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Hi Everyone,
@bryan_johnson is in India. And longevity is the new buzzword.
Only one of these statements is true.
In 2020, I realised my body was older than I could’ve comprehended. And that's where my story begins.
In July 2020, I got COVID. A full body check-up that year revealed a few things –
High cholesterol
High triglycerides
Low B12 (126 pg/ml)
Low D3
And pre-diabetic.
I took the first steps – reduced my alcohol consumption and focused on nutritious meals.
Despite the LOW FODMAP diet, my stomach issues escalated.
Another round of tests (endoscopy and ultrasound) told me that I was a walking store of diseases.
A bacterial infection H. Pylori.
Ulcer.
Fatty liver.
GERD.
Villous atrophy.
The standard protocol for H Pylori infection is to take 14 days of antibiotics, four antibiotics every day. I did that. And I felt better for some time.
Until I lost 11 KGs in 1 month is not. While having 3 large meals and 2 snacks. No calorie deficit of any kind.
I did another round of tests to rule out Tuberculosis and the deadly C word.
The tests came out negative and my gut was in very good shape. The doctor said it was in my head.
Anti-depressants were an option (took them for 3 days) but I still felt miserable.
I needed answers.
This was when I came across systems biology (I was clear that it was the future of health care).
Did a metabolomics test and -
Mitochondrial dysfunction
Lactate of pyruvate ratio was 338 (it should be 10-20)
IBS diarrhoea.
Low platelet levels and a rate of decline of 10K X 10^3/ uL per month
The traditional sickcare model was failing me.
So I went back to studying. And got in touch with a functional medicine expert in India.
For the first time in 18 months, I was equipped with more data and a personalised protocol that looked VERY different from 4 nutritionists and 5 doctors I worked with.
Cut to 2023, my biomarkers were in the optimal range (and continue to be today).
I stopped taking most of my supplements.
My stomach was healed.
My absorption started to get better.
My B12 – 432 pg/ml.
The “personal” spilled into work. And this time, it wasn’t a sabbatical but the second stint of life.
I met my co-founders @gehani and @sanmaya , and we set out to find a deeper thesis on what it will take to build a world-class longevity startup out of India.
In the last few months, we’ve run pilots with real users by getting them to do blood tests on 150+ biomarkers and working closely with them to understand their issues. Majority of the users?
Diabetes.
Gut issues.
Auto-immune conditions.
Cardio-vascular issues.
It told us one thing – 30s are the new 50s.
Today, we’re designing a system for a long life. Only for the people who know they want to live a long life and are here to find out how.
Thanks to @bryan_johnson, the world is ready for this!
P.S. He is in India this week and speaking in Mumbai today with @deepigoyal.
Not a better day than this to launch FOXO and make Indians live longer and unlock Life++.
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