Longevity, AI, and the Next Leap in Medicine—Are You Ready?

When you think of any major cause of disease and death—heart disease, cancer, stroke, dementia, even iatrogenic illness from medication overload—what is the #1 risk factor?

Your age.

I often joke with my 20- and 30-something patients that they possess a built-in superpower that gives them a head start toward optimal healing, regardless of what I do as their doctor: Youth.

Because of this well-known superpower, I appreciate that the topic of longevity and aging has finally taken center stage in mainstream conversation. Podcasts featuring experts like Dr. Mark Hyman (my teacher in Functional Medicine), Dr. Jill Carnahan, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Peter Attia have opened the doors to global experts discussing how to slow—and possibly even reverse—aging. They share a universal viewpoint: Aging is the leading risk factor for almost every chronic disease.

Yet, we are on the brink of a radical shift in how we understand and, in turn, will be forced to pivot how we intervene with most disease. The future has arrived. With the rise of AI, advances in tech will soon augment our brains, limbs, and organs, and breakthroughs in nanotechnology will supersede old treatment paradigms.

The real issue at play is how we will all stay ahead of the medical curve while not being tempted by every medical breakthrough that will be offered to us shortly in the form of transhumanism: How can I enhance my biology and brain to become superhuman? This will become the new public focus of ethical and philosophical discussions, coming soon.

Before June 29, 2007, all of this sounded like science fiction. Then the iPhone hit. And in just 18 years, look at how it’s transformed our daily life. But AI? It’s going to make that look like a warm-up. Over the next 18 years, we’ll see tech advancements at a pace 100x faster—conservatively.

As a physician, I’m actively learning to position myself, my staff, and each of you to utilize AI not as a threat, but as a collaborative partner. It’s time to transcend the current medical model, which, frankly, has a pretty dismal track record when it comes to chronic illness and mortality. (I wrote about this in a previous newsletter —our health outcomes as a nation are embarrassing when compared to the rest of the developed world.)

If you didn’t already know, I’m a huge Trekkie. I’ve watched nearly every series. One of my favorite scenes is in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), when Dr. McCoy watches a 20th-century physician prepare to treat a patient. He’s horrified—appalled at how “medieval” their approach is. Consider medicine today, and what we were doing even 100 years ago is light years away. And the next evolution? It’s not coming in 100 years. It’s coming in 5-10 years.

That movie scene always reminds me: what we’re doing today will soon be viewed as primitive. The next quantum leap in medical thinking has begun, not five centuries from now. In less than one to two generations, today's medicine will look like 17th-century medicine compared to where it's soon headed.

Here is the clip of Dr. McCoy in The Voyage Home

So, why am I discussing aging, longevity, AI, and transhumanism all in one newsletter? I see how overwhelming the speed of innovation via AI can be for all of us. And, I want you to know I see it, I feel it, and I’m here to help you navigate this wild, ever-changing medical landscape in a way that still honors your innate, intuitive wisdom yet also allows you to stay ahead of the medical curve. BioFIT Medicine will stay ahead of the curve, as it has always done.

I used to think that if I could memorize every page of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine (the 'bible' of medicine), I’d be the best doctor out there. But let’s be honest—that’s like saying the best doctor is the one whose brain is plugged into the entire internet. Yet, I think it's important to ask: what makes a great doctor for you and your family? Is it the smartest? Is it the most experienced or the most published? Is it the one with the most social media posts?

Personally, I have connected with a vast array of medical physicians at every level, and I am not so sure best is the right word. It's about fit. That fit knows how to integrate vast knowledge, has extensive clinical experience, appreciates the importance of learning the nuances of you, including emotionally and philosophically, while guiding you past the extensive medical noise that is unimportant for you. There is no point in history when choosing the right physician guide is more important than now, with the advent of AI. This guide must recognize that you are the CEO of you, helping you make the best decisions for yourself, based on what you desire.

AI won’t replace the human touch. It can’t. Because no technology can replicate human intuition, embody the genetic wisdom passed down through generations, or the love and care we all crave and deserve as patients.

So, how does all this help you stay ahead of the medical curve?

The answer: it’s up to you first, not technology or your doctor.

Don’t make your future health decisions based solely on emotion or intellect. Tap into your highest, most grounded energetic self. That’s the part of you that will help you partner collaboratively with tech and your physician guide, without losing your humanity.

And that is how you will not only live long, but also live well, staying ahead of the medical curve without overwhelm, yet grounded in who and what you are.

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Kevin Hoffarth MD, IFMCP
BioFIT Medicine