The Precision Health with Mirthe Podcast

While much has been done to achieve a longer life span in the recent decades, and average life expectancy now being much higher than just a century ago, research has only just started to catch up on improving the quality of life in those years.   While age-related illness such as cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes have become so common that they are almost accepted as a ‘normal’...

While we have made tremendous leaps over the past century in extending how long we live and increasing our lifespan, we are living in an epidemic of chronic disease, with those added years not necessarily coming with good quality of life and health, also called health span.   Recent years has brought attention to the topic of health span, and how we can make sure we make the most of the years we h...

Listen in to learn about the different stages of stress, such as being wired yet tired, and how it can progress to burnout. I will dive into the effects these can have on our health, but also how inflammation, nutrient deficiencies and gut issues can contribute to mental health concerns.   

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 Med...