A naturopathic doctor's longevity advice

Dr. Renee Young, a Yale-trained naturopath is a medical-investigative force of nature who, at 50, is practicing the detailed and complex longevity gospel she preaches to her patients. In this 35-minute fast-moving interview, Dr. Young describes offers a portrait of what your life would be like if she had a say in keeping you healthy, fit and well for as many years as possible — even if you think you’re perfectly healthy already.01:25 — What’s a naturopath? How is naturopathy different than what your PCP does?03:10 — What a naturopath offers that your insurance-provided doctor can’t.04:30 — “One of the questions always in my mind is, ‘What will this person meet their demise from?’”05:24 — Component’s of Dr. Young’s “executive wellness” check.06:10 — The NutrEval comprehensive metabolic/nutritional test, and why Dr. Young recommends it.06:56 — Polygenic risk scores and genetic testing.07:55 — Paul’s recent NutrEval results: negative and positive surprises and what they show about how much insurance-provided annual blood/urine tests don’t tell you about your health.11:10 — Medicine’s marketing problem.12:26 — “How much healthcare do you want to consume?”18:00 — The curious doctor.19:05 — How to keep up with the explosion of longevity information and misinformation nowadays.20:10 — “Ask yourself hard questions.”21:15 — The Big Three aging processes to know and understand.23:32 — Investigating your own healthcare.25:55 — Next-level diagnostic tests.27:00 — The five pillars of aging.28:07 — Wellness as a series of rituals: yearly, monthly, weekly and daily.30:38 — Intermittent fasting! (One of Dr. Young’s favorite topics.)33:42 — The major benefits of assessing and knowing your biological age. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.agingwithstrength.com/subscribe