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257 Integrating Western Biometrics and Traditional Chinese Medicine to Rethink Preventive Aging Care with Ryan Yuen

  1. 257 Integrating Western Biometrics and Traditional Chinese Medicine to Rethink Preventive Aging Care with Ryan Yuen Dr. Gillian Lockitch 31:19

Modern medicine excels at treating disease, less so at prevention. In this episode, we explore how wearable Technology powered by Artificial Intelligence is bringing together Western physiology biometrics and Traditional Chinese Medicine to support true preventive Health. Ryan Yuen shares how continuous monitoring of subtle body signals can help identify imbalance long before symptoms appear—and what this means for healthy Longevity. Aging well is not about acccepting decline—it’s about identifying early warning signs and supporting body balance before disease is established. Traditional Chinese Medicine has emphasized this philosophy for thousands of years,. Modern wearable technology now allows us to monitor the body continuously, shifting how we approach healthspan extension ato live younger longer.Ryan Yuen, Digital Business Lead at Link2Care, is helping bridge ancient medical Wisdom with modern data science. The Watch2Care Vital smartwatch integrates 38 Western physiological metrics with 18 Traditional Chinese Medicine functional indicators across five organ systems—using AI to translate data into actionable daily insights read in the Fitvibe app.

Episode Timeline:

  • 00:00 — Prevention versus diagnosis and treatment in modern healthcare

  • 03:10 — The aging population crisis and why healthcare systems need to change

  • 07:45 — Integrating Western metrics with TCM philosophy using AI

  • 12:30 — Understanding the five TCM organ systems

  • 18:50 — Interpreting health scores and early warning signs

  • 22:30 — Practical Lifestyle actions based on daily data

  • 26:30 — What preventive health could look like in the future

Connect with Ryan Yuen and Watch2Care Vital*

Official Website and Shop: www.link2care.asia LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/link2careglobal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584628198577 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/link2care_global *To show our appreciation for your community, we would like to offer your listeners an exclusive, limited-time promotion. When listeners use the discount code on our official website, they will receive 30% off the Watch2Care Vital and can add two additional wristbands to their cart for free. Discount Code: GOLY30

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Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an international speaker, author of Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably, and host of the Growing Older, Living Younger Podcast. As a dual-certified Specialist in Paediatrics and Medical Biochemistry and Professor at the University of British Columbia, her professional career was rooted in science. During her rehabilitation from life-saving emergency spinal surgery, her passion to be able to dance again led her to explore the intersection of medical and epigenetic science with non-Western healing traditions, to understand how to change aging at the cellular level. Within the Growing Older, Living Younger Project, the Change Your Aging Masterplan cycle is a year-long 3 part coaching program to preserve mind and brain, build your best body, and to survive and thrive in your environment. At 70 Dr. Lockitch became a first time entrepreneur, building a global online business with the premiere wellness and beauty company, to help others extend their healthspan, stay vibrant, active, and independent as they age. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Lockitch is an empathetic coach and mentor but does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for medical diseases.