Sandeep Palakodeti, MD MPH
@DrDeepMD
Physician innovator on a mission to fix our broken system. Serial entrepreneur. CEO & Founder @velocityhealth3 ex- @harvardmed @mayoclinic @caremorehealth
I give thanks every day that I GET to build something amazing that changes peoples lives profoundly. It’s a privilege. It’s nowhere close to where I know any of this can be. But every day is true joy when you are hustling for a mission and vision that are bigger than yourself
Real happiness is found in the journey. It’s the quest. It’s the hunt. It’s the process. It's the anticipation. It's the moment right before you achieve it. It's not in the having, but in the becoming. It's an inside job. Find happiness on the journey or you won't find it at all.
Man people scoff at the light hygiene and say “I fall asleep with the lights blasting easily” That’s not the flex you think it is. C-phos levels in pineal gland probably undetectable. Yikes
My dad falls asleep under LED nights every night His sleep quality is very poor MRI showed a calcified pineal gland It's all connected
Things I've learned becoming a dad at 40 years old: 1. Your health becomes the most important thing in your life. If you want a chance to see your kids grow up and eventual grandkids you need to take care of yourself like your life depended on it.
More physicians are making the move. Combination of ridiculous regulation by states and federal government, unrelenting financial and administrative burdens from insurance companies and over reaching employment contracts, and work pressures from health systems. Go for it! Escape.
My mom is under the care of an exceptional cardiologist. We received this note last week. More talented physicians will escape the current restrictive environment to pursue a direct-to-patient model. Some policymakers will try to ban physicians from doing so, similar to the ACA’s…
Pubmed: PGC1a + - HIIT - Nutrition/nutritional status - Glycogen status/depletion - Fasting - Resistance training - Metabolism/metabolic regulation - Mitochondria/mitochondrial biogenesis - Health and disease It's also something you can't just read, you have to build Two years…
@PGC1a_RB I’m not able to DM you. Where can I learn more about what you’re doing regarding pgc-1a?
Don’t Want a Statin? Here’s What to Do Instead One of the most common messages I get: “I have high cholesterol and don’t want to go on a statin.” Here’s exactly how I handle that. 📕Make Sure To Bookmark✅ /1
Just do these things if you want to maximize your healthspan
The boring way to get in your best shape: 1. Choose a diet you can do for your entire life 2. Get stronger or do more volume using the same exercises 3. Drink water as your primary source of hydration 3. Get 10k steps a day 5. Fix sleep habits 6. Be patient
This is coming to every industry sooner than you think…
Delta Airlines to begin using artificial intelligence algorithms to scrape your emails and more to determine the maximum amount you’re willing to spend on tickets, then adjust your price Example: If you have a death in the family, they’ll know it’s urgent and the price will go…
The first places you should look if you have high cholesterol are the liver and the thyroid. The thyroid because of its role in producing T4 (which converts to active T3), and the liver because it’s responsible for both synthesizing and clearing cholesterol, as well as…
Soon we will realize that short wavelength (UV & blue) light is akin to cheap processed (mostly) empty calories. Long wavelength Red & IR light is the high quality protein of the light for health world. My campaign to bring back incandescent lights has begun. & get sunlight too!
🧵 Health Systems didn’t beat independent physicians. Health Systems bought Congress, rigged the rules, and outlawed competition. Here are the 11 structural advantages that protect health systems and punish independent physicians. This isn’t free-market healthcare. It’s a…
I’ve been an English professor at UNC for the past twenty-two years and I can assure you that what Athenian Stranger is saying here is absolutely true. Student literacy has gotten especially bad over the past five years.
As much as people say this, I just don't believe it. (Maybe I'm naive.) If you're an undergraduate, could you please tell me (1) whether you regularly read books, and (2) your impression of how common that is among your peers.
The robots know
Man asks AI: "If you were a human, how would you raise a child that doesn't become another broken adult?" AI: "I wouldn't follow the current educational system because the system is designed to raise obedient consumers... I would teach them the superpower of learning how to…
I seriously cannot tell the difference between parody and real life anymore
POV: You just stepped into Day 179 of the Trump Golden Age 🎶 “I make it rain, I make it rain, make it rain on them...” 💸🦅🇺🇸
I continue to maintain that HR is a largely worthless department in almost all organizations Deeply flawed people (just like the rest of us) virtue signaling at every opportunity they get, while subject to the same vices and drama as everyone else
PR AGENT: Sir, here’s a statement you can publish after getting caught cheating at a Coldplay concert. ASTRONOMER CEO: Looks good, let me just add a Coldplay lyric to the bottom and we can press send.
Y’all, we are not ok Adults make choices, we have to live with individuality Children are guided by their parents, community, & others who they trust to have their best interest at heart We have failed our children miserably and it’s on ALL OF US to fix this
BREAKING: The CDC just released new data that should alarm every parent in America: 1 in 3 teenagers now has prediabetes. 🧵
Studies have shown that when a woman starts estrogen (or estrogen + progesterone) within 10 years of the onset of menopause, there is a ~25-50% reduction in fatal heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. That's enormously significant, given that heart disease is the leading…
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 US HOUSE JUST PASSED THE ANTI-CBDC BILL ALL 3 #BITCOIN CRYPTO BILLS PASSED
The same people who question why Optimized Precision Health Care costs more than BigBox medicine understand entirely why having the engine of your vintage S550 Mercedes rebuilt by a certified mechanic costs more than an oil change at Jiffy Lube. There will always be a premium on…
Thank you, @DrDeepMD. Grateful to have people like you bringing that special energy and invaluable expertise to our community. Can’t wait for your insights and the @velocityhealth3 Q&A at the #WellnessRetreat. Still thinking about your quote: "1% better every day drives massive…
Stoked to share I'm now a member @joinamalfi! Its an unreal community @drew22shore is building for high performers who actually show up for each other. Also excited to be leading a private Q&A at our Aspen Wellness Retreat covering: - Data-driven longevity strategies - The…