Ep 157 - Bridge The Gap with Matthew Dawson

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Dawson is the CEO and Founder of Wild Health, a genomics based precision medicine company. Dawson left University of Kentucky HealthCare, where he had been the director of Point of Care Ultrasound, to launch Wild Health.

At this cutting-edge medical facility, a team of physicians and health coaches conduct a deep analysis of a patient’s DNA, biometrics, bloodwork and microbiome via proprietary software. They then combine the data with conversations and other factors to tell you exactly how to optimize your health, providing clients with an individualized plan for diet, exercise, supplements and lifestyle factors to optimize health and prevent disease.

Today on the show, Eric and Matt teach you how to live your best life and some tips for long term brain health. Topics include:

(1:45-4:40) - Matt as a two sport athlete in college

(4:40-8:40) - Wild Health's origin story

(8:40-10:35) - What separates Wild Health from the rest of the medical field

(10:35-14:40) - Diet/lifestyle pitfalls

(14:40-18:45) - Types of water and their impact on human longevity

(18:45-22:10) - Brain health of football players

(22:10-26:00) - Do wearables help?

(26:00-28:05) - Exogenous ketones

And much more. Rare, review and subscribe to the show today!

Transcript

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0:00.0	10 years ago, when the first, actually back,
0:10.0	the first genome, it cost several billion dollars to sequence it.
0:15.0	And I think people still think it's a very expensive thing now,
0:17.0	but the technology is improved to wear for less than a couple hundred dollars.
0:21.2	We can look at all these genetics and genomics.
0:23.8	And so the science is there.
0:25.1	Medicine is just not caught up.
0:26.5	And we're trying to bridge that gap.
0:30.8	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in life your best yet.
0:36.9	Our next guest is Matt Dawson.
0:40.0	Matt is the CEO and founder of Wild Health, which is a company that I personally use that will
0:45.3	help you optimize your own personal health to the next level. He will explain why he started
0:50.9	Wild Health and the ways they go about helping you live your best life.
0:54.8	After this podcast, you will be more ready to lock in on your nutrition and overall well-being.
1:00.4	If you enjoy this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe to help spread the impact we hope to have.
1:05.8	Thanks to everyone out there that has been sharing this podcast like crazy, whether that's through social
1:11.1	media or texting it to friends. I truly appreciate it. It's because of you that our listener
1:16.7	numbers have grown like crazy lately and I'm incredibly grateful for it. Enjoy. Matt, welcome to the show,
1:24.6	brother. Thanks, Eric. Really appreciate it. Yeah, absolutely. And this company you
1:29.6	have started Wild Health has already made a big impact on me, but we're going to start off with you the way we do all
1:35.3	the guests on the show. Tell me about where you're from, and I understand you were a two sport athlete
1:41.3	earning college degrees. What kind of athlete were you?
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