S3 E5 Dr. Alka Patel

From her website:

I don't just study longevity — I've lived the cost of ignoring it.

After 25 years in medicine, leadership, and entrepreneurship, I've seen firsthand what relentless drive can do to a body.

But I’ve also seen what precision, strategy, and lifestyle mastery can rebuild.

My journey began at the University of London, Guys and St Thomas’, where I earned my MBBS in medicine and surgery.

A fascination with the body and brain led me to deepen my expertise further — gaining advanced qualifications in lifestyle medicine, functional medicine, coaching, therapy, gynaecology, obstetrics, and dermatology.

But true mastery comes not just from study, it comes from lived experience.

A hospital bed became my greatest teacher — not knowing whether I would see my three children again. That was when I finally realised: success means nothing without sustainable health.

Since that day, I've devoted my career to helping ambitious individuals secure the energy, clarity, and resilience their future demands. Using data-backed biohacking and personalised longevity strategies, I put tour healthspan potential back in your hands.

What if you could have the vitality of 20, 30, 40 years ago??

It's feasable.

Key points of the episode:

• Living longer, fitter, better, healthier.
• Redefining "old" and "aging"
• How an optimist can add 7 years to their lives.
• How lifespam is determined by lifestyle.
• The importance of purpose.
• The "LQ" - Longevity Quotient.
• How to blend mindset and physical actions to optimise health - using leading edge technology.
• The AHEAD acronym.
• How self care should be bespoke to the individual and fun!
• The Million Hour Club - and what it is.
• How what we do in this decade determines the next one...
• "Sniper alley" - What is it and is it a thing?
• "Inflammaging" - what is it?
• How to take control of your own health and how the choice is yours.
• The incredible opportunities to thrive that exist as you read this.