What if getting better healthcare starts not with another test or tracker, but with knowing what you actually need from your doctor?
In this episode, Annie sits down with Dr. Lucy McBride to talk about how to become a more active participant in your own healthcare—without feeling like you have to become your own doctor.
Dr. Lucy McBride is a board-certified internist who has practiced primary care medicine in Washington, D.C., for more than two decades. She is the author of Beyond the Prescription: A Doctor’s Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health and writes the widely read Substack Are You Okay?
They talk about the growing amount of health information available to us, from wearables and continuous glucose monitors to genetic testing and newer Alzheimer’s biomarkers, and how to think about when that information is useful and when it may create more anxiety than clarity. They also discuss metabolic and cardiovascular health, GLP-1 medications, menopause and hormone therapy, and why good health advice has to fit the person and the life they actually live.
Chapters
05:08 — Why healthcare has to start with a conversation
06:18 — What is your “patient personality”?
09:10 — Asking the question underneath the question
13:31 — How to get more out of a short doctor’s appointment
18:56 — When health data becomes too much
23:18 — Alzheimer’s risk, APOE4, and genetic testing
28:06 — New blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s
35:19 — Wearables, step trackers, and knowing when to stop tracking
39:25 — What continuous glucose monitors can—and can’t—tell us
44:21 — The metabolic health markers Lucy watches
49:37 — GLP-1 medications and brain health
55:02 — Making healthy habits fit your real life
59:42 — Menopause and hormone therapy
1:02:41 — Annie & Jenny’s Review & Do
Links
Dr. Lucy McBride
https://www.lucymcbride.com
Are You Okay? on Substack
https://lucymcbride.substack.com/
Beyond the Prescription
https://www.beyondtheprescriptionbook.com/
Brain Health Kitchen
https://brainhealthkitchen.substack.com
NeuroReserve
https://neuroreserve.com
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