Chiseled Ep 126 - Dr_ Chistina Paul - Health_ Vitality_ and Longevity

Dr. Christina Paul felt a calling — help people to live better, healthier lives right up to the end. The root of her dedication, she says, came from what she calls a gift from God to be able to study science and grow up in a household where wholesome living was fundamental.She also spent a lot of time in the critical care units of hospitals encountering patients with life-threatening chronic illnesses that could have been prevented.Fortunately, as she explains in this week's episode of Chiseled, a "chronic illness" no longer has to be a permanent or terminal one."If you're leg is broken and you fix it, it's not going to stay a broken leg forever," she said. "Ninety percent of things that are labeled as chronic diseases, individuals who are labeled as having chronic disease, (these) are still reversible."​Dr. Paul dedicates her time to making sure that people live at the top of their game for as long as possible by pairing traditional medical science with personalized deep dives used in the practice of functional, longevity medicine, also known as precision health care.Much of her practice falls into categories that most people innately understand, but don't always address — adequate sleep, healthy food, and stress reduction. But the science extends beyond that to epigenetics — how genes are expressed, hormones, and the microbiome, or gut health."That's our second brain," she said. "Our microbiome is such a huge player with our neurological health."Unlike traditional medicine, actuarial tables and diagnostic codes have little to do with her decision-making matrix. In fact, she describes insurance as "reactive care." Instead, she uses an analogy comparing her practice to skydiving, which, if you know me, personally resonates."It's like having a parachute. You're ready, you jump off the plane, but it really doesn't open until you're close to the ground. So, you're just falling. It's going to save you, but just at the very end," she said. "But you want to have checked if that parachute opens before you got on the plane and you want it to open right away. That's the kind of health care strategy that we empower our patients to take."As a big believer in the idea of investing 10 percent of our income into our personal well-being, I couldn't agree more with Dr. Paul's assessment of taking care of ourselves to take care of others."If we're not able to take care of our inner health or self, you can't show up for your partners, your families, your business," she said.For those unfamiliar with longevity care, or those who want to learn more, I urge you, for your own health, to take a listen to this week's episode of Chiseled.