The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their family, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and lifeskills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement in your life to become the most healthy, resilient, impactful version of yourself. On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago, and has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense. Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience, and he is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a wellness app that provides custom exercise recommendations to improve the outcomes of programs and workouts you already love. It unlocks existing data from wearables and other apps to provide empathetic and scientific guidance that’s perfectly in tune with your mind and body. SUPPORT & CONNECT Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erikkorem/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ErikKorem LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-korem-phd-19991734/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/erikkorem Website - https://www.erikkorem.com/ Newsletter - https://erikkoremhpcoach.activehosted.com/f/1 QUOTES “The key is using stress and being able to adapt to it and improve. That’s what high performance is to me, the ability to adapt rapidly so you can achieve your potential. There are five key pillars to creating the conditions for adaptability: sleep, exercise, mental resilience, nutrition, and community/relationships.” - Dr Erik Korem “I maybe have a different concept on leadership. To me, leading is a verb. If you’re leading, you’re a leader. If you’re swimming you’re a swimmer, if you’re driving you’re a driver. If you’re leading you’re by definition a leader. I define leading as being looked to in a particular moment to make a decision or perform an action based on your unique gifts and abilities. So by that definition, everybody is a leader. All rank and role really describe is how many people are hoping you get it right when it’s your turn to wear the weight.” - Clint Bruce
#439. Physician Reveals: The TRUTH About Blood Testing | Iron Overload & Why You Should Donate Blood & More with Dr. Leland Stillman
Are expensive blood tests useful or are they a racket for making money?
Board-certified physician Dr. Leland Stillman shares when to get tested, which markers matter most, and how to understand results in context. With 13+ years of clinical experience, he reveals common mistakes that lead to misdiagnoses and unnecessary treatments.
Learn simple at-home steps to optimize hormones, lower disease risk, and increase vitality before considering medications. Discover Dr. Stillman’s framework for using labs to create positive momentum, not anxiety.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- The biggest mistake uninformed patients make with testing
- Dr. Stillman’s essential baseline labs and why
- How to interpret hormone panels (and why levels fluctuate)
- Surprising impacts of iron overload and heavy metal toxicity
- Sustainable ways to improve health before taking pharmaceuticals
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Quotable moments:
The biggest waste of time is to get labs when you haven't already dialed in your lifestyle and your diet." - Dr. Leland Stillman
"I like to look at a DHEA level, DHEA sulfate...it's a good marker for the physiologic reserve of the organism." - Dr. Leland Stillman
"There's 3 to 5 grams of iron in the average adult human...it's your single greatest source of oxidative stress." - Dr. Leland Stillman
"The last thing that a man with low testosterone needs is testosterone prescriptions." - Dr. Leland Stillman
"Seeing appropriate...mental health care is important. And I really have a lot of problems with the modern psychiatric paradigm." - Dr. Leland Stillman
ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST:
The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.
On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.
Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery.
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