The Holistic Doctor's 3-STEP HACK For Optimal Physical & Mental Health!
The Holistic Doctor's 3-STEP HACK For Optimal Physical & Mental Health!
Today, I am honored to welcome Dr. Darshan Shah, a distinguished health and wellness specialist, board-certified surgeon, and the visionary founder of Next Health—the world’s first and largest health optimization and longevity clinic. Through his own experience, Dr. Shah empowers us to take control of our health with three simple steps, as well as offers crucial insights into functional medicine, plant-based proteins, the benefits of vegetables, and the repercussions of low vitamin D levels.
Together, we cover social activities to combat sedentary behavior, the significance of sleep tracking, practical advice for improving gut health, and technological advancements in cancer testing. In this episode, Dr. Shah encourages us to correct bad health habits early on and lower our risk for disease, even before danger appears.
In this interview, we’ll discuss:
00:00 Intro
03:06 Why Was There a Need to Build Next Health?
09:11 The Three-Step Process to Stay Healthy
13:19 What Has Changed With Our Food Intake?
16:16 4 Ways to Eat Right
24:36 Plant-Based Sources of Protein
26:11 How Vegetables Can Greatly Help Your Body
30:44 This Happens When Your Vitamin D Level is Low
34:12 Know What is the Blood Work Optimal Range
36:51 You Need to Invest in Social Activity
39:19 How to Break Sedentary Behavior?
46:46 How Do You Get Out of the Perfectionist Mentality?
48:32 How Do You Prepare for Old Age?
50:21 The Benefits of Sleep Tracking
57:24 Best Practices to Help You Sleep Through the Night
01:03:52 Inflammation Affects Your Gut Health
01:09:10 How to Take Care of Your Heart
01:14:23 Technological Evolution of Testing Cancer
01:18:24 How Do We Prevent Cancer?
01:22:28 Dr. Darshan Shah On Final Five
Episode Resources:
https://www.instagram.com/darshanshahmd/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshanshahmd/
https://www.facebook.com/DarshanShahMD/
https://www.youtube.com/@DarshanShahMD
https://www.drshah.com/
https://www.next-health.com/
Want to learn to coach like Jay Shetty? Discover how here: https://gtly.to/PMlHc6JZw
I really enjoyed listening to this and got some great takeaways to bear in mind. Thank you!
Do you guys think that functional medicine could help with stress management?
I’m a testimony to Dr Osade herbal med on YouTube I’m cured completely from the virus thank you Dr. Osade…
Thanks!
Loved this! At 1:11:11 mark – Dr Shah starts talking about a new cholesterol test. I couldn’t quite catch the name. APL-b ??? Can someone inform? Thanks!
Didn’t this Shetty guy just get rumbled for lying about his time as a monk and ripping people’s twitter posts?
The first 5 seconds made me stand up instantly.
Who or what kind of doctor should I google in my area for a vitamin regiment?
I take Fiber in the morning and magnesium before bed.
I would really like to put something together as a morning and night vitamin or supplement routine.
This resonates with me sooo much which is why I am seeing Functional Medicine now !!!! Conventional Medicine has done nothing for me with GI, auto immune, and hormonal issues.
How do you adjust the calculation for daily protein intake if your obese? Go by your ideal weight?
Excellent Guest Jay
The best part about this podcast is that it’s based on research and Dr Shah lists everything he’s learned about gut, glucose and more from all the best people. This is a beautiful summary.
For Jay – please try getting Dr Pal, the gutman to this podcast as well. I think it’ll be amazing
Jay shetty’s information is always amazing! I know it’s Petty but I can’t seem to stop looking at the word. Don’t above his head. And then on the book it says cons.
Please help me
Dr. Shah mentioned that he HAD long covid. I have been SUFFERING with long covid for over 4 years now. Please tell me what you did for your long covid. Please!
Outstanding podcast. Dr shah thank you so much. We can have him one more time to talk more about gut health and what supplements can help and which probiotics? Because I can’t figure it out on my own and no doc will help you! Because the system. Told them not to prescribe any supplements!
I am sorry … how do you avoid sitting when you are at work…. nice idea but not realistic. My grandfather sat a lot and lived over 96
I often wonder if these podcasts reduce processed fiod eating. I di rst organic, but it’s very hard to not eat some processed foods.
So attractive to
Which Magnesium do you recommend?
Gut health is so important and id love to study on it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Doc.
Love this video. What is not being talked about though is how expensive these tests are in the US and how not accessible it is for everyone. Sad, but a reality.
Watching this while working out
Amazing podcast❤
That is true about western medicine. It’s so different in Asia, that even the slightest symptom, they will require tests. Here, they just ask you feel and that’s it. Theyll just listen to what you’re saying and then prescribed you immediately with meds. Lol it’s a joke! Ican compare it to kids playing pretend doctors
I got a couch pedal bike for whenever I’m working to keep going or when I’m at home studying my materials. I’m super excited I started following you! Thanks Jay
Awesome talk! Thanks for that!
Who can afford to buy organic? Sounds great in theory but not realistic
Great video ! Praying you eventually start praying in low income communities rather than places like Dubai .
I’m putting TMI out there HOWEVER, IM SO DESPERATE AND THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH FOR ME!!! I’m a mom of 5-in my late 30’s I began a full blown addiction to opiates doctor related..then to meth and suboxone daily and I’m 45..I know stopping the addiction is number ONE HOWEVER, not having a supportive husband (whom is a covert narcissist to a fault) on top of having a very unsupportive family -WHAT ARE THE STEPS IM NEEDING TO TAKE TO OPTIMALLY BEGIN TO GAIN MY HEALTH BACK..I’m now losing hair by the handfuls as well as teeth..I’m so scared and the anxiety of it is real..I’m an empathic, loving mother whom unfortunately loved other people way more than I love myself, and now that I need help no one going to help me—they love seeing me in this shape and it kills my souls willingness to keep moving forward
Can you have a conversation about Gastroparesis! It’s very little known about it. I have been suffering for years.
blah blah blah blah blah
two vegans/vegetarians trying to tell us what is healthy eating.
at least be factually accurate.
F I B E R: is not an "essential" nutrient for us. It is not needed in the body/blood. Remains in digestive tract at all times. Never becomes part of our body. Fiber is a substrate of carbohydrates +feeds gut bacteria, our body CAN NOT absorb its nutrients.
animal products also feed our gut bacteria. pretty much anything we eat, in part, feeds our gut bacteria. That is why our gut bacteria changes based on what we eat. if we eat vegetables, you are correct, the fiber portion of those vegetables feeds our gut bacteria.
P R O T E I N: A very important subject is bioavailability of animal vs. plant protein. you only mention that in a single short sentence. The difference is so stark, that you as a physician, trying to educate us, should have elaborated on the actual numbers. Instead, you suggest to eat "pea protein" . Pea protein is one of the most toxin laden processed plant powders available in the market. (please please please research the scientific papers on this subject). Examples of protein bioavailability from animal products: IRON= 3 times more bio-available – Vitamin A=12-24 times more bio-available – Vitamin D=easier to store – AMINO ACIDS= full complement in every animal product. (plants only contain a few, with one exception: buckwheat)
P L A N T F O O D S : lack certain nutrients entirely (e.g. K2, B12, Creatine, Taurine, Choline, Carnetine, EPA, DHA) DHA is the most abundant fatty acid found in brain tissue, let that sink in………..plant foods do not supply this nutrient. – drastically reduce bio-avialability of Iron, A, D, Amino Acids, Protein, Iodine – interfere with absorption of nutrients (e.g. Zinc, Magnesium), even absorption of nutrients from animal foods, if consumed together with plant foods.
Plant foods should be back-up food just for fun. In a healthy diet, eat them for taste + micronutrients, not for calories or macronutrients.
GENERAL REMARK: Plant foods do not "fill you up" as you mentioned. Suggesting to eat some 800 gr (almost a kilo) of vegetables per day is ridiculous advice. Looking at the actual nutrient content of plant foods and what our body requires to be healthy and strong, will teach us that plants are not capable of doing that. By definition, a vegan must supplement to stay healthy. God did not create us to need "supplements to stay healthy and fit".
It is shameful, when physicians spread half truths, of even falsehoods.
I encourage everyone to use their brain and not just listen to someone with a title.
Thanks for such a helpful and realistic (yet very educated) podcast on health. "Being the CEO of our own health" was the takeaway for me. I think I’ll be rewatching this and continue to take away new things to implement.
Dr. Berg is another amazing arbiter of functional medicine.
I literally was taking notes! This was such a great podcast!
This is so awesome, thankyou so much for the content
Admirable speech l love ❤
Dr. Shah tells us 20% of the work gets us 80% of the results. What’s one small lifestyle change you can make going forward? I’d like to invite you to join this community and subscribe to the channel. By hitting the ‘Subscribe’ button, you’re not just becoming a subscriber – you’re choosing to make a positive difference in your life.
I wish i can sleep in a dark, cold, quiet cave every night but we have kids at home and people are just annoyingly loud in general. Cant wait to get my own place
The hope!! In these comments and the relief I got…. from doing my own research and finding out through my own mental & overall health challenges … this dr is speaking nothing but FACTS!! So good just fired me up even more to be one of the most savvy wellness coaches in America
I think he meant DHA and EPA not vegan source of fish oil?!!