The Future Is ALREADY Here... At-Home Blood Testing Will NEVER Be the Same: Affordable Blood Tests From SiPhox Health, Wearable Data & AI-Driven Analysis (All In One Place?!) with Michael Dubrovsky

Ben Greenfield

25 jul 2024

Episode description

Are you frustrated with the inconvenience of traditional blood testing, struggling to interpret health metrics, or looking for cost-effective, comprehensive health data?

In this episode, you'll get to explore how Michael Dubrovsky's company, SiPhox Health (a Boston-based startup backed by YC, Kholsa Ventures, and Intel Capital), is revolutionizing home blood testing. Discover how SiPhox's advanced technology provides real-time health insights, integrates with wearable data, and offers personalized health management solutions. Whether you're aiming to optimize your wellness journey or seeking effective cardiovascular risk monitoring, this episode covers invaluable insights and practical tips to transform your approach to health.

Michael Dubrovsky is a materials chemist, serial entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CPO of SiPhox Health, Previously, while at Technion and later at MIT, Michael developed the world's first photonic computer on a chip for cryptocurrency mining. He was also instrumental in the design and launch of SiPhox's current offering (the broadest, lowest-cost home blood test kit on the market, currently used by thousands of people). His hobbies include woodworking (mainly Chinese tea tables), song translation (typically Soviet bard music), and angel investing in deep-tech companies. Michael also sporadically interviews famous scientists as a cohost on the 632nm Podcast.

His company, SiPhox Health, is a hardware-first health-tech company that has spent 3.5 years building a hardware platform for at-home consumer blood diagnostics. In 2022, they launched a platform that fuses mail-in blood biomarker testing with wearable data for personalized health insights. SiPhox is the only D2C diagnostics or DaaS (diagnostics as a service) company that builds blood testing hardware. Today, they screen and monitor 1000s of people every month with their best-in-class, mail-in home blood tests covering markers of inflammation, hormonal health, cardiovascular health, and nutrient and vitamin deficiencies in a single kit.

This episode isn't just about groundbreaking technology — it's about the future of accessible and affordable healthcare, so whether you're a health enthusiast or new to self-testing, you won't want to miss this show!

Full Show Notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/siphoxpodcast<

Episode description

Are you frustrated with the inconvenience of traditional blood testing, struggling to interpret health metrics, or looking for cost-effective, comprehensive health data?

Full Show Notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/siphoxpodcast<

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Utilize Siphox app's biohacker toggle for optimal health performance

The Siphox app features a "Biohacker" toggle that compresses the standard health ranges into optimal ones for users aiming for peak performance, not just an absence of disease.

#biohacking

Implement heart health protocol to lower ApoB and plaque

To lower his high ApoB and plaque, Ben Greenfield uses a stack including Vascanox, Arterosil, Tocotrienols, Vitamin K, and a twice-monthly PCSK9 inhibitor injection.

#heart

#plaque

Enhance finger-prick blood collection with warm-up techniques

To make finger-prick blood collection easier, warm your hand with hot water, do a few squats, or even sit in a sauna for a few minutes beforehand to improve blood flow.

#blood-flow

#blood-test

Utilize Siphox's at-home testing device for quick health insights

Siphox is developing an affordable (under $100) at-home device that uses semiconductor chip technology to analyze a drop of blood and provide results in 30 minutes.

#device

#testing

Understand insurance reluctance to cover preventative health

Insurance companies are reluctant to cover preventative health because the average person switches plans every 2.5 years, so the insurer doesn't see the long-term financial benefit of your improved health.

#healthcare

Utilize Blueprints program to minimize medication through lifestyle changes

The Blueprints program uses frequent testing to find the lowest effective dose of a drug like a statin, with the ultimate goal of using lifestyle changes to get off the medication entirely.

#statin

#testing

Understand testosterone and sleep correlation for better health

According to Siphox's data, testosterone levels are highly correlated with sleep for about 50% of men, while for the other 50%, they are uncorrelated.