5 health checks every midlife woman should ask for – with Dr Florence Comite
Age Better with Liz EarleShow Notes
The future of medicine isn't treating disease – it's predicting and preventing it. Dr Florence Comite joins Liz to talk about the five tests she recommends for tracking important health markers, and how they can reveal future risks for conditions such as diabetes and dementia years before symptoms appear.
In this episode, Liz and Florence discuss why understanding your health data could be one of the most important investments you make in your future wellbeing.
Florence also shares the daily habits she uses to support healthy ageing, and the role of personalised medicine in extending healthspan.
In this episode: · The data we should be collecting about ourselves daily · Getting the most out of wearables · The five biomarkers for women's longevity · Ways to adjust your lifestyle to prevent potential health disorders · The midlife symptoms that could indicate future health concerns · Why genes don’t determine our destiny
More from Florence: · Follow Florence on Instagram · Read Florence’s book Invincible
Get in touch with a question for Liz: · Email: [email protected] · WhatsApp: 07518 471 846
More from Liz: · Order Liz's new book – How to Age · A Better Second Half · Follow Liz on Instagram · Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram
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