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What if most chronic illness wasn’t inevitable — but simply detected too late?

In this episode of Tess Talks, Tess sits down with Dr Steven Lu, one of Australia’s leading voices in preventative health and longevity medicine. A GP turned entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience across ICU, surgery and general practice, Steven has seen firsthand where modern medicine saves lives — and where it fails people long before they ever reach hospital.

Steven is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Everlab, a pioneering health platform using advanced testing, imaging, biomarkers and AI to identify disease risk before symptoms appear.

Together, Tess and Steven unpack what actually predicts how well we age — and why “normal” health results are often misleading.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why muscle mass and bone density are two of the strongest predictors of longevity (especially for women)
• The hidden dangers of visceral fat — even in lean, active people
• Why BMI and standard GP blood ranges often miss early disease risk
• How cardiovascular disease develops silently — and why it’s still the #1 killer
• Genetics vs epigenetics: how much control do we really have over our health future?
• Why stress is one of the most underestimated drivers of metabolic and heart disease
• The difference between biohacking noise and the fundamentals that actually move the needle
• How personalised prevention can help reverse or reduce damage from earlier years
• The biggest “return on health investment” actions most people overlook

Steven also shares sobering statistics about ageing and disease — along with practical, empowering steps you can take now to protect your future health without fear or overwhelm.

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