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Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Dr. Florence Comite to unpack the biggest lessons she's learned from more than three decades at the forefront of personalized medicine. She explains the lifestyle factors that drive heart disease in both men and women, why diabetes is often at the root of cardiovascular disease, and the key biomarkers everyone should monitor early to help prevent chronic illness. Dr. Comite also ranks the most important lifestyle habits for longevity and reveals the hormones that play a critical role in preventing osteoporosis, maintaining strength, and reducing the risk of falls as we age.
Dr. Florence Comite is a New York Times bestselling author, Yale-trained clinician-scientist, and one of the world's leading experts in precision medicine and healthy longevity. A former Yale faculty member for 25 years and founder of the nation's first women-only clinic at Yale, she later founded the Comite Center for Precision Medicine & Healthy Longevity, where she pioneered the Nof1™ approach to personalized healthcare. She is the author of Keep It Up and Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better Longer, and her research has been published in leading medical journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.
In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Comite dive into:
(00:00) Introduction
(2:40) Journey into Precision Health & Longevity
(6:39) Why Hormonal Shifts Increase the Risk of Heart Disease
(12:07) How to Assess Your Risk of Heart Disease
(15:27) The Truth About Sugar, Blood Pressure, and Insulin
(24:20) Diet vs. Building Muscle: Which Matters More?
(31:05) The Five Most Important Biomarkers to Track
(33:59) Why Dr. Comite Started Taking Testosterone
(38:34) Calcium vs. Vitamin D: What Matters Most?
(44:48) Is a DEXA Scan Worth It?
(46:45) The Two Habits That Protect Your Healthspan
(57:05) Everything You Need to Know About Running
(1:00:07) What Are the Optimal ApoB and HDL Levels?
(1:07:28) Fasting Insulin vs. A1C
(1:09:29) How to Get Enough High-Quality Sleep
(1:12:07) Rethinking the Importance of Sleep, Exercise, and Nutrition
(1:14:50) GLP-1s: The Antibiotics of the 21st Century
(1:17:45) Final Thoughts and Takeaways
Also mentioned in this episode:
Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better, Longer
Keep It Up: The Power of Precision Medicine to Conquer Low T and Revitalize Your Life!
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