Tracking Health with Dave Korsunsky

David Korsunsky comes on the Decoding Superhuman podcast to explain the value of dashboarding quantified self-data with his product, Heads Up Health.

Well, I think the future is now starting to provide more automated insights for people. So without you even having to log in, the system should be smart enough to say we found an extremely strong correlation between your carbohydrate intake and your resting heart rate.

David Korsunsky, CEO Heads Up Health

Who is Dave Korsunsky?

Dave is the CEO and Founder of Heads Up Health. David has fifteen years of experience working for industry leading technology firms and most recently served as Director of Technical Alliances at VMware, Inc. where he led strategic partnerships with global EHR companies including EPIC, Cerner, McKesson, GE, Allscripts and many more. As an avid health enthusiast, he recognized an opportunity to build a software solution that makes it easier for anyone to take control over their health through better use of their data.

Key Highlights from the Podcast

• [5:00] What led to Dave starting Heads Up Health?
• [6:00] Our mutual love of the now-defunct Zeo
• [8:00] Combining lifestyle data with medical records
• [12:09] The Electronic Health Record system in the United States
• [17:00] Using the Oura Ring for behavior modification
• [24:00] Heads Up Health and Data Privacy
• [26:00] What about people who do not enjoy knowing all of this data about themselves?
• [28:00] What data to expect to be available on Heads Up Health soon?
• [33:00] Establishing correlation between two different types of data
• [36:47] Dave answers the final 4 questions

Resources Mentioned

• Heads Up Health Website
• Sleep Tracking Startup Zeo Says Goodnight
• Nootropics with Mansal Denton (an interview to get the basics on nootropics)
• Freestyle Libre – Continuous Glucose Measurement
• Whoop
• Oura Ring (use code BOOMER for a USD 50 discount)
• Epi-Paleo Rx by Jack Kruse
• The Bulletproof Diet by David Asprey

How does Dave Define Health?

• Balance

Dave’s Top Trick for Enhancing Focus?

• Optimal sleep and Modafinil

Dave Korsunsky’s Favorite Book on High Performance?

• Epi-Paleo Rx by Jack Kruse
• The Bulletproof Diet by David Asprey

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