THE NEW SCIENCE OF PHYSICAL HEALTH.

By: The New Science of Physical Health
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  • Welcome to THE NEW SCIENCE OF PHYSICAL HEALTH. In 2009 at almost 45 years of age my wife and I were blessed with our only child. Twenty years before he was born his Grandfather (my Father) passed away from a massive and sudden heart attack - he was just 46 years old. I had just completed my degree in health, physical education and sports science. The year that our son was born I began to become obsessed with helping him and his generation drive down their clinical complications from Obesity, Catastrophic Cardiovascular Events, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease. The lessons here do exactly that.
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  • Hot Take: RFK Jr. Wants to ‘Make America Healthy Again’—But He’s Already Off Track

    Hot Take: RFK Jr. Wants to ‘Make America Healthy Again’—But He’s Already Off Track
    Feb 17 2025

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    Hot Take: RFK Jr. Wants to ‘Make America Healthy Again’—But He’s Already Off Track

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the 26th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and President Trump has signed an executive order creating the “Make America Healthy Again” Commission. While the idea sounds promising, history tells us that political appointments rarely translate into real public health improvements. This episode breaks down why RFK Jr.’s approach is fundamentally flawed and what actually works to improve healthspan and longevity.

    ⚠️ The Systemic Challenge:

    • Political health initiatives often fail due to the influence of big economics and big politics.
    • Food supply decisions, like President Nixon’s introduction of high fructose corn syrup, have had disastrous long-term consequences for public health.
    • The modern digital economy—driven by Apple, Google, Facebook, and X—encourages sedentary behavior, worsening the biggest risk factor for premature death: low VO₂ max.

    🔬 What Actually Kills Us:

    • Epidemiology uses hazard ratios to quantify how much a risk factor increases the likelihood of death.
    • Examples:
    • Raising VO₂ Max is the single most powerful intervention for increasing longevity and reducing chronic disease risk—far more than diet, social connection, or even reducing stress.

    ❌ The Wrong Focus:

    • RFK Jr. is focused on government interventions rather than the physiological and epidemiological science that actually determines health outcomes.
    • His association with vaccine controversies and toxic exposure lawsuits is distracting from the biggest health issue: poor cardiovascular fitness.
    • The decision by the Trump administration to eliminate the Department of Education at the federal level could be the biggest blow to public health reform.📚 Why Education Matters:
    • Schools are the only scalable way to instill deep engagement and deep knowledge about health from a young age.
    • Without an education system that prioritizes VO₂ Max education, future generations will suffer even higher rates of chronic disease.

    🔬 Explained in the Style of Neil deGrasse Tyson:

    • Science is not about opinions—it’s about systematic, repeatable experiments that produce objective reality.
    • The process:
    • The data is clear: If you want to improve healthspan and longevity, increasing VO₂ Max is the most effective intervention.

    ✅ What RFK Jr. Should Be Focusing On:

    1. Raising the average American’s VO₂ Max score—the most impactful change for public health.
    2. Embedding VO₂ Max education in schools to ensure the next generation understands cardiovascular health.
    3. Incentivizing workplaces, schools, and communities to prioritize structured, high-intensity movement over traditional step-counting approaches.

    🛑 The Harsh Reality:

    • Passion alone won’t fix public health.
    • The scientific method doesn’t care about politics—it only cares about what actually works.
    • If RFK Jr. ignores the physiological science of VO₂ Max, his initiative will fail like every other before it.🔥 Bottom Line: The only way to truly Make America Healthy Again is to put VO₂ Max at the center of public health policy.

    💡 Start tracking your VO₂ Max today!
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    53 mins
  • The Daily Telegraph’s ‘Health of a Nation’ Report—And the One Number That Can Save Your Life. Discover the single most important metric for longevity—more than weight, steps, calories, blood pressure!

    The Daily Telegraph’s ‘Health of a Nation’ Report—And the One Number That Can Save Your Life. Discover the single most important metric for longevity—more than weight, steps, calories, blood pressure!
    Feb 17 2025
    Take Action:🔗 Visit⁠ PerfectHealth.com⁠ to access ourPremium Podcast Service—unlock exclusive lessons, personalized longevity strategies, and ground breaking health insights. 🔗 Premium Podcast Access. Click below⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/perfecthealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode description.The Daily Telegraph’s ‘Health of a Nation’ Report—And the One Number That Can Save Your LifeIn this episode, we break down the findings from The Daily Telegraph’s Health of a Nation report and uncover the single most powerful metric for predicting long-term health and longevity—more than weight, steps, calories, or even blood pressure. Discover how tracking VO₂ max can revolutionize public health and personal well-being.🛑 The Reality Check:2/3 of Australians believe they’re in good health, yet 60% are overweight.The disconnect between perceived health and actual metabolic risk factors.Why subjective wellness feelings are misleading.✅ Actionable Insights:The Perfect Health Lesson framework to measure real health metrics (VO₂ max, LDL, triglycerides) instead of relying on vague health perceptions.📉 The Sedentary Dilemma:80% say they need to be more active, yet half spend over 8 hours sitting daily.The direct link between inactivity and chronic disease.🚀 The Solution:Using the AQ Points System to measure progress beyond steps.💊 The GLP-1 Revolution:62% of overweight Australians are considering weight-loss drugs.Exploring the benefits and limitations of Wegovy and other GLP-1 agonists.⚡ The Key Adaptation:Medication must be paired with structured fitness programs (like Air Locker Training) to improve VO₂ max and metabolic health.🚸 The Alarming Stats:49% of kids get less than 60 minutes of physical activity per day.The long-term consequences of childhood inactivity on adult health.📈 Key VO₂ Max Benchmarks from Dick Telford:Beep test data for Australian teens and what it tells us about national fitness trends.🎯 Solutions:Implementing fitness testing in schools (VO₂ max over attendance tracking).Encouraging family-based movement habits for lifelong health.🍷 Surprising Data:20% of over-70s drink daily, compared to 8% of younger Australians.⏳ Longevity Impact:How alcohol accelerates biological aging (vascular health, mitochondria, and metabolism).Why a high VO₂ max score can buffer some effects but not eliminate long-term damage.🛠️ Practical Tips:Mindful drinking strategies for longevity and sustainable health.🪑 The Truth About Inactivity:Sitting isn’t the problem—low VO₂ max is.⚠️ Hazard Ratios:Smoking: 1.8x increased risk of death.Low VO₂ max: 5.0x increased risk of death.🔄 Fixing the Issue:Daily VO₂ max tracking & hitting 100 AQ Points per week to neutralize prolonged sitting effects.🏆 The Perfect Health Lesson – A structured, science-backed framework to solve the biggest public health challenge of the 21st century.💡 Key Takeaways:Deep Engagement & Deep Knowledge are essential for lasting health improvements.The Gold Medal Mindset – Treat your health like an elite athlete would, with intention, clarity, and focus.🔑 Call to Action:Start tracking your VO₂ max today.Implement The Perfect Health Lesson framework to transform your long-term health.Share this episode and help rewrite the future of Australia’s health!Take Action:🔗 Visit⁠⁠ PerfectHealth.com⁠⁠ to access ourPremium Podcast Service—unlock exclusive lessons, personalized longevity strategies, and ground breaking health insights. 🔗 Premium Podcast Access. Click below⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/perfecthealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Your Healthspan Is as Important as Your Lifespan—and It’s Declining. (Wall Street Journal)

    Your Healthspan Is as Important as Your Lifespan—and It’s Declining. (Wall Street Journal)
    Feb 2 2025
    📲 Want to take action? 🔗 Visit⁠ PerfectHealth.com⁠ to access our Premium Podcast Service—unlock exclusive lessons, personalized longevity strategies, and groundbreaking health insights. 🔗 ⁠Follow Airlocker Training ⁠and experience the life-changing impact of hypoxic exercise. 🔗 Premium Podcast Access. Click below ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/perfecthealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hot Take: The Real Problem Behind Declining Healthspan—And Why We’re Focusing on the Wrong Crisis In this episode of The New Science of Physical Health, we break down a Wall Street Journal article on the alarming decline in healthspan—the number of years we spend in good health. While medical advancements are extending lifespan, the gap between living longer and living well is growing. And in my view, this isn’t just a crisis—it’s the biggest public health problem of the 21st century. 📉 In 1990, Americans spent 85.8% of their lives in good health.📉 By 2021, that number dropped to 83.6%—meaning more years spent battling chronic disease.📈 The years spent in poor health have increased from 10.8 to 12.7 years. We’re living longer, but spending more of those years dealing with obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cognitive decline, and metabolic dysfunction. That’s not a victory for medicine—it’s a failure of prevention. Most people focus on the crisis:🔴 Heart attacks, strokes, and metabolic diseases🔴 Rising rates of dementia and cognitive decline🔴 The growing burden of chronic disease on healthcare systems But these are just symptoms of the real issue. The true problem isn’t that these diseases exist—it’s that we have failed to teach people how to prevent them. 🔵 The REAL Public Health Problem❌ The majority of adults don’t engage in the #1 intervention for longevity.❌ They don’t understand the single metric that most accurately predicts healthspan.❌ They weren’t given a simple, evidence-based framework for long-term health. We don’t need more complexity, expensive tracking devices, or biohacking fads.We need to focus on the one intervention that has the biggest impact for the least effort. ✅ Raising your VO2 Max Score to the top 25% for your age group reduces mortality risk by 400%.✅ It’s a stronger predictor of longevity than cholesterol, weight, or blood pressure.✅ Most adults are dangerously low in cardiorespiratory fitness—and they don’t even know it. This is why I created The Perfect Health Lesson—a science-backed, simplified framework for improving healthspan without the complexity. If we want to close the healthspan gap, we must fix the way we teach health. Right now, people leave school with no real knowledge of how to extend their healthspan—and most never find their way back. We have two choices:1️⃣ Keep focusing on treating disease—and watch the healthspan gap keep widening.2️⃣ Teach people how to stay healthy using simple, high-impact interventions—starting with VO2 Max. The real mission isn’t just helping people live longer—it’s helping them stay healthy longer. And that starts with fixing how we educate the world about healthspan. 🎧 Listen now to uncover:✔️ Why lifespan means nothing if healthspan is declining✔️ The #1 intervention that beats everything else for longevity✔️ How to make health simple so that people actually take action 📲 Want to take action? Visit ThePerfectHealthLesson.com to access a science-backed framework for extending your healthspan—without the complexity. 🔍 Healthspan vs. Lifespan: The Hidden Problem🚨 The Biggest Public Health Crisis vs. The Biggest Public Health Problem🎯 How Do We Fix This? The Perfect Health LessonFinal Thought: Health Education is Broken—and It’s Killing Us
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    30 mins

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