Amateurs look for more data.
Masters look for the right data.
If a system requires you to monitor 500 variables, it is because the physician doesn’t know what actually matters.
The art of mastery is not in the accumulation of information, but in the ruthless reduction of complexity. It's about finding the signal in the noise.
There are only five major longevity factors supported by current science:
- VO2 Max (4x power)
- Strength (2x power)
- Social Connectedness (1.8x power)
- Smoking (1.5x power)
- Blood Pressure (1.15x power)
We begin by assessing these 5 factors, providing you with an actionable plan for claiming more of your longevity potential. Many of our patients get pretty close to 100%. What then?
Longevity itself is only half the equation - RiverRock is unique in actively and algorithmically pursuing the other half: Depth, Meaning, & Connection.
THE CONFIDENCE TO STOP GUESSING.
Medicine is Applied Philosophy.
This principle directs the clinical strategy at RiverRock.
Dr. Z's undergraduate training was in philosophy before completing his medical degree and dual residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
“The role of the physician should be to find health, any darn fool can find disease.”
During training, he noticed modern medicine often manages pathology but struggles to prevent or reverse chronic disease, while guidelines project more certainty than the evidence earns.
Like many, he explored Functional Medicine and Medicine 3.0, only to find a second “certainty theater,” built on the same fragile inferences. Grounded in rigorous statistics, Bayesian epistemology, and the history of failed mechanistic treatments, he has demonstrated that much of it is mathematically unsound.
RiverRock applies higher scientific standards to a clearer target: health as the mental and physical capacity to execute a meaningful life.
GO BEYOND
MERE LONGEVITY
You don't optimize health just to get pretty numbers on your blood tests. You optimize it to spend it on a meaningful life.
Once you've gotten the longevity you can get, we focus on the Meaning — the reasons you care about living in the first place.
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being” — Carl Jung
MeaningSpan is the combination of both longevity and depth. When we say "Dream-Driven", we mean your deepest, most meaningful dreams: Purpose, Fulfillment, & Identity.
We classify those dreams in 10 categories:
- Intimacy, Eroticism & Passion
- Family
- Community & Belonging
- Personal Growth
- Invention, Discovery & Exploration
- Self-Expression
- Impact & Legacy
- Experiences & Memories
- Victory & Status
- Spirituality & Transcendence
We'll explore which ones are most meaningful for you, personally, and then create a strategy for progressively deepening your sense of meaning through dedicated expansion of your chosen areas.
MeaningSpan
Longevity is not enough. We may even trade off longevity for depth. Explore the 10 categories:
Intimacy, Eroticism & Passion
Being seen as you truly are. Fully inhabiting your truest self, and being witnessed in doing so.
The Foundation of Family
Participation, comfort, and the deep security of knowing where you come from.
Community & Belonging
Connection through promoting shared values and goals.
Personal Growth
Relentless pursuit of your ideal vision of yourself.
The Ecstasy of Invention
Tinkering, building, inventing, and exploring the unknown edges of the world.
Expressing Your Inexpressable Soul
Artistic creation and the courage to reveal your soul.
Making an Impact
Making your mark on the world. Leaving a Legacy. Being Remembered for your contributions, inventions, and great deeds.
Collecting Beautiful Experiences
Tasting all life has to offer, from the bitter to the sweet.
Victory & Status
The drive to win, achieve, and be recognized.
Transcendence
Connection to & merging with, the universe and the spiritual realm beyond the self.
Define Your MeaningSpan
You have selected 0 categories.
Your Path Forward
RiverRock Medical is a concierge medical practice in Austin, Texas, led by Dr. Zain Hakeem.
Focused on longevity and health optimization through a unique approach, with standalone assessments available to non-members.