About this episode

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel discusses simple rules for a long and healthy life, challenging common wellness trends.

Everyone's chasing the wellness hack that'll finally crack the code on living longer: cold plunges, biological age tests, or extreme fasts. But my guest today just wrote an entire book making the opposite argument: most of that noise doesn't matter nearly as much as we think, and the real answer to a long, healthy life is a lot simpler than the wellness industry wants you to believe. Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel is a Harvard-trained oncologist, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, and a former special advisor on health policy to the Obama administration. His new book, Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life , lays out six evidence-based rules for a longer, better life. This one will change how you think about "doing wellness right." For full show notes and transcript: https://drgundry.com/zeke-emanuel-longevity-rules-eat-your-ice-cream On this episode, you’ll learn:   Why perfectionism should NOT be your goal when it comes ot healthy habits (3:37) Why early retirement could be quietly speeding up cognitive decline (10:12) The simple "wellness trifecta" that is way easier than you’d think (14:17) A surprisingly…

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Host: Dr. Gundry

Guest: Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel

Topics covered

• wellness
• cognitive decline
• healthy habits
• longevity
• nutrition

Keywords

• wellness hack
• cognitive decline
• healthy habits
• longevity rules
• nutrition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Obama administration

Books & works: Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life

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