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May 5, 2026
The Enemy of Life is Death
To focus on the most important enemy, we must know who the enemy is

The enemy of life is death.
So we must be knowledgeable on what causes death. The above chart shows that Heart Disease/Stroke and Cancer are by far the most common causes of death. In future articles we will dig into each of these in more detail and describe what can be done to minimize our risk of each. This is foundational knowledge and should serve as a backdrop for what ends lives, and therefore what can be done to extend life.
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db548.pdf