Frontiers of Self-Tracking
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Dr. Larry Smarr's talk at the Quantified Self Conference highlights the rapid increase in personal health data collection over the last decade, with a focus on his journey of self-tracking various health metrics to manage chronic inflammation and pre-diabetes. He emphasizes the role of diet, specific biomarkers, and the potential links between genetics, microbiomes, and autoimmune diseases like Crohn's. The talk advocates for using emerging technology to enhance personal data analysis for better health management.
Frontiers of Self-Tracking
- 1. “Frontiers of Self-Tracking” Plenary Talk Quantified Self Conference 2012 Stanford University September 15, 2012 Dr. Larry Smarr Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology Harry E. Gruber Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering 1 Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD
- 2. From One to a Billion Data Points Defining Me: The Exponential Rise in Body Data in Just One Decade! Billion:Microbial Genome My Full DNA, MRI/CT Images Improving Body SNPs Million: My DNA SNPs, Zeo, FitBit Discovering Disease Blood Variables One: Hundred: My Blood Variables Weight Weight My
- 3. By Measuring the State of My Body and “Tuning” It Using Nutrition and Exercise, I Became Healthier 1999 2010 2000 Age Age 51 61 I Arrived in La Jolla in 2000 After 20 Years in the Midwest and Discovered I was Pre-Diabetic
- 4. I Have Greatly Lowered My Body’s Inflammation From Food By Increasing Omega-3s “Silent Inflammation” Chronically Ill I take 6 Fish Oil American Pills Per Day Average “Healthy” American Blood Ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 Ideal Range My Range Range Source: Barry Sears My Tests by www.yourfuturehealth.com
- 5. I Track 100 Variables in Blood Tests Done Quarterly to Annually • Electrolytes • Liver – Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, – GGTP, SGOT, SGPT, LDH, Total Magnesium, Phosphorus, Boron, Direct Bilirubin, Chlorine, CO2 Alkaline Phosphatase • Micronutrients • Thyroid – Arsenic, Chromium, Cobalt, – T3 Uptake, T4, Free Thyroxine Copper, Iron, Manganese, Index, FT4, 2nd Gen TSH Molybdenum, Selenium, Zinc • Blood Cells • Blood Sugar Cycle – Complete Blood Cell Count – Glucose, Insulin, A1C Hemoglobin – Red Blood Cell Subtypes • Cardio Risk – White Blood Cell Subtypes – Complex Reactive Protein • Cancer Screen – Homocysteine – CEA, Total PSA, % Free PSA • Kidneys – CA-19-9 – Bun, Creatinine, Uric Acid • Vitamins & Antioxidant Screen • Protein – Vit D, E; Selenium, ALA, coQ10, – Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin Glutathione, Total Antioxidant Fn. Only One of These Was Far Out of Normal Range
- 6. But, In Spite of My High Levels of Omega-3s, My Blood Measurements Revealed Chronic Inflammation Episodic Peaks in Inflammation 27x Followed by Spontaneous Drop 15x Antibiotics 5x Antibiotics Normal Range CRP < 1 Complex Reactive Protein (CRP) is a Blood Biomarker for Detecting Presence of Inflammation
- 7. By Quantifying Stool Measurements Over Time I Discovered Source of Inflammation Was Likely in Colon 124x Upper Limit Typical Lactoferrin Value for Stool Samples Analyzed Active by www.yourfuturehealth.com IBD Normal Range <7.3 µg/mL Lactoferrin is a Sensitive and Specific Biomarker for Detecting Presence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- 8. Why Did I Have an Autoimmune Disease like IBD? Despite decades of research, the etiology of Crohn's disease remains unknown. Its pathogenesis may involve a complex interplay between host genetics, immune dysfunction, and microbial or environmental factors. --The Role of Microbes in Crohn's Disease So I Set Out to Quantify All Three! Paul B. Eckburg & David A. Relman Clin Infect Dis. 44:256-262 (2007)
- 9. I Wondered if Crohn’s is an Autoimmune Disease, Did I Have a Personal Genomic Polymorphism? From www.23andme.com Polymorphism in Interleukin-23 Receptor Gene — 80% Higher Risk ATG16L1 of Pro-inflammatory Immune Response IRGM NOD2 SNPs Associated with CD
- 10. I Tracked My Innate Immune System By Measuring Lysozyme From Stool Samples Over Time My Immune System Seems to Be Fighting Bacteria Episodically 2x Upper Limit Normal Values from www.yourfuturehealth.com stool test Lysozyme is an Enzyme of the Innate Immune System that Attacks Bacterial Cell Walls
- 11. Your Human Cells are Only 10% of Your Superorganism: How Can We Track the 90% which are Microbes? 16 = All 4 at Full Strength Antibiotics Antibiotics Stool But Cultured Bacteria Are a Small Fraction of Total Values From www.yourfuturehealth.com stool test
- 12. Emerging Technology Will Enable You to Quantify Your SuperSelf ! • Whole Genome Sequencing Used on Jan 2012 Stool Sample – Computationally Intensive • Results: – Healthy Microbes Depleted – Unhealthy Microbes Took Over • Next Step: – Repeat on April/August Samples – Continue Measuring – Evaluate Novel Therapies August 2012
- 13. From “How Do You Feel?”, to “What Are Your Numbers?” Where’s There’s Data There’s Hope