Most people assume they’re healthy until something breaks. The problem is that dysfunction shows up in your biology years before symptoms appear.

I sat down with Dr. Paul Turek to break down what modern biomarkers actually reveal about your health, performance, and long term disease risk.

We explore why “normal” lab ranges can be misleading, why guessing based on symptoms fails, and how early signs of metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, and nutrient deficiencies quietly shape how you feel, train, and age. 

This conversation is about testing and not guessing. We spoke about how to understand what’s happening inside your body before problems become diagnosed. And about taking ownership of your health data at any age, not reacting once it’s too late.

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Topics discussed....

00:00 Intro

01:18 Why most people miss early signs of dysfunction

03:42 Why symptoms appear years after biological dysfunction

06:15 What modern blood biomarkers actually reveal about health

09:48 Metabolic dysfunction and early insulin resistance

13:12 Inflammation markers and long-term disease risk

16:30 Why “normal” lab ranges can be misleading

19:55 Nutrient deficiencies that quietly impact energy and cognition

24:05 How biomarkers influence training, recovery, and performance

28:10 Male and female differences in interpreting lab data

32:20 Hormones, aging, and proactive health monitoring

36:05 Why guessing based on symptoms fails

39:45 Taking ownership of your health data at any age

44:05 Longevity, prevention, and performance through testing

48:20 When to test, how often, and what actually matters

52:10 The future of personalized medicine and early intervention

56:00 Final takeaways on testing vs reacting

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