How Early Childhood Shapes Lifelong Health | Prof. Farah Qureshi (Johns Hopkins)

What if the seeds of your lifelong health were planted before you could even form memories? Research shows that early childhood experiences profoundly influence adult health and disease risk - decades later.

In this episode of The Health Curve Podcast, host Dr. Jason Arora speaks with Professor Farah Qureshi of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, an expert in child health development, to explore how our earliest years shape long-term wellbeing. Together, they discuss the biological, behavioral, and social pathways through which childhood experiences “get under the skin” to influence outcomes like cardiovascular health, mental health, and resilience decades later.

Whether you are a parent seeking to support your child or reflecting on your own early experiences, this episode will help you better understand how childhood shapes lifelong health—and why it’s never too late to change the curve.