Health 3.0 w/ Dr. Doug Lucas

For many high-achieving women, perimenopause feels like a "reverse puberty" that hijacks their bodies and minds, leaving them burned out and bloated despite doing everything "right." Cynthia Thurlow—a nurse practitioner with 25 years of experience in cardiology and women’s health—joins Dr. Doug to reveal the hidden conflict between your declining hormones and a struggling micro...

It is a strange paradox in medicine: patients often fear the side effects of prescribed osteoporosis drugs, yet blindly trust the "natural" supplement aisle without hesitation. In this episode, I expose the "Wild West" of the unregulated supplement industry and explain why standard advice—like taking massive doses of calcium—might be increasing your risk of heart attacks rather...

A third of all patients who suffer a hip fracture will be dead within 12 months. That is a mortality statistic worse than many cancers, yet the conventional medical system largely sweeps osteoporosis under the rug until it is too late. As an orthopedic surgeon, I spent years treating "fragility fractures" in patients who had simply lost too much bone density to survive a fall—a tragedy t...

The medical system was designed to treat acute trauma and infection—to save your life in a moment of crisis. But when it comes to chronic disease, that same system is outdated. As an orthopedic surgeon, I was compensated to perform surgeries, not to prevent the need for them. Today, providers find themselves "golden handcuffed" to a fee-for-service model that prioritizes volume and prescriptions o...

"Do not go into medicine." That was the specific warning my father—a cardiothoracic surgeon—gave me when I was a young man. I didn't listen. I followed in his footsteps and became a successful orthopedic surgeon, only to realize I wasn't fixing people—I was just cleaning up the "metabolic mess" left behind by a broken system. In this debut episode, I open up about being...

The current healthcare system—Health 2.0—was built to save lives in emergencies, not to optimize health over a lifetime. Too often, patients are stuck in a reactive cycle of "sick care," managing illness rather than building resilience. We are ready for a new system. Welcome to The Health 3.0 Podcast—where the innovators shaping the future of healthcare share insights YOU need to take co...