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Wild Health: Combining Genetics & Lab Work for Ultimate Health Personalization with Dr. Matt Dawson

Apr 28, 2025
01:05:42

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Matthew Dawson, the founder and CEO of Wild Health, and leader in genomics-based precision medicine. Dr. Matt breaks down what precision medicine truly means--how it goes beyond traditional healthcare to create highly personalized plans based on your unique genetic blueprint and blood work. We explore some of the most important genes to assess for optimizing health, performance, and longevity, including the ApoE gene. He shares powerful insights into the future of medicine and why understanding your genetics is crucial for extending healthspan. Plus, we open up about our own personal Wild Health test results and how they've shaped our individual wellness journey. This conversation is packed with actionable insights you won't want to miss!

Dr. Matthew Dawson is the founder and CEO of Wild Health, a genomics-based precision medicine company, and the CEO of TruDiagnostic, an epigenetics testing lab. He has authored two textbooks, published over two dozen studies, lectured in over 20 countries, and won national awards for education and innovation. His passion is unlocking the secrets of the genome and epigenome and using them to optimize health and maximize healthspan. He lives in the woods with his wife, four children, and two dogs.

SHOW NOTES: 

0:31 Welcome to the show!

3:57 Dr. Matt Dawson’s Bio

4:40 Welcome Dr. Matt to the show!

5:14 What is “Precision Medicine”?

7:14 Your genes are not your destiny

11:09 Renee’s experience with Bulletproof coffee

11:38 MTHFR & Homocysteine

12:43 Combining lab work with genetics

17:24 Alzheimer’s genetics

20:32 What to do for APOE-3/4

22:56 Biomarkers for optimal health 

24:28 Can you change your sleep chronotype?

28:26 Genes for telomere length

31:37 *ALIGN MAT*

33:16 *PIQUE TEA*

35:27 Boosting BDNF

37:30 Something new about HbA1C!

39:47 FOXO3 Gene for Longevity

43:40 Blue Zones & social connection

45:12 Testing Biological Age

49:08 Caloric Restriction for Longevity

51:42 The perfect diet for your genes

53:25 Comparing macro tolerances

57:37 Wild Health reports 

59:12 Coming soon for Precision Medicine!

1:04:16 His final piece of advice

1:04:56 Thanks for tuning in!


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