In this seventh episode, Nathan Price, Professor & Associate Director of the Institute for Systems Biology, explains the concept and aspiration of 'scientific wellness'. He predicts that it will become the dominant paradigm of 21st century healthcare.

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He explains ‘personal, dense, dynamic data clouds’ will enable both peak wellness and disease avoidance. Possibilities that China may leapfrog the United States.
Topics we discussed in this episode

What is systems biology
What are 'Personal, dense, dynamic data clouds'
Quantification of health and wellness
Quantification of disease states and transitions into disease states
Types of data in a 'data cloud'
'Dense phenotyping'
Only 10% of a person’s lifetime health can be attributed back to the healthcare system
What is 'scientific wellness'
Focusing towards the elements that constitute 90% of a person’s lifetime health
20th century medicine vs 20th century medicine
Early triggering and intervention on pre-disease states
Societal level issues as cause of disease
The Pioneer 100 Study
Self empowerment thru knowledge to eliminate for oneself a disease trajectory
The 100K Wellness Project
The International Human Phenomics Organization
China's deep investment into quantified health and wellness, and early-disease prediction
The limitations of the American 'All of Us Program'
Comparison with Verily's Project Baseline
iCarbonX and Human Longevity Incorporated
China's lower regulatory burden than the United States
Large food manufactures must pivot towards quantified health and wellness
Biological age calculation
The human genome has been mis-sold to the public
Democratization of wellness centric healthcare
'Scientific wellness' will be the dominant paradigm for 21st century medicine
Healthcare has misaligned economic and health incentives
Competition of innovation in the healthcare marketplace
Innovation from outside the current healthcare industry

Show links

Institute for Systems Biology Website
Arivale Website
Scientific Wellness will Drive The Future of Health YouTube Video
Leroy Hood Wikipedia Entry
P4 Medicine Landing Page
A Wellness Study of 108 Individuals Using Personal, Dense, Dynamic Data Clouds Paper
Institute for Systems Biology and Arivale “Pioneer 100 Study” Press Release
100K Wellness Project Wikipedia Entry
“International Human Phenome Project (Phase I)” Launched in Shanghai Article
Michael P. Snyder Wikipedia Entry
Homeostatic Model Assessment WikiPedia Entry
HOMA Calculator
We Can Do Better — Improving the Health of the American People Article
Personal Decisions Are the Leading Cause of Death Paper
Joseph Antoun Guest Page
Value-Based medicine: Concepts and Application Paper
Hacking of the American Mind by Robert Lustig Book
NIH The All of Us Research Program Website
Project Baseline Website
iCarbonX Website
Human Longevity Inc. Health Nucleus Landing Page