YPO’s Post

My latest piece for CNBC, which expands on my LinkedIn post from a couple weeks ago about ChatCPT, journaling, and getting older and wiser.

“Your body is the smartest doctor in the room, so learn to listen to it” I just spent a week in Ibiza with Mark Hyman, MD at a wellness retreat with YPO (I promise there was no partying despite the location :)) This was my first time doing a retreat like this, so it was a bit outside my comfort zone, BUT it felt so empowering to own one’s health. Here are 5 health hacks: - Food as medicine: We ate clean - tons of colorful vegetables, olive oil, proteins and very little sugar (not even chocolate 😫. 14 hour overnight fast. - Restorative sleep😴, exercise 💪🏽: We ate dinner early and prioritized sleep, then started the day with a walk or hike, then exercise. - Hormesis via cold and head exposure: We did sauna followed by cold plunge - I made it to 4 minutes and 45 seconds 🥶. I also tried cryotherapy, where you’re in a chamber for 3 mins in a temperature of – 85 °C (-150°F). - Most of us lead busy, stressful lives, so I LOVED that we mindfulness work, e.g. breathwork (that was my first and was sooo powerful!), sound healing and a cocoa ceremony. - I tried some new things e.g. red light therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, ozone therapy ++ - We did all this together and in community, which is one of the most important factors in longevity. Today, functional medicine isn’t accessible to everyone. But imagine if we each had an AI co-pilot for our health. This is what Mark’s new company Function Health is building. I found my wheels turning all week. We are at the cusp of a healthspan revolution with the ubiquity of sensors, data and AI … democratizing access to wellness. But perhaps the most powerful part of this experience: My fingers and toes tend to get super cold (my son Adam too!). I always thought that’s just because I’m an Egyptian living in Boston 🤣! I mentioned this to Mark on one of our hikes and he immediately flagged this as “Reynaud’s disease”, which is an autoimmune disease and could be caused by a number of things including a leaky gut. I had NO IDEA anything was wrong with me. But my blood tests confirmed the leaky gut and now I have a game plan on how to address it. This year I set an intention to prioritize my health and wellness, so this retreat was a gift 🙏. Like Mark says, every now and then we need to reset our bodies to the factory settings! Lizanne Falsetto Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas