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Base offers at-home lab testing with a smart app to provide science-backed recommendations for your supplements, diet, and daily habits. This company wants to empower everyone to improve their sleep, stress, diet, and more with insights into their body's data through blood and saliva testing. Lola Priego, the founder and CEO of Base, joins us to share her personal health journey, motivation behind starting Base, and why she feels a data-driven approach is needed to help those suffering with fatigue, brain fog and other health concerns. *SHOW NOTES:* 1:21 Welcome to the show! 4:02 Lola’s Bio 4:45 Welcome Lola to the show 6:42 Her personal story 10:08 Why we get stuck on our health journey 12:08 Addressing the ‘conventional’ doctor visit 13:31 How Base is different 14:30 Human connection + Affordability + Personalization 18:05 Can we blame the U.S. healthcare system? 20:37 “Sicko” documentary 21:27 Sleep & melatonin issues 22:40 Overdosing melatonin 24:30 The importance of educating 25:54 Common health issues for Base users 26:56 Categorizing different health issues 27:26 Ad: The benefits of red light therapy! 30:26 Base testing options 33:35 Testing one marker vs all 34:42 Making small changes 36:09 You don’t have to be perfect! 37:11 GIVEAWAY TIME! 38:09 Getting fast results 40:02 Using lifestyle interventions 40:39 Natural melatonin production 42:27 Renee’s “Cortisol Challenge” 43:59 Common beliefs about cortisol 46:27 The future of at-home lab testing 50:16 Her one piece of advice 51:41 Thanks for tuning in! *RESOURCES:* Get-Base ( https://get-base.com/babes ) - Use discount code: BABES Sicko Documentary ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386032/ ) Lightpath LED ( https://lightpathled.com ) - Use discount code: BIOHACKERBABES Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donations