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A naturopathic doctor's longevity advice

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AGING with STRENGTH®
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Jul 30, 2025
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Summary

Dr. Renee Young, a Yale-trained naturopath is a medical-investigative force of nature who, at 50, is practicing the detailed and complex longevity gospel she preaches to her patients. In this 35-minute fast-moving interview, Dr. Young describes offers a portrait of what your life would be like if she had a say in keeping you healthy, fit and well for as many years as possible — even if you think you’re perfectly healthy already. 01:25 — What’s a naturopath? How is naturopathy different than what your PCP does? 03:10 — What a naturopath offers that your insurance-provided doctor can’t. 04:30 — “One of the questions always in my mind is, ‘What will this person meet their demise from?’” 05:24 — Component’s of Dr. Young’s “executive wellness” check. 06:10 — The NutrEval comprehensive metabolic/nutritional test, and why Dr. Young recommends it. 06:56 — Polygenic risk scores and genetic testing. 07:55 — Paul’s recent NutrEval results: negative and positive surprises and what they show about how much insurance-provided annual blood/urine tests don’t tell you about your health. 11:10 — Medicine’s marketing problem. 12:26 — “How much healthcare do you want to consume?” 18:00 — The curious doctor. 19:05 — How to keep up with the explosion of longevity information and misinformation nowadays. 20:10 — “Ask yourself hard questions.” 21:15 — The Big Three aging processes to know and understand. 23:32 — Investigating your own healthcare. 25:55 — Next-level diagnostic tests. 27:00 — The five pillars of aging. 28:07 — Wellness as a series of rituals: yearly, monthly, weekly and daily. 30:38 — Intermittent fasting! (One of Dr. Young’s favorite topics.) 33:42 — The major benefits of assessing and knowing your biological age. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with ot…