Today, I'm joined by the inspiring Dr. Darshan Shah, a board-certified surgeon who made the bold leap from the operating room to the forefront of longevity and functional medicine. In our conversation, Dr. Shah opens up about his own journey through burnout, chronic illness, and autoimmune disease, and shares how simple, consistent lifestyle changes became the real medicine that transformed his health. His experience revealed firsthand just how powerful habits like movement, proper nutrition, and sleep can be—often succeeding where surgery and prescriptions fell short.
Episode Timestamps:
Intro and offers ... 00:00:00
Dr. Darshan Shah's journey from surgery to lifestyle medicine ... 00:04:37
Simple actions: nutrition, movement, habit formation ... 00:08:41
Challenges of doctors embracing lifestyle changes ... 00:11:06
Building a parallel system: prevention and chronic care ... 00:14:32
Empowering patients: tech, wearables, and AI ... 00:18:27
Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE): mechanism and safety ... 00:27:47
Essential biomarker and at-home tests ... 00:48:19
Continuous glucose monitors and real-time health feedback ... 00:52:33
Next Health model: prevention, functional, lifestyle, longevity ... 00:43:08
Longevity circuit: cellular gym approach ... 00:59:37
Liquid biopsy and early cancer detection ... 01:02:08
Advice for health, self-care, and lifelong vitality ... 01:09:31
Where to learn more and clinic expansion ... 01:10:26
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