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#81 - How modern diagnostics detect diseases before you feel them | Dr. Hadi Saleh on men's health

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Dr. Hadi Saleh is back: Back to medicine, back to prevention, back to his mission of health. In this conversation with Dr. Jonathan Apasu, he shows why the future of medicine will be personalized, data-driven, and radically preventive. From whole-body MRI to liquid biopsy, VO₂max, grip strength & genetics: Hadi explains which diagnostics really make sense, how to detect risks early, and how every man can find his health game-changer.

 

Topics of this episode:

 

  • Why Hadi is giving up his CEO position to rethink preventive medicine

  • Modern screening: Whole-body MRI, liquid biopsy & genomics explained clearly

  • VO₂max & grip strength: The two most important longevity markers

  • Which blood values are really relevant and which are overrated

  • Pharmacogenetics: Why medications do not work the same for everyone

  • Muscle building, sleep & nutrition: The lifestyle levers with the greatest impact

  • Why early cancer diagnosis saves lives and for whom it is suitable

 

If you want to know how prevention works at the highest level and how to maintain your biological youth - be sure to listen in!

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