#866: Sami Inkinen of Virta Health — Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, Rowing 2,750 Miles, and Lessons from Fixing Metabolic Health in 100,000+ People

May 20, 2026 · 2h 20m · YouTube

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0:00Hello, boys and girls, ladies, and germs.
0:02This is Tim Ferriss.
0:03Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where I deconstruct world-class performers.
0:07This conversation is incredibly tactical and practical.
0:11Lots of detail that you can use.
0:12I took a lot of notes.
0:13Sami Inkanen is my guest.
0:15He is the founder and CEO of Verta Health, which aims to reverse metabolic disease in 1 billion people using nutrition and technology.
0:22And based on his texts to me over months, what he and Verta have been able to do with people who have practically no money, practically no time, blows my mind.
0:33I mean, imagine completely transforming yourself if you only were able to eat a McDonald's as a truck driver.
0:39I mean, it's really, it's just mind-blowing stuff.
0:43In any case, we'll get to it.
0:44He previously co-founded Trulia, is a triathlon age group world champion, and once rode 2,750 miles from California to Hawaii.
0:52Imagine that with your arms.
0:54Maybe you've taken a flight between those two.
0:55It is not a short flight with his wife, unsupported, setting a world record to raise awareness of sugar's link to diabetes.
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