Sara Gottfried Szal: Understanding Health Through Precision Testing - EDGE H&W Conversations
7m 48s
Dr. Sarah Gottfried discusses precision medicine and the factors that influence long-term health in athletes and executives. She outlines how inflammation, insulin resistance, diet, and hormonal patterns shape performance and career longevity.
The conversation covers the role of genomic testing, biomarker analysis, and continuous monitoring in identifying individual vulnerabilities. She also explains how trauma can affect physiological systems and reviews therapeutic approaches, including somatic methods and emerging work with psychedelic-assisted therapy.
A grounded overview of the tools and measurements that can support more informed health decisions.
Key Takeaways
• Inflammation is common even in high-performing individuals and is often diet-driven.
• Biomarkers, genomics, and continuous monitoring help identify early vulnerabilities.
• Behavior change is the main challenge in improving health outcomes.
• Trauma can influence immune, endocrine, and nervous system function.