Piloting Health

We've been told for years by doctors to watch our cholesterol. Cereals have become synonymous with breakfast and often boast being "healthy" or at least part of a nutritious diet.  There are certain "givens" that have pervaded the health and nutrition space for decades. But what if they're not true?  Or only partially true? In this interview with Dr. George Shapiro, the Chief Medical Innovation Officer at Fountain Life, we explore some of the common thinking people have around heart disease and health.  Dr. Shapiro breaks down the five biomarkers for arterial plaque and they're not necessarily what you'd think. When you think of diet and exercise to become healthy, what kind of diet and what types of exercise come to mind? You might be surprised by what types actually reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. As always, consult your physician before any significant changes to your diet or exercise routine, but this episode should give you some “food” for thought the next time you’re at the grocery store or the gym. Enjoy the episode! Follow Dr. Shapiro here: https://www.instagram.com/drgeorgeshapiro/ Learn more about Fountain Life here: https://www.fountainlife.com/ Follow Dr. Bob Hariri on his platforms here: Web: www.pilotinghealth.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbobhariri/ X: https://twitter.com/DrBobHariri TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pilotinghealth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbobhariri/

We store our financial assets in a bank; should we be storing our biological assets as well? This episode's guest and I think so.  This week's episode was filmed on location at Peter Diamandis' A360 event and features returning pod guest Andrew Hessel. If you missed his last episode, we discussed the ability to fax living organisms. This episode is just as fascinating.  Andrew discusses the importance of bio-banking and what it means for your ability to combat serious disease in the future.  He also gets into cloning: what does it really look like, how it's happening now, and why we're likely to see it with humans in the not-too-distant future. There's even an interesting thread about passing on your wealth to your own biological clone and what that could look like for generational wealth-building.  As always with Andrew Hessel, the line between science and science fiction gets blurry as he elaborates on the technologies today that are shaping tomorrow. Enjoy the episode. Follow Dr. Bob Hariri on his platforms here: Web: www.pilotinghealth.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbobhariri/ X: https://twitter.com/DrBobHariri TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pilotinghealth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbobhariri/

Why do drugs like Ozempic work? In this episode of Piloting Health, Dr. Frank Dos Santos joins me once again for an in-depth look at the most talked-about drugs on the market right now: GLP-1 agonists. We break down exactly why the drugs cause weight loss, but also how that weight loss can lead to a reduced change of certain types of diseases. What is it about caloric restriction that can help stave off disease?  In this vein, we also talk intermittent fasting and I even espouse my theory that the body encourages fasting when combatting certain types of cancer.  It goes without saying that any decision to begin any type of drug or medical regiment needs to be discussed with your physician, so we're not advocating for any individual to begin GLP-1 agonists or fasting but, in general, the results we're seeing from caloric restriction seem to be very positive in many circumstances.  In this episode, Dr. Dos Santos and I break down exactly why. To follow Dr. Dos Santos, you can find him on Instagram: @drfrankdossantos Follow Dr. Bob Hariri on his platforms here: Web: www.pilotinghealth.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbobhariri/ X: https://twitter.com/DrBobHariri TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pilotinghealth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbobhariri/

Do the secrets to combatting disease already reside within our own bodies?  We rely heavily on vaccines for serious disease, but this week's guest talks about the power of unleashing our own immune system. Lou Reese is the Board Chair and Co-Founder - along with his wife Mei Mei - of Vaxxinity, a company that focuses on active immunity medicines. I had the opportunity sit down with Lou for a pop-up podcast at a recent Abundance Platinum conference hosted by Peter Diamandis, at which Lou and I were both speaking. You'll notice the hotel ballroom curtain background. In this episode, we connect the dots between medical science and social science, discussing not just the incredible breakthroughs that Lou and his team are working on, but also finding your purpose and even setting examples for your children.  To follow the work at Vaxxinity: https://x.com/vaxxinity Follow Dr. Bob Hariri on his platforms here: Web: www.pilotinghealth.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbobhariri/ X: https://twitter.com/DrBobHariri TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pilotinghealth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbobhariri/

Have we created an operating system for life? How close are we to cloning humans, and what would that even look like?  You're in for a fascinating episode as the line between science and science fiction gets blurred.  My guest is microbiologist and geneticist Andrew Hessel, the CEO and Founder of The Genome Project-Write, and author of "The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology."  In this episode we discuss: ➡️ How protein engineering has gone fully digital. ➡️ How DNA is a coding language that we can access. ➡️ Craig Ventner's work in transfecting a cell with a synthetic chromosome. ➡️ The reality of human cloning. ➡️ Stem cell banking and the future of medicine. ➡️ What immortality could really look like. ➡️ And more! To follow Andrew and learn more about his work, follow him on: Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewhessel/ X - https://x.com/andrewhessel Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/syntheticgenomeguy/ Check out his book, The Genesis Machine here - https://a.co/d/hcd2yOT Follow Dr. Bob Hariri on his platforms here: Web: www.pilotinghealth.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbobhariri/ X: https://twitter.com/DrBobHariri TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pilotinghealth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbobhariri/