The Medicine You Already Have

Most of what determines how long you live is not in a pharmacy. It is in six things you do every day. In this episode, Dr. Leo introduces lifestyle medicine, the field he is board-certified in, and the six pillars that shape the course of a man's life: nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, avoiding risky substances, and connection.We tend to be reactive with our health. We wait until something breaks, then we scramble to fix it. This episode is about the other kind of medicine, the proactive kind, the kind that does not require a prescription, a referral, or anyone's permission. As much as eighty percent of chronic disease and early death could be prevented, and Black men have the most to gain from the one medicine that has been in our hands the whole time.If the list of six feels like a lot, here is the move: do not try to fix all six at once. Pick the one that is your weak spot, and start there. One percent better, every day.This is the episode that turns the corner of the season. Everything ahead builds on it.Black men's health, measured differently.