Dear Subscribers,

I hope this message finds you in good health. I'm excited to share a new feature in my Substack publication, Health and Wellness by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz—a subscriber chat designed to inform and inspire our community.

With over 29,000 subscribers on Substack, I aim to reach 100,000 by year-end. While my stories may not garner the same views on Medium, they have successfully reached millions through Newsbreak and Substack. Over the past month, my posts have been viewed by 7 million readers, with 472,000 engaging with the content, 9,000 liking it, and 4,400 sharing it across their networks.

This chat space is exclusively for subscribers from various platforms, including NewsBreak, Medium, Substack, LinkedIn, Facebook, Quora, Vocal Media, Reddit, and my own website. Think of it as a group chat or live hangout for sharing knowledge. I will post questions and updates, inviting you to engage in meaningful discussions.

Our first chat will focus on understanding your health concerns and aspirations, allowing us to devise plans to address them. I can serve as a sounding board, sharing my research, insights, and personal experiences in both physical and mental health. My work in Mental Health was recognized last year by Thinkers 360 as one of the top 10 thought leaders globally, making a significant impact.

I have personally overcome various health challenges, including prediabetes, abdominal obesity, leaky gut, anemia, and more. These experiences have shaped my journey toward better health, making me feel younger and happier as I age.

In addition to scientific literature, I have documented these experiences in my personal publication, EUPHORIA, on Medium. However, many of these stories were overlooked due to changes in Medium's algorithm. Thus, I plan to distill over 2,000 life lessons here for my subscribers.

During our conversations, feel free to ask me or the other participants any questions you may have. I will also invite medical doctors, health scientists, and mental health experts from my network to address queries that I cannot. Some of them are co-authors of this brief post, and I encourage you to follow their work as they have their own newsletters on Substack. Collaboration can yield powerful outcomes.

While I don't offer direct advice, I do provide perspectives, credible information, insights, and inspiration from years of research and collaboration in scientific communities and biohacking.

These discussions will empower you to ask insightful questions of your healthcare providers, including GPs and specialists. Many readers have informed me that their doctors were unaware of specific biomarkers or emerging treatments until they prompted them to inquire further.

A recent example is the LPIR test, which most GPs had not heard of, despite its importance in assessing heart disease and stroke risk. They often focus solely on LDL levels, overlooking a critical biomarker supported by substantial medical literature that I explored during my postdoctoral research and adjunct professorship in Australia.

I recently shared a post titled The Coronary Calcium Scan: Why Everyone Over 30 Should Consider It, which has helped many subscribers understand their cardiovascular risks. I plan to share more empowering stories like this soon, as well as address questions in our chat sessions.

As an advocate for holistic health, I prioritize healthy lifestyle choices and interventions, always in collaboration with qualified healthcare professionals. While I embrace proven pharmacological or supplementary approaches when necessary, I independently document my research and experiences to share my truth candidly.

I recently closed my beloved publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated.

Goodbye, Beloved ILLUMINATION-Curated? Welcome New Curated Newsletters!

I appreciate your participation in our new community and encourage you to share your experiences.

Thank you for joining my new subscriber chat focused on health and wellness discussions, featuring myself and guest experts. This is a private space for us to engage and connect.

Heartfelt gratitude to my collaborators, including David Mokotoff, MD, Mike Broadly, DHSc, Dr. Kenneth Silvestri, and many others who support our community. I will continue to invite more professionals to join our discussions.

If you are a writer on Medium or Substack, consider joining our new publication, Substack Mastery. We aim to create a supportive environment for writers to share their experiences and insights.

We recently renamed our previous publication to avoid confusion with our other projects. The Substack Mastery initiative is designed to empower freelance writers and entrepreneurs in the ILLUMINATION community on both Substack and Medium.

Explore the various newsletters from contributors to our Substack Mastery publication on Medium. Discover the insights and journeys of fellow writers transitioning from Medium to Substack.

As a gesture of support for the writing community, I encourage exploration and connection with the newsletters of the contributors mentioned. I wrote this piece to give back to the community that has helped me succeed.

If you are a new reader, feel free to check out my topics, which include mental health, nutrition, longevity, and over 100 insightful life lessons accumulated over the past 50 years.

I publish my health and wellness stories on EUPHORIA and share distilled versions on SUBSTACK. Please note that my posts do not constitute professional or health advice; rather, they reflect my observations and experiences.

I invite you to join the ILLUMINATION Community on Medium and Substack, where we explore the value of connection among writers and readers. Join me on Substack for experience-based content related to health, content strategy, and technology.

Thank you for your support and engagement.