Living longer does not always mean living better.Many people reach midlife or later without a diagnosis, yet with less energy, less resilience, and a growing sense that everyday life feels heavier than it should.Living Better, Not Just Longer offers a thoughtful, realistic approach to health and aging-one that moves beyond quick fixes, rigid routines, and extreme lifestyle changes.Instead of focusing on disease or optimization, this book centers on preserving capacity: the physical, mental, and emotional abilities that allow you to live well over time. The ability to move with confidence, recover from stress, think clearly, and remain engaged with life as it evolves.Drawing on insights from preventive medicine, public health, and everyday experience, the book explores how small, sustainable adjustments in sleep, movement, stress, attention, relationships, and self-care can make a meaningful difference when practiced consistently.This is not a manual of rules.It is an invitation to understand how your body and mind actually work-and to care for them in a way that fits real life.For readers who are not looking to optimize themselves, but to live with more clarity, margin, and steadiness, Living Better, Not Just Longer offers a calm, grounded path forward.