Dr. Emilie Laplagne

What Dr. talked about

Dr. Emilie Laplagne discussed functional medicine as an alternative to what she describes as a siloed, reactive approach in traditional Western medicine, arguing that treating root causes rather than symptoms produces better long-term health outcomes, particularly for entrepreneurs under chronic stress.

She outlined what she calls the '4 Horsemen of executive burnout' — sleep latency, cortisol timing, fasting glucose variability, and heart rate variability — as biomarkers for tracking hidden metabolic decline in high performers. She also argued that hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women has been unfairly stigmatized due to flawed studies, and that alcohol and disrupted sleep quietly undermine metabolic health even in people who appear fit.

The show

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