About the Show

Health without the hype.

Most health podcasts recycle trends. Ask Dr. Paul goes deeper — with the rigor you'd expect from a physician who has spent 36 years interpreting clinical data and 20+ years teaching medical students how to do the same.

Every episode is grounded in the same standard Dr. Kilgore holds in his clinical practice: peer-reviewed evidence, guideline-concordant recommendations, and no proprietary protocols. When the research is clear, we say so. When it's contested, we say that too.

The show covers the topics most conventional medicine doesn't have time for in a 12-minute appointment — how to interpret your own lab work, what your biomarkers actually reveal about how you're aging, how lifestyle medicine's six evidence-based pillars translate into real decisions, and what the published literature says about longevity interventions that are worth your attention.

If you've ever left a doctor's appointment with more questions than answers, or wondered why every wellness influencer online seems to contradict the last one, this show is for you. It's the long-form explanation your 12-minute appointment couldn't give you.

Hosted by Dr. Paul Kilgore, MD, MPH, FACP — board-certified internist, CDC-trained epidemiologist, Wayne State University faculty, member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and competitive endurance triathlete who lives the protocols he recommends.

What We Cover

Six topics, one physician.

Every episode ladders back to one of these core themes — the conversations Dr. Kilgore has wished he could have with every patient, without the 12-minute clock.

Biomarker Interpretation
How to read your own lab work — what the numbers mean, which ranges are "optimal" vs "normal," and which biomarkers actually predict how you're aging.
Longevity Science
Evidence-based approaches to extending healthspan — from Phenotypic Age and epigenetic clocks to the interventions the research actually supports.
Lifestyle Medicine
The six clinically validated pillars — nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and social connection — as first-line therapy.
Preventive Medicine
Catching disease before it catches you. Screening strategies, risk stratification, and the difference between "not sick" and "actually healthy."
Clinical Research
What the peer-reviewed literature actually says — separating signal from noise in a wellness media landscape where every headline contradicts the last one.
Patient Questions
Real questions from listeners, answered by a practicing physician. The conversations your 12-minute appointment didn't have time for.
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Meet the Host

The physician behind the mic.

Dr. Paul Kilgore, MD, MPH, FACP
Host & Creator
Dr. Paul Kilgore, MD, MPH, FACP
Board-Certified Internist · CDC-Trained Epidemiologist · ACLM Member

36 years of clinical experience. Professor at Wayne State University and Co-Director of the Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases. Founder of Quantitative Health, LLC — the physician-grade health intelligence platform behind 26+ free health tools. Competitive endurance triathlete who lives what he prescribes.

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Dr. Kilgore is available as a guest on shows covering longevity, preventive medicine, lifestyle medicine, CDC epidemiology, corporate wellness, and evidence-based health. View the full media kit — bio, headshots, interview topics, sample questions, and booking — on one page.

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