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Living to 150? Medicine 3.0, VO₂ Max, Sleep & the Velocity Health Model


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Dr. Sandeep “Deep” Palakodeti joins Dutch Rojas to unpack Medicine 3.0, a first-principles, physician-led approach to prevention and longevity.

They explore what it takes to live to 150:

  • VO₂ max as the most powerful mortality signal you can train
  • Why muscle is the ultimate insurance policy against decline
  • Sleep as risk management for your brain and lifespan
  • Insulin resistance and the decade of missed opportunity before diabetes
  • The science and structure of Velocity Health, a precision care model built by physicians for patients
  • And a frank discussion of why coverage ≠ care in American healthcare

Dr. Deep also shares his perspective on ACA subsidies, employer-based healthcare, and what it means to design a physician-owned model that restores time, access, and accountability.


Key Takeaways:

  • Medicine 3.0 = prevention before pathology
  • VO₂ max > smoking in predicting mortality
  • Preserve muscle, protect sleep, and measure early
  • Personalized care beats procedural volume
  • Real access requires physician ownership, not insurance contracts


Guest: Dr. Sandeep “Deep” Palakodeti — Founder, Velocity Health
Website:  https://www.velocityhealthclinic.com

Host: Dutch Rojas — The Rojas Report

🎧 Listen, learn, and rethink prevention.


Timestamps

00:00 — Normal people in sensational times

01:31 — “Live to 150”: why it’s not crazy

02:55 — CRISPR, AI, and the biology of human longevity

04:22 — Longevity escape velocity explained

06:11 — What 80–90-year-old high performers have in common

07:08 — VO₂ max: the strongest predictor of mortality

08:01 — The case for building muscle as you age

08:28 — Sleep, stress, and founder burnout

09:57 — Why the 7-minute visit model fails

10:48 — Sandeep’s journey and the birth of Velocity Health

13:18 — What makes the Velocity model different

16:25 — Medicine 3.0 vs. Medicine 2.0

19:25 — How early detection prevents diabetes

20:25 — Why prevention needs its own payment model

21:11 — Policy talk: ACA subsidies and shutdowns

22:38 — Coverage ≠ care: what employers miss

24:36 — Why health systems profit off your premiums

26:32 — The future: catastrophic coverage + HSAs for health inputs

27:59 — The affordability crisis for young adults

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