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Optimizing Human Healthspan | Dr. Chuck Svendsen

Medical doctors and researchers have done an amazing job extending human life expectancy, but healthspan - the time during which a person lives in good physical and mental health, free from chronic disease or serious disability - has not kept pace. In fact, in the United States, the average person reaching their late 60s can, on average, experience more than a decade in poor health.

In this episode, Dr. Chuck Svendsen, co-founder & Chief Medical Officer at Astride Health, discusses his vision for the future of personalized medicine and how that vision will shrink the time people spend in poor health at the end of their lives. Dr. Svendsen provides advice for how people can improve diet, exercise, manage stress, and sleep better to improve healthspan. He also talks about supplements and the importance of social connection to living long, healthy lives.

The conversation continues with a dive into GLP-1s and other peptides, as well as hormone and testosterone replacement. Dr. Svendsen even shares how AI and robots will shape the future of healthcare.

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Don MacPherson is host of 12 Geniuses - a podcast for curious and voracious learners. A six-time entrepreneur, Don spent 25 years researching the employee and customer experiences, the attributes of great leadership, and how healthy organizational cultures are created and sustained. Now, Don interviews geniuses from around the world about the trends shaping the way we live and work. From AI to biotechnology, aging to addiction, cybersecurity to privacy, and climate change to space travel, Don uses these insights to help business leaders better understand what these trends are, how they are positioned to disrupt companies and industries, and how new value can be created for those willing to make the necessary changes.

An avid traveler and volunteer, Don has visited every corner of the world and been a Big Brother mentor for more than 20 years. He is the former executive director Think2Perform Research Institute where he helped to create the organization’s Future Leaders Academy. Don is a board member of Leadership Garden, an organization that helps young people develop the life skills needed to make a positive difference in their community. In October 2024, Don co-founded Home at Home - an organization that enables seniors to age gracefully, safely, and vibrantly in the comfort of their own homes.