Fifteen years ago, at a relaxed pre-Christmas event where tech startups mixed with London’s tech journalists, I was approached by a man with the most inventive pitch I had ever heard.
Healthy lifestyle. Eat well. No it's not expensive just don't eat majority of what you consume out of boxes packets or tubes. Move as much as you can. Try fit in some weight bearing activity especially as you age. Don't smoke or vape. Avoid recreatuinal drugs. Limit alcohol. Cut down salt sugar. Eat 30 types plants a week. Sleep well. Spend some time with like minded people ( find your tribe) read what you want spend some time alone in nature get a pet you can touch and feel and stroke.
This is interesting but I fear it will open the doors to wider healthcare inequality, not to mention increasing private sector access to medical data- which is where the real money lies and a big reason for venture capital to back “innovation “ like this. Swedish society is very different to ours ! I’d also like to see some evidence for the safety of yearly repeat MRI scans which are a powerful x-ray, not only for patients but for staff in the private clinic environment. AI should actually be able to calculate risk on an individual basis with some access to bloods, weight etc and then refer on for scans and more effective diagnostics. This would be much cheaper and probably as effective... perhaps less intriguing for people into the wellness industry however !
Preventative health is the go-to. But will the issues it picks up ad to the NHS waiting lists? Perhaps initially - but if patients are assessed from a young age problems will be caught earlier and receive less costly treatment in the long term. The NHS should give this serious consideration.
Spotify hasn't been particularly beneficial for recording artists particularly not as much as it has for Daniel Ek. And I wonder if it has been has beneficial for music as is often suggested. We should take this in consideration when billionaires apply learning from one industry to another (cough Elon cough)
Prevention only works if people listen understand and change their lives. Forever. But many don't. They just do what they want regardless of likely outcome then batch and moan when it starts going wrong and overwhelmed health care system can't provide instant miracle cure.
Early intervention has to be the solution to better and more effective healthcare. Is this the route? Will be interested to follow this and see how it pans out, but I would have happily been a person to plunk down £299 - which actually is for me a huge sum of money, it’s our entire food budget for a month - but to be reassured that there are not loads of tumors starting to grow inside of me, or if there are, to do something about it before it’s too late.
Prevention is definitely best, plus early intervention. Screening/scanning regular check-ups, and spreading message and information on healthy living, will help us all to lead longer with good health. This is one element which will provide this, but £300 puts it out of reach for many to access.
Healthy lifestyle. Eat well. No it's not expensive just don't eat majority of what you consume out of boxes packets or tubes. Move as much as you can. Try fit in some weight bearing activity especially as you age. Don't smoke or vape. Avoid recreatuinal drugs. Limit alcohol. Cut down salt sugar. Eat 30 types plants a week. Sleep well. Spend some time with like minded people ( find your tribe) read what you want spend some time alone in nature get a pet you can touch and feel and stroke.
I'm not sure about the 30 types of plants but the advice is otherwise sound.
If you're interested Google professor Tim spector King's college London and read some of ideas on food gut health nutrition etc it's very interesting
Thanks. Will do that.
This is interesting but I fear it will open the doors to wider healthcare inequality, not to mention increasing private sector access to medical data- which is where the real money lies and a big reason for venture capital to back “innovation “ like this. Swedish society is very different to ours ! I’d also like to see some evidence for the safety of yearly repeat MRI scans which are a powerful x-ray, not only for patients but for staff in the private clinic environment. AI should actually be able to calculate risk on an individual basis with some access to bloods, weight etc and then refer on for scans and more effective diagnostics. This would be much cheaper and probably as effective... perhaps less intriguing for people into the wellness industry however !
Rory, you always entice your followers to see a tiny portal to alleviating an aspect of future
health solutions. It is a wonderful jumping off point for caring curious folk.
So interesting.
Preventative health is the go-to. But will the issues it picks up ad to the NHS waiting lists? Perhaps initially - but if patients are assessed from a young age problems will be caught earlier and receive less costly treatment in the long term. The NHS should give this serious consideration.
Spotify hasn't been particularly beneficial for recording artists particularly not as much as it has for Daniel Ek. And I wonder if it has been has beneficial for music as is often suggested. We should take this in consideration when billionaires apply learning from one industry to another (cough Elon cough)
Prevention only works if people listen understand and change their lives. Forever. But many don't. They just do what they want regardless of likely outcome then batch and moan when it starts going wrong and overwhelmed health care system can't provide instant miracle cure.
It’s also an interesting word play...https://www.dictionary.com/e/translations/neko/
Early intervention has to be the solution to better and more effective healthcare. Is this the route? Will be interested to follow this and see how it pans out, but I would have happily been a person to plunk down £299 - which actually is for me a huge sum of money, it’s our entire food budget for a month - but to be reassured that there are not loads of tumors starting to grow inside of me, or if there are, to do something about it before it’s too late.
Prevention is definitely best, plus early intervention. Screening/scanning regular check-ups, and spreading message and information on healthy living, will help us all to lead longer with good health. This is one element which will provide this, but £300 puts it out of reach for many to access.