The Joe Cohen Show

Tommy Wood: Are Alternative Health Tests Worth It? | Episode 12

Jan 6, 2023

01:04:12

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Is a Cholesterol Balance Test the Gold Standard?

01:20

Is It a Carnitine?

01:20

Polygenic Risk Scores

01:43

Polygenic Risk

01:35

Introduction

2min

Is It Bullshit or Legit?

2min

Is There Any Science for Urine Organic Acid Tests?

3min

I Love This Industry of Alternative Tests

2min

Is There Any Legitimacy to This Test?

2min

What's the Difference Between a Blood Test and a Hormone Test?

2min

Is the Dutch Test Just Bullshit?

2min

The Joe Cohen Show Is Unsullied by Paid Sponsors

4min

The Science Isn't There Yet, Right?

3min

10.

Polygenic Risk Score for Cardiovascular Disease

3min

11.

Polygenic Risk

2min

12.

Polygenic Risk Scores

2min

13.

Is Microbiome the Same as Genetics?

2min

14.

Urine Heavy Metal Tests

3min

15.

IGG Is a Thing and I Think It's Overdiagnosed

2min

16.

Serum Vitamins and Serum Metals

4min

17.

Is Niacin a Good Indirect Proxy of Nice and Deficiency?

2min

18.

Is LDL a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease?

4min

19.

LDL Particle Number and Lipoprotein a Particle Number and LDL Cholesterol Are the Main Causal Factors

1min

20.

Is There a Risk Factor in Atherosclerosis?

2min

21.

Is a CT Angiogram the Gold Standard?

4min

22.

Is Blood Sugar Control Really Important?

2min

23.

Is This Really a Genetic Change or Is It Genetic?

2min

24.

Do You Know if It Was Carnitine or Olive Oil?

2min

25.

Is There a Risk for Heart Failure?

2min

26.

Do You Test Your LDL Cholesterol Every Time?

4min

Joe and Dr. Tommy Wood go over the most popular alternative health tests to tell you which ones are worth it and which ones are not.

Joe and Tommy discuss microbiome tests, organic acid tests, heavy metal tests, and so much more! Plus, find out the one occasion the Dutch test is helpful according to Dr. Tommy.

Tommy also shares the difference between IgE vs IgG food sensitivity tests and which one you should stay away from. They discuss whether vitamins & minerals tests are reliable, and tell you the problem with the RDA.

Find out what Tommy thinks about DNA tests, and why you shouldn’t try a health intervention based on a single SNP. Plus, Joe and Tommy discuss what’s the best approach when it comes to using genetic testing for health (spoiler: It’s polygenic risk scoring).

Dr. Tommy Wood is an MD with a Ph.D. in physiology and neuroscience. He has coached world-class athletes and is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington.

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