Our first guest of 2024 is Dr. Darshan Shah, a surgeon, longevity expert, and founder of Next Health. In their conversion, David and Dr. Shah take a snapshot of today’s ever-changing health optimization and longevity landscape.The two discuss new diagnostic tools like executive physicals and AI-enabled heart scans, highlighting the power of early detection in combating conditions like Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and cancer. David also takes the opportunity to learn all about up-and-coming treatments like gene therapy from an expert. Dr. Shah also shares his personal journey from surgery to functional medicine, emphasizing the importance of looking beyond traditional Western healthcare to prevent chronic diseases.

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Key Moments
“I think there's a lot going on in the world of longevity that unfortunately the FDA is trying to block. But you know, the research continues to go on in other countries and it will continue to flourish and we will be able to do a lot of these things here at some point, whether it be in the United States or outside.”

“I always tell people that we have a few different goals in mind. Our first goal is to optimize along the most common things we need to make sure your nutrition, your exercise and your sleep is perfect, right? And so as close to perfect as we can get it.”

“If Steve Jobs were alive today, and he had an executive physical, he would have been saved from pancreatic cancer."

“I always tell my patients, you need to know what your hemoglobin A1C level is. I should ask you, and you should be able to tell me what it is.”

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