Today, I am honored to welcome Dr. Darshan Shah, a distinguished health and wellness specialist, board-certified surgeon, and the visionary founder of Next Health—the world's first and largest health optimization and longevity clinic. Through his own experience, Dr. Shah empowers us to take control of our health with three simple steps, as well as offers crucial insights into functional medicine, plant-based proteins, the benefits of vegetables, and the repercussions of low vitamin D levels.

Together, we cover social activities to combat sedentary behavior, the significance of sleep tracking, practical advice for improving gut health, and technological advancements in cancer testing. In this episode, Dr. Shah encourages us to correct bad health habits early on and lower our risk for disease, even before danger appears.

In this interview, we’ll discuss:
00:00 Intro
03:06 Why Was There a Need to Build Next Health?
09:11 The Three-Step Process to Stay Healthy
13:19 What Has Changed With Our Food Intake?
16:16 4 Ways to Eat Right
24:36 Plant-Based Sources of Protein
26:11 How Vegetables Can Greatly Help Your Body
30:44 This Happens When Your Vitamin D Level is Low
34:12 Know What is the Blood Work Optimal Range
36:51 You Need to Invest in Social Activity
39:19 How to Break Sedentary Behavior?
46:46 How Do You Get Out of the Perfectionist Mentality?
48:32 How Do You Prepare for Old Age?
50:21 The Benefits of Sleep Tracking
57:24 Best Practices to Help You Sleep Through the Night
01:03:52 Inflammation Affects Your Gut Health
01:09:10 How to Take Care of Your Heart
01:14:23 Technological Evolution of Testing Cancer
01:18:24 How Do We Prevent Cancer?
01:22:28 Dr. Darshan Shah On Final Five

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https://www.drshah.com/
https://www.next-health.com/

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