Road To Wellness

Amy Truong

To inspire and encourage you to stay grounded and keep going on your road to personal freedom and wellness with tips and tricks in nutrition, fitness, complementary medicine, and all else health related including public health and other care modalities

  1. 030. Data Equity & Women's Health with Danika Kelly

    08/10/2025

    030. Data Equity & Women's Health with Danika Kelly

    Recommendations to your health and wellness should be coming from evidence based research. Often, the studies designed may not be all inclusive which means what is recommended to you, may not have been studied in people who share some of your makeup. On this episode, Amy Truong, DTCM, MPH thoughtfully discussed with Danika Kelly, CEO and founder of My Normative. My Normative is a health research and innovation focused on disrupting the sex and gender data gap through clinically validated data collection, data management, and analytical processes. This episode emphasizes that better data collection isn't an "add-on" cost but should be the baseline for population health research, ultimately leading to more effective treatments and improved healthcare outcomes for everyone. Key Topics Discussed: The Sex and Gender Data Gap - How medical research has historically used male bodies as the default, leading to significant knowledge gaps in women's health outcomesReal-World Impact of Flawed Data - The COVID vaccine menstrual cycle controversy as a prime example of how excluding female-specific variables creates distrust and missed health insightsHealthcare Communication - Strategies for providers to better communicate with patients about research gaps without dismissing their experiencesRed Flags in Health Studies - What patients should look for when evaluating research, including inclusion/exclusion criteria and data analysis methodsInnovation in Women's Health - How health tech companies can design more inclusive pilots and research protocols from the ground upChronic Conditions & Gender - The 80% of autoimmune disorders that disproportionately impact women, and opportunities in underserved marketsFemTech Growth - Promising developments in the industry and the importance of collaboration over competitionMy Normative's Mission - Three program pillars (Collect, Contribute, Catalyze) helping researchers and companies incorporate sex and gender variables into their work

    53 min

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To inspire and encourage you to stay grounded and keep going on your road to personal freedom and wellness with tips and tricks in nutrition, fitness, complementary medicine, and all else health related including public health and other care modalities