How To Take Control Of Your Health and Maximize Longevity with Dr. Darshan Shah

About this episode

Dr. Kristen Holmes interviews Dr. Darshan Shah about maximizing longevity and healthspan through fundamental health practices.

In this episode of the WHOOP Podcast How To Series, WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance and Principal Scientist, Dr. Kristen Holmes, sits down with renowned longevity expert, Dr. Darshan Shah, to break down how to maximize longevity. The episode focuses on what truly drives healthspan, drawing from Dr. Shah’s own experience as a trauma surgeon. Dr. Shah explains why most chronic diseases are preventable and reversible and why lasting change comes from mastering the fundamentals: sleep qual...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Kristen Holmes

Guest: Dr. Darshan Shah

Topics covered

• longevity
• healthspan
• chronic diseases
• preventable diseases
• sleep quality

Keywords

• longevity
• health
• chronic diseases
• sleep
• healthspan
• trauma surgeon
• preventable diseases

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