Today on The Lab Report: Dr. Robert Huggins has treated more than 80 cases of exertional heat stroke. As Chief Research Officer at the Korey Stringer Institute at UCONN, he studies what happens to the human body under heat and strain, both for elite athletes and for the warehouse workers, delivery drivers and construction crews who handle extreme conditions every day. In this episode, Dr. Huggins explains what KSI does, what goes on inside the lab, and how research on keeping workers safe ends up helping athletes perform better.

Join us as we talk with Dr. Robert Huggins about heat safety, hydration, wearable technology and the biomarkers that can help prevent injury and illness. We also get into the gut: what the microbiome tells us about athletes, and what turned up when runners at the Falmouth Road Race were tested with GI Effects. Finally, we look at how functional testing like NutrEval is changing exercise physiology. Is the future of athletic performance less about training harder and more about understanding what’s going on inside?

2:35 - Introducing the amazing Dr. Rob Huggins, PhD

5:00 - Where did the Korey Stringer Institute originate?

9:00 - The wide world of corporate sponsors supporting KSI

10:00 - Advocating for occupationally safety and heat related deaths

14:00 - What's does a research lab on heat stroke look like?

18:00 - What are some examples of heat lab experiments?

21:00 - How are occupational safety and athletic performance similar?

25:00 - How do you use advanced lab testing in athletics to optimize?

35:30 - What is the microbiome's role in heat stroke?

42:00 - The Microgenderome and it's impact on gut function

44:00 - Personalization to optimize elite athletes

46:00 - Dr. Huggins' first impression of the NutrEval

49:20 - The future of functional testing in athletics

52:10 - The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Korey Stringer Institute

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Dr. Aleksandra Gajer spent years in emergency medicine then shifted her focus toward helping people get ahead of health problems—not just treat them once they appear. She’s developed a practice that covers all aspects of longevity. Today we chat about metabolic health, hormones, lifestyle, and what it really means to take a more personalized approach to feeling your best. And we’re getting into some of the hottest topics in health right now: GLP-1 medications, peptides, hormone therapy, biological age, weight loss, and even aesthetics. Are these tools the answer or are we sometimes focusing on one piece of the puzzle while missing the bigger picture?

In this episode, Dr. Gajer shares her perspective on what it means to strive for health span rather than lifespan and why the goal should be about more than a number on the scale or a number on your biological age test.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:40 Meet Dr. Aleksandra Gajer and hear about her journey from the ER
• 8:05 Approaching the peri-menopausal/menopausal woman
• 12:20 Biological vs. chronological age
• 15:00 GLP-1’s and peptides
• 24:10 Aesthetics and aging skin
• 26:25 Gajer’s practice (link below)
• 27:15 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

The Gajer Practice

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Dr. Shilpa Saxena is a longtime leader and educator in functional and integrative medicine and Chief Medical Officer at Forum Health. Dr. Saxena’s approach to healing involves active listening and true connection to ensure patients are heard. She’s taught many of us over the years with her light-hearted metaphors and analogies that framed our understanding of complex topics – including the gut microbiome’s role in systemic health.

In today’s episode, whether you’re a clinician or simply curious about the connection between the gut and overall health, this conversation with Dr. Shilp Saxena offers an engaging look at where integrative and functional medicine has been, where it’s going, and why the gut may be at the center of it all.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:30 Dr. Shilpa Saxena’s path to functional medicine and the importance of gut health
• 10:34 The Front Door to the House of Health – skin, immunity, brain, hormones
• 15:20 Explaining the microbiome to patients- gated community metaphor
• 21:00 When to order stool testing, therapeutic options, tying it all together
• 27:30 Cardiometabolic health, behavior change, active listening
• 31:30 Virtual care vs. on-sight office visits
• 34:40 Approach to BHRT
• 39:10 Evolving with Artificial Intelligence
• 42:00 The vision behind Forum Health
• 46:50 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Forum Health

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