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Re:Age - Reflections on Time, Body & Longevity
by Dr. Rhea Kotecha
Re:Age is a quiet, evidence-based exploration of time, the body, and longevity — steady, reflective episodes where clinical science is delivered with calm precision. A contemplative space for understanding the biology of aging and the principles that support a longer, better life. drrheakotecha.substack.com
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The Shape of Medicine: From interruption to trajectory, and the birth of the longevity physician.
A healthy 37-year-old man almost skipped his appointment. What we found changed everything. This episode explores the shift from a world of sudden death to one of slow disease, and why the future of medicine lies not in treating illness after it appears, but in recognising biological change while there is still time to alter the trajectory. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drrheakotecha.substack.com
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Microplastics, PCOS/PMOS & the Quiet Erosion of Fertility
This episode explores one of the biggest conversations emerging in health right now: microplastics, endocrine disruption and the quiet erosion of fertility.From PCOS (recently renamed PMOS) and hormonal signalling to inflammation, oxidative stress and IVF outcomes, we examine how modern environmental exposures may be influencing reproductive health in ways medicine is only beginning to understand.It’s a conversation about fertility, modern life and the invisible exposures the body is now adapting to every single day. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drrheakotecha.substack.com
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Wearables and the Body that Forgot How to Listen
In this episode, I explore what wearables are actually showing us, not just data, but the loss of our ability to feel ourselves clearly. From heart rate variability to sleep and glucose, these devices are not creating new information. They are restoring access to signals we’ve become disconnected from.I walk through the physiology behind what your wearable is measuring, why behaviour changes when biology becomes visible, and where these tools can both help and harm. This is not about optimisation. It is about awareness, pattern recognition, and intervening earlier, while the body is still adaptable.The question is not which wearable to buy.It is what has changed in your life that you need one to see what your body is already trying to tell you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drrheakotecha.substack.com
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The Disconnection State: Why loneliness is driving biological ageing in ways we are only beginning to measure
In this episode, we examine loneliness as a chronic biological stressor. Associated with a mortality risk similar to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, it can accelerate biological ageing by around four years. We unpack how this shapes the nervous system, immunity, and aging itself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drrheakotecha.substack.com
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Anger, Envy & Blood Pressure: The Biology of Why It Kills
Anger isn’t just an emotion. It’s a cardiovascular event.In this episode, I explore how everyday emotional spikes quietly raise blood pressure, damage the endothelium, and accelerate ageing. From the hidden biology of envy to the breakdown of our modern stress cycle, this is a reframing of longevity you haven’t been taught. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drrheakotecha.substack.com
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The Peptide Age
Peptides are everywhere right now. Promising faster recovery, better sleep, and improved muscle repair. But what do they actually do and why do so many people feel like they need them? This episode breaks down the science, the hype, and what the peptide trend reveals about modern biology. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drrheakotecha.substack.com
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The Architecture of Fullness: The Fibre we Forgot
Fullness isn’t something you’ve lost: it’s something modern life has quietly taken away.This episode is a reflection on fibre, not as a nutrient, but as the structure that once shaped how we ate, digested, and felt satisfied.We explore:why you can eat well and still feel unsatisfiedhow fibre slows, stretches, and signals to the bodythe hidden role of gut bacteria in hunger and satietyand why modern food leaves us constantly reaching for moreA quiet reintroduction to what it means to feel truly nourished. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drrheakotecha.substack.com
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The most important lesson I learnt in Japan
This piece is also available with Apple Podcasts and Spotify under “RE:Age Reflections on Body, Time and Longevity”. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drrheakotecha.substack.com
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The Sunlight Deficit
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Colorectal Cancer Is Arriving Earlier Than It Should
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Your Bones Are Listening
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Weight Is a Memory, Not a Metric
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The Ones Who Adapt
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Why “Cholesterol” Was Never the Whole Story
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Re:Age is a quiet, evidence-based exploration of time, the body, and longevity — steady, reflective episodes where clinical science is delivered with calm precision. A contemplative space for understanding the biology of aging and the principles that support a longer, better life. drrheakotecha.substack.com
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Dr. Rhea Kotecha
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