Live More Podcast

Welcome to The LiveMore Podcast — Episode 1

In this first episode, I sit down with Gary Rhodes — bone-health specialist, founder of Screen My Bones, and a leading voice in early detection, skeletal performance, and long-term structural longevity.

Most people don’t realise this:

👉 We hit peak bone mass in our early 30s.
From that point on, your bone strength is either intentionally maintained… or silently declines.

For high-performers, athletes, and anyone focused on longevity, bone health isn’t optional. It’s foundational.

🦴 What We Cover in This Episode

• Why bone health is the hidden pillar of longevity, strength & mobility
• The rise of early osteoporosis (even in younger adults)
• Why traditional DXA scans often miss critical bone-quality data
• The science behind REMS (Echolight) — a radiation-free bone analysis
• Why REMS measures the spine + hips (the most meaningful fracture sites)
• How REMS assesses bone density and micro-architecture
• Why bone quality matters just as much as bone density
• Strength training, minerals, protein & metabolic health for bone optimisation
• How to proactively protect your skeletal health for the next 50+ years
• Why early detection is a core longevity strategy

🧪 What Is REMS (Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-Spectrometry)?

REMS is the most advanced radiation-free bone-scanning technology available today.

It measures:
• Bone density
• Bone quality
• Microstructural integrity
• Cortical vs trabecular strength

Compared to DXA, REMS offers:
• Zero radiation
• Higher accuracy for those with spinal degeneration
• Instant results
• Safe repeatability
• High precision & portability

For anyone serious about longevity, injury prevention, or peak performance, REMS is fast becoming the new gold standard.

💡 Clarification Note

During the episode, I referenced an approximate annual cost of £100 million for osteoporosis to the UK economy.
To clarify: updated data shows the true economic burden is much higher — approximately £4–5 billion per year, once fragility fractures, hospital admissions, long-term care, productivity losses and indirect societal costs are included.

Gary also touches on the scale of the issue during our conversation.
This correction reflects the true urgency of early detection, prevention, and better skeletal-health strategies.

🎁 SPECIAL OFFER — Screen My Bones (REMS Scan)

If you want to understand your bone density and bone quality using Echolight REMS technology:

👉 Use Code: LIVEMORE20 for 20% off your REMS Bone Health Scan
📍 Available at London Biogena Store, Longevity Lab, and The Headline (Leeds)

Book here:
https://www.screenmybones.com

🎙️ Podcast Mentioned — Whole Body Vibration

Gary references this episode with Tony Molina & Dave Asprey:
🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-whole-body-vibration-hacks-fitness-fat-loss-tony-molina/id451295014?i=1000575074233

👤 Connect With Gary Rhodes

Website: https://www.garyrhodes.io

Bone Screening (REMS): https://www.screenmybones.com

🎙 THE LIVE MORE PODCAST

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The Live More Podcast explores evidence-informed conversations around longevity, health, human performance and living better for longer.

Connect with me:

🎙 The Live More Podcast
📱 Instagram: @biohackrob
🌐 Website: https://www.biohackrob.com
🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/BioHackRob

Medical disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, medication, supplements or treatment.

Heart disease is still the world’s #1 killer — responsible for more deaths than all cancers combined.

So why, after decades of cholesterol-focused medicine, are outcomes barely improving?

In this episode of the LiveMore Podcast, I’m joined by consultant cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra to challenge conventional thinking on heart disease, statins, cholesterol, and prevention — and to explore what actually drives cardiovascular risk in the real world.

This is a nuanced, evidence-based conversation about heart disease as a chronic inflammatory and metabolic condition, shaped as much by lifestyle, stress, and environment as by biology.

🧠 In this episode, we explore:

Why modern medicine has delivered only incremental gains against heart disease

The cholesterol hypothesis, statins, and what absolute risk data really shows

Why patients are rarely fully informed about benefits vs side effects

Insulin resistance, inflammation, triglycerides, HDL, and metabolic health

Why fitness ≠ health — and how overtraining may increase cardiac risk

Chronic stress as a cardiovascular risk factor comparable to smoking

Social isolation, meaning, anxiety, and their biological consequences

Diet vs exercise: what matters most for long-term prevention

Calcium scores (CAC), screening tools, and their limitations

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, muscle loss, and lifestyle-first alternatives

Supplements, vaping, seed oils, and hidden inflammatory drivers

Simple, actionable principles to protect heart health and healthspan

🧩 Core takeaway

Heart disease is not a cholesterol deficiency.
It’s largely a lifestyle-driven, inflammatory, metabolic condition.

And most of what truly protects your heart:

isn’t expensive

isn’t glamorous

and isn’t incentivised by the healthcare system

📚 Referenced in this episode

Dr Aseem Malhotra
Instagram: @lifestylemedicineDoctor
Books:

Statin Free Life

The Pioppi Diet

Mathias Desmet – psychologist and author of
The Psychology of Totalitarianism (on stress, social isolation, and mass psychology)

💬 Join the discussion

If heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, what do you think we’re still getting wrong?
Lifestyle? Stress? Metabolic health? Medical incentives?

👇 Share your perspective in the comments.

🎙 THE LIVE MORE PODCAST

If you enjoyed this conversation, follow The Live More Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode.

A quick rating or review on Apple Podcasts really helps more people discover the show. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might get value from it.

The Live More Podcast explores evidence-informed conversations around longevity, health, human performance and living better for longer.

Connect with me:

🎙 The Live More Podcast
📱 Instagram: @biohackrob
🌐 Website: https://www.biohackrob.com
🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/BioHackRob

Medical disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, medication, supplements or treatment.