Live Beyond the Norms
You want to have a spectacular life. You want to live longer as long as you are healthy mentally and physically.
This podcast has been a vision of mine for the last two and a half years. As I continue to share with people the astounding results, 90% extension of life in test subjects, reported in peer-reviewed published research about our molecule ESS60, I started to think about what it would be like to live longer. Not just longer, but ALOT longer. I also started thinking about how living longer would disrupt the vision many people had about their lives and the final years of that life.
This podcast is big enough to cover all aspects of Living Beyond the Norms but it will start and probably focus on health and longevity and the cutting-edge research which promises significantly longer and healthier living. It will also cover the unconventional strategies employed today by today's experts to help people Live Beyond the Norms.
Live Beyond the Norms
How Carbs, Chronic Stress & Misguided Medicine Drive Disease | Dr. Vik Rajan on Integrative Healing, Obesity, & Fixing Your Health System
There’s something broken in how we think about chronic illness, and it’s not just the healthcare system. It’s the way we’re trained to accept pills over root causes, symptoms over patterns, and insurance codes over meaningful conversations.
In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Vik Rajan—a quadruple board-certified physician in integrative medicine, nephrology, internal medicine, and pediatrics—who is rewriting the script on how we treat chronic disease. And he is not just trained. He’s lived it.
From watching his mother battle multiple transplants, liver failure, and tuberculosis to creating a “health algorithm” that goes beyond prescriptions, Dr. Rajan brings fire, honesty, and clarity to a conversation most people never get to have with their doctor.
We break down why modern medicine is failing patients, how carbs are acting like a legal drug, and what it means to pursue longevity through lifestyle. His “Algorithm of Six” (nutrition, sleep, stress, isolation, toxicity, and exercise) gives structure to those seeking to regain control of their health.
He’s also taking on obesity, sugar addiction, and why even some doctors wake up to the very problems they’re prescribing for.
"In society today, so many people are overweight or obese that if you are of a normal weight, people start to think that's abnormal." ~ Dr. Vik Rajan
About Dr. Vik Rajan:
Dr. Vik Rajan is a quadruple board-certified physician with certifications in integrative medicine, internal medicine, nephrology, and pediatrics. He’s the founder of Houston Patient Advocacy and Concierge Integrative Medicine, blending clinical expertise with functional and holistic health strategies. His approach focuses on lifestyle-driven root-cause medicine, emphasizing long-term healing over symptom management.
Connect with Dr. Vik Rajan:
- Website (Advocacy): https://www.houstonpatientadvocacy.com
- Website (Integrative): https://www.conciergeintegrativemedicine.com
- Phone: (281) 888-2406
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