The speaker proposes a pivot to a newer way of thinking about medicine that focuses on metabolic health, as a large number of people in the United States are metabolically sick. He suggests that doctors use a personalized medicine approach, rather than just treating the patients' diseases.
The podcast explores a newer way of thinking about healthcare, particularly with regards to metabolic health, and suggests that we need to focus more on prevention and address root causes of chronic diseases.
Medicine 2.0 is largely focused on treating diseases and not on prevention, which turns out to be a more efficient tool. Medical professionals are over-indexing pharmaceuticals and neglecting proper nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, and emotional health.