# The Peak Performance Code: How to Use Your DNA to Work Smarter, Age Slower, and Recover Faster with Dr Matt Dawson

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Published: 2026-01-22T01:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What if you could extend your healthspan, sharpen your focus, and increase your stress resilience by decoding your DNA? In this powerhouse episode, Dr. Matt Dawson, ER physician and early longevity pioneer turned health tech founder, and Lloyed Lobo discuss how startup founders can optimize their health span while scaling high-impact companies. After years of watching patients suffer from avoidable conditions, Matt left traditional medicine to build companies that keep people healthy before things break. He co-founded and exited Wild Health, a genomics-based performance medicine clinic, and now leads TruDiagnostic, an epigenetics company that helps people measure how fast they are aging and how to reverse it. Matt breaks down the exact systems he uses with elite athletes, founders, and high performers to engineer long-term energy, recovery, and focus. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 From ER doctor to healthtech entrepreneur 03:12 Why emergency medicine can't fix chronic disease 04:49 Treating health as a data problem 09:24 Genetics vs epigenetics 13:11 Why entrepreneurs age faster than everyone else 19:42 Measuring biological aging 36:36 Health trends that matter vs ones that don't 44:16 Top health hacks you didn't know Dr. Matt Dawson, CEO, TrueDiagnostic TrueDiagnostic: https://www.trudiagnostic.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-dawson-75196040/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trudiagnosticofficial

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