E175: Dr. Dillon Meier on Longevity, Functional Medicine & Biohacking Health

Welcome to the Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast with Dr. Kerry Reller! This week, I am joined by Dr. Dillon Meier, a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and founder of 7Longevity. In this episode, we explore longevity medicine, functional medicine, biohacking, and the systems engineering approach to optimizing health. Dr. Meier shares how his wife’s autoimmune diagnosis sparked his interest in root-cause medicine and discusses topics such as gut health, inflammation, advanced testing, sauna therapy, wearable technology, AI in healthcare, and personalized wellness strategies. We also dive into his experience with the carnivore diet, biological aging, and how data-driven health optimization may help people improve healthspan and prevent chronic disease. Tune in to learn practical insights on improving your health through lifestyle, technology, and personalized medicine.Dr. Dillon Meier is a board-certified anesthesiologist with advanced fellowship training in cardiothoracic anesthesiology from Cleveland Clinic. As both a physician and systems-minded thinker, he brings a data-driven approach to longevity, functional medicine, and health optimization.After a family member faced an autoimmune diagnosis, Dr. Meier began exploring deeper diagnostic patterns, functional medicine, and pace-of-aging research to identify upstream drivers that traditional workups had missed. That experience led him to develop a structured framework for helping clients better understand their health data, prioritize interventions, and make meaningful changes over time.Through his longevity advisory work, Dr. Meier partners with founders, business owners, and investors using systems-level diagnostics, quarterly healthspan reviews, async-first communication, and longitudinal protocol adjustments based on each client’s data. His goal is to help clients optimize healthspan, improve resilience, and take a more proactive approach to long-term wellness.00:00 Introduction to Dr. Dillon Meier01:10 How 7Longevity Was Created03:02 From Cardiac Anesthesia to Longevity Medicine05:20 Autoimmune Disease & Functional Medicine Journey07:15 Gut Health, Gluten & Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis10:40 Functional Medicine vs Conventional Medicine13:05 Systems Engineering & Personalized Health Testing17:00 Sauna Therapy, Detoxification & Modern Toxins18:49 Why Dr. Meier Uses 90-Day Health Cycles24:14 Wearables, Advanced Labs & Personalized Optimization26:45 Carnivore Diet Experiment & What Went Wrong32:28 How to Work with 7Longevity33:20 Preview of Next Episode on AI in MedicineConnect with Dr. MeierConnect with Dr. RellerPodcast website: https://gethealthytbpodcast.buzzsprou... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryrellermd/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClearwaterFamilyMedicineInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/clearwaterfamilymedicine/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kerryrellermdClearwater Family Medicine and Allergy website: https://sites.google.com/view/clearwa...Podcast: https://gethealthytbpodcast.buzzsprou...Subscribe to the Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Amazon music, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Pandora.