# Dr. Frank Lipman — Longevity and Functional Medicine

> Dr. Frank Lipman is a functional medicine pioneer, physician, author, and educator sharing more than four decades of clinical insight on longevity, prevention, and aging well.

Dr. Lipman's work pairs the rigor of Western diagnostics with the wisdom of Eastern healing traditions. His approach emphasizes the ordinary choices that shape healthspan: food, movement, sleep, stress care, meaningful relationships, and purpose. He encourages readers to measure what matters without optimizing the joy out of life.

## Explore

- [The Blog](https://www.drfranklipman.com/articles.md): Search more than 1,000 articles on functional medicine, longevity, nutrition, sleep, resilience, and aging well.
- [Listen and Watch](https://www.drfranklipman.com/podcasts.md): Browse interviews and long-form conversations featuring Dr. Lipman.
- [Meet Dr. Lipman](https://www.drfranklipman.com/meet-the-doctor.md): Read about his clinical background and philosophy.
- [Longevity Framework](https://www.drfranklipman.com/longevity.md): Learn the foundations, testing, therapies, and emerging treatments in the Lipman Longevity Pyramid.
- [Books](https://www.drfranklipman.com/books.md): Explore Dr. Lipman's published books.

## Important boundaries

This website provides general educational information, not individualized medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It does not create a physician-patient relationship. For clinical care, use the patient-care links on the website; for emergencies, contact local emergency services.

## Agent resources

- [When to use this site](https://www.drfranklipman.com/agent-instructions.md): Specific jobs this site is suited for and how agents should retrieve and cite its content.
- [Developer and agent resources](https://www.drfranklipman.com/developers.md): Public machine-readable endpoints and content-negotiation details.
- [Public content API](https://www.drfranklipman.com/api): Read-only JSON discovery, search, and retrieval for published articles and podcasts.
- [OpenAPI specification](https://www.drfranklipman.com/openapi.json): Typed OpenAPI 3.1.1 contract with function-calling-compatible operation IDs.
- [MCP server](https://www.drfranklipman.com/mcp): Read-only Streamable HTTP tools for searching and retrieving published content.
- [llms.txt](https://www.drfranklipman.com/llms.txt): Curated site map for agents.
- [XML sitemap](https://www.drfranklipman.com/sitemap.xml): Complete index of public pages and articles.