In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Ted Achacoso, the founding pioneer of the clinical practice of health optimization, medicine and practice and the Chief Science Officer of Smarter, Not Harder Inc. Listen along as we discuss metabolomics, your metabolome, genetic testing, and the health optimization medicine and practice framework.    What we discussed:   00:22 - About Dr. Ted Achacoso 4:00 - Why DNA isn't as important as we think 8:03 - Dangers of detoxification or genetic-based diets 10:00 - Nature vs. Nurture 15:30 - How metabolites help trace back autoimmune diseases 17:53 - Health Optimization Medicine 24:00 - Understanding the cell danger response 26:42 - Importance of Metabolomics 32: Quality vs Quantity of Life 34:28 - How metabolomics fits into the overall health optimization medicine practice 52:11 - What Made Dr. Ted formalize Health Optimization Medicine Education?   This podcast is brought to you by Health Optimization and Practice and Troscriptions, both founded by Smarter Not Harder Inc.    Get 10% Off Your Purchase of Metabolomics Module by using PODCAST10 at  https://www.homehope.org   Get 10% Off your Trosciptions purchase by using POD10 at https://www.troscriptions.com   Get daily content from the hosts of Smarter Not Harder by following @troscriptions on Instagram.