until a decade later.
Like, say, sharing the details of your infants poop composition on a triple date?
This kind of behavior, once an exception, has now become the norm.
Illustration by Mark Pernice
We all reveal TMI, even when it comes to health care.
And the growing market for comprehensive diagnostic tests and devices is just another example of information overload.
Since the companys launch last summer, Dr. Hyman says, theyve had more than 150,000 people sign up.
For example, serum testosterone may not accurately represent its activity in muscle or brain tissue.
For instance, measuring testosterone by immunoassay can differ from what you get via mass-spectroscopy.
Id put myself in that last category.
(As a Libra, this was deeply relevant for me.)
The club hascryo, bespoke vitamin IV drips, and breath work ice baths on the menu.
I met Mary, who was in town from Texas, and was a regular cold plunger in Dallas.
Knowledge can be power, but can we also know too much?
Is there a point when all this personal diagnostic information about health actually becomes detrimental to our health?
In other words, she says, match the tech to your needs.
Extensive lab tests can also contribute to patient anxiety.
Give almost anyone a full-body MRI like Prenuvo, says Chernoff, and it will find something wrong.
But it can get oversaturated, he adds.
Most patients also dont want to be ambushed with information.
I certainly felt that way.
One test that was included in my Function panel was for determining biological age.
Im chronologically 46, but according to my Function assessment, biologically 31.
That made me feel, admittedly, bionic; Im a mere 30-something!
Have I happened upon someDeath Becomes Her-like formula for aging in reverse like Lisle Von Rhuman?
The problem is that science is a slow process and social media is a fast one, adds Mair.
These wellness facilities, Dr. Ahn notes, are often more concentrated in communities with ample resources.
Does this mythical health span then become the provenance of the one percent?
Are we headed toward a world where the wealthiest people are the ones chosen to live the longest?
On one hand, some of these spendy tests can uncover health issues that had been otherwise overlooked.
Ill admit that when Im doing all of the above, I look and feel better…younger even.
And in that case, I dont really need a tracker or diagnostics to confirm what I already know.
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