Navigating the Longevity Market | Dr. Sue-Anne Toh - E718
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Navigating the Longevity Market | Dr. Sue-Anne Toh - E718

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 2, 202659 min

Dr. Sue-Anne Toh, CEO and co-founder of NOVI Health, joins Jeremy Au to discuss the critical intersection of metabolism, longevity, and health policy. They explore the "War on Diabetes" in Singapore, unpacking why Asian populations are predisposed to insulin resistance and visceral fat accumulation even at lower BMI levels. Dr. Toh shares her transition from healthcare administration at NUHS working with MOH, to launching a health-tech "speedboat" to bridge the implementation gap in preventive care. The conversation covers the 80/20 of longevity, the role of GLP-1 medications in hormonal balance, and actionable strategies for "banking" muscle mass to ensure quality...

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Aging is inevitable. It is a process. It's like a moving train. So you can do something to halt the moving train, but realize you have to put a little bit of an effort.

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Take muscle mass, for example, right? We will lose, after a certain age, 3 to 5% of our muscle mass every year if we don't do anything about it.

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So we have to then. Hey, so excited to have Su-An on the show. And Su-An, we're here to co-interview again. Can't wait.

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