The Precision Health with Mirthe Podcast

Chronic high sugar intake has long been recognized as a risk factor for many diseases, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. But even long before, acute blood sugar spikes from your daily toasty with jam, or mid afternoon chocolate bar, can inflict damage on the body, even if you are seemingly healthy and slim.

Ketosis has many great health benefits, if done in the right way, and intermittently. In this episode I share some of the research on its benefits, but also on its pitfalls if done excessively (and there are many!). 

Intermittent fasting has become all the rage, and for good reason. In this episode I share some of the great health benefits of intermittent fasting, but also some potential negative effects if it is overdone or at the wrong time of the day. 

An introduction to what precision health optimisation, prevention and Functional Medicine are. We explore the role of genetic testing such as DNA health tests, and predictive biomarker testing for health optimisation, and what to watch out for when doing these tests. We further examine the different between optimal and 'ok' test results as they pertain to health trajectories, plus a Functional Medicine take on health span and disease.