at this ad from India.
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you ever doubted that humor sells,
just look at us all staring at this ad from India.
just look at us all staring at this ad from India.
Help! I just joined TikTok on the advice of my teenage daughters but only have a couple of followers.
Any suggestions?
https://www.tiktok.com/@robertlufkin
Any suggestions?
https://www.tiktok.com/@robertlufkin
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Help! I just joined TikTok on the advice of my teenage daughters but only have a couple of followers.
Any suggestions?
https://www.tiktok.com/@robertlufkin
Any suggestions?
https://www.tiktok.com/@robertlufkin
Less junk in the junk food.
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Less junk in the junk food.
We decided to get a dog.
"Dogs are our link to paradise.
They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon
is to be back in Eden,
where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace."
— Milan Kundera
What do you think?
"Dogs are our link to paradise.
They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon
is to be back in Eden,
where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace."
— Milan Kundera
What do you think?
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We decided to get a dog.
"Dogs are our link to paradise.
They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon
is to be back in Eden,
where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace."
— Milan Kundera
What do you think?
"Dogs are our link to paradise.
They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon
is to be back in Eden,
where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace."
— Milan Kundera
What do you think?
I love doing book signings — they're such a great way to meet all of you in person!
Here's a look at our recent Worldlink Medical event in San Diego, held at a stunning seaside location.
Please enjoy a sample chapter: https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
H/t Karla Socci Somers
Here's a look at our recent Worldlink Medical event in San Diego, held at a stunning seaside location.
Please enjoy a sample chapter: https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
H/t Karla Socci Somers
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I love doing book signings — they're such a great way to meet all of you in person!
Here's a look at our recent Worldlink Medical event in San Diego, held at a stunning seaside location.
Please enjoy a sample chapter: https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
H/t Karla Socci Somers
Here's a look at our recent Worldlink Medical event in San Diego, held at a stunning seaside location.
Please enjoy a sample chapter: https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
H/t Karla Socci Somers
Enjoy the little things in life,
for one day you'll look back and
realize they were big things.
I try to remind myself of this every day.
h/t @ValaAfshar
for one day you'll look back and
realize they were big things.
I try to remind myself of this every day.
h/t @ValaAfshar
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Enjoy the little things in life,
for one day you'll look back and
realize they were big things.
I try to remind myself of this every day.
h/t @ValaAfshar
for one day you'll look back and
realize they were big things.
I try to remind myself of this every day.
h/t @ValaAfshar
Agree or disagree?
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Agree or disagree?
Top-selling drugs in the first 9 months of 2025:
1. Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus)
2. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound)
3. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
What do you make of this?
h/t @DrSamuelBHume
1. Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus)
2. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound)
3. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
What do you make of this?
h/t @DrSamuelBHume
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Top-selling drugs in the first 9 months of 2025:
1. Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus)
2. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound)
3. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
What do you make of this?
h/t @DrSamuelBHume
1. Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus)
2. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound)
3. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
What do you make of this?
h/t @DrSamuelBHume
We all get to be the stars of our own life stories.
Walk through life like it's a red carpet!
H/t shitheadsteve
Walk through life like it's a red carpet!
H/t shitheadsteve
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We all get to be the stars of our own life stories.
Walk through life like it's a red carpet!
H/t shitheadsteve
Walk through life like it's a red carpet!
H/t shitheadsteve
Both versions are unhealthy junk food.
But we managed to make it even worse in the US version.
Why?
But we managed to make it even worse in the US version.
Why?
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Both versions are unhealthy junk food.
But we managed to make it even worse in the US version.
Why?
But we managed to make it even worse in the US version.
Why?
Most of these longevity companies have technology that will slow aging.
A few have tech that may actually reverse it.
What an amazing time to be alive!
Agree or disagree?
h/t @Stifel
A few have tech that may actually reverse it.
What an amazing time to be alive!
Agree or disagree?
h/t @Stifel
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Most of these longevity companies have technology that will slow aging.
A few have tech that may actually reverse it.
What an amazing time to be alive!
Agree or disagree?
h/t @Stifel
A few have tech that may actually reverse it.
What an amazing time to be alive!
Agree or disagree?
h/t @Stifel
Foods that were named after people.
Which ones did we miss?
Which ones did we miss?
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Foods that were named after people.
Which ones did we miss?
Which ones did we miss?
Cialis is not just for ED.
Long-term daily use of tadalafil (Cialis) — averaging over 4 years — was associated with a significant reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11323371/
Long-term daily use of tadalafil (Cialis) — averaging over 4 years — was associated with a significant reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11323371/
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Cialis is not just for ED.
Long-term daily use of tadalafil (Cialis) — averaging over 4 years — was associated with a significant reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11323371/
Long-term daily use of tadalafil (Cialis) — averaging over 4 years — was associated with a significant reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11323371/
It's an honor to have our book 'Lies I Taught In Medical School' a winner of the 19th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards!
Please download a free sample chapter or order here:
https://robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
https://www.indieexcellence.com/19th-annual-winners
Please download a free sample chapter or order here:
https://robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
https://www.indieexcellence.com/19th-annual-winners
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It's an honor to have our book 'Lies I Taught In Medical School' a winner of the 19th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards!
Please download a free sample chapter or order here:
https://robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
https://www.indieexcellence.com/19th-annual-winners
Please download a free sample chapter or order here:
https://robertlufkinmd.com/lies/
https://www.indieexcellence.com/19th-annual-winners
Driverless cars are 10x safer than human drivers.
Agree or disagree?
Agree or disagree?
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Driverless cars are 10x safer than human drivers.
Agree or disagree?
Agree or disagree?
Today's ultra-processed junk food is carefully engineered to mimic the appearance of real, nourishing food from our past—tricking our brains into believing it's healthy.
It's not.
What other modern "foods" come to mind that pretend to be something they're not?
h/t @WallStreetMav
It's not.
What other modern "foods" come to mind that pretend to be something they're not?
h/t @WallStreetMav
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Today's ultra-processed junk food is carefully engineered to mimic the appearance of real, nourishing food from our past—tricking our brains into believing it's healthy.
It's not.
What other modern "foods" come to mind that pretend to be something they're not?
h/t @WallStreetMav
It's not.
What other modern "foods" come to mind that pretend to be something they're not?
h/t @WallStreetMav