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Evening Standard
Will Rogers-Coltman

Cardiologist Dr Eric Topol's daily routine: 5:30am starts and not a bite of red meat for 40 years

Dr Eric Topol - (The Washington Post via Getty Im)

I wake up between 5.30 and 6am entirely naturally, no alarm clock needed. I dedicate the first one or two hours of the day to reading. This gives me time to start researching ahead of my day, either reading a bunch of articles from medical journals, going through different newspapers to find stories of interest, or looking at certain X or Bluesky accounts I follow. It’s my daily ritual.

Breakfast happens somewhere at this point. It will usually consist of yoghurt, some berries and a little bit of granola, with a couple of cups of coffee, of course.

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