The HIRAYA Podcast | Lifestyle Medicine Conversations
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Living at Your Best

Conversations with our physicians and guests about vitality, hormones, intimacy and the ordinary habits that carry the most weight. New episodes every other Tuesday.

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Latest · Episode 14 · 48 min

"Your labs are normal" — and other sentences that end the conversation too early

Dr. Valenzuela and Dr. Canlas on reference ranges, what a standard executive check-up leaves out, and how to ask better questions at your next appointment.

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Episode 13 · 41 min

The protein question, settled

How much you actually need, why it matters more while taking GLP-1 medication, and what that looks like in Filipino meals.

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Episode 12 · 55 min

Perimenopause, with both people in the room

Dr. Urcia on what changes, what helps, and why the couples consult is often the turning point.

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Episode 11 · 37 min

Sleep is not a productivity hack

Testing for sleep apnoea, working night shifts, and the wearable numbers worth paying attention to.

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Episode 10 · 44 min

Talking about desire without embarrassment

Dr. Platon on what a sexual health consult involves and why so few people book one.

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Episode 09 · 39 min

Longevity supplements, ranked honestly

What has evidence, what has marketing, and where NAD+ — a coenzyme your cells use for energy — sits between the two.

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Episode 08 · 46 min

Six pillars, one busy week

Dr. Expectacion on applying the framework when your schedule is not your own.

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