Does eating a diverse array of flavonoids prevent chronic disease? - Peter Attia
A critical look at the latest observational study on plant compounds and longevity| Peter Attia
After an onslaught of mainstream articles questioning protein needs, it’s time to question the questioning with a critical look at existing data The post Determining optimal protein intake from data, not dogmatism appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
“When you live in a black and white world, and everything has to be good or bad, and natural is good and not natural is bad, and you are a robot, life is a painful place to exist.” —Peter Attia The post #361 – AMA #74: Sugar and sugar substitutes: weight control, metabolic effects, and health trade-offs appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
A new study tested whether weighted vests can help achieve and sustain weight loss The post Weighted vests for weight-loss maintenance? appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
"Humans are habit machines. We literally have evolved a brain that is fantastic at making habits.” —Charles Duhigg The post #360 ‒ How to change your habits: why they form and how to build or break them | Charles Duhigg, M.B.A appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
A critical look at the latest observational study on plant compounds and longevity| Peter Attia
"I can't tell you how many women soldier on either avoiding sex or in pain because they don't either know or feel validated to seek treatment." —Sharon Parish| Peter Attia
“It’s so important for women to understand that the absolute risks of these hormones are much lower in early menopause than in later menopause.” —JoAnn Manson| Peter Attia
In this special episode of The Drive, Peter provides a comprehensive overview of the various endocrine systems: the thyroid system, the adrenal system, and the sex hormone system (for both men and women). He walks through the basic biology and the feedback cycles that regulate the production of these hormones and discusses the various options…| Peter Attia
"We welcome the criticism and the discussion, that way we will all learn. We don't claim to have the final answer, but we think that this book [Estrogen Matters] represents an important step forward in empowering women and helping them live longer and live better." —Avrum Bluming| Peter Attia
OPTIMIZE YOUR HEALTH AND LONGEVITY Begin your journey by selecting a topic #1 New York Times Bestseller Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep,…| Peter Attia
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." —Wayne Gretzky| Peter Attia
“People don't just die from disease, they die from the care itself.” —Marty Makary| Peter Attia
“The ovary and the thymus. We call them the canary in the coal mine.” —Eric Verdin The post #359 ‒ How metabolic and immune system dysfunction drive the aging process, the role of NAD, promising interventions, aging clocks, and more | Eric Verdin, M.D. appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
A recent study reporting a link between dieting and depression made waves in the press but doesn’t stand up to scrutiny The post Are data on dieting and depression deceiving us? appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
"I think a good life is what makes a good death." —BJ Miller The post #358 ‒ Peter’s takeaways on navigating HRT, rejuvenating the face, understanding the biology of aging, optimizing fertility, and learning to live well from the dying | Quarterly Podcast Summary #6 appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
An FDA panel emphatically recommended that the agency reverse its controversial 2003 decision to mark HRT as potentially harmful to health| Peter Attia
“I really think that all of these interventions that we're looking at are restoring dynamic range…We're restoring things that happened when you were young.” —Brian Kennedy The post #357 ‒ A new era of longevity science: models of aging, human trials of rapamycin, biological clocks, promising compounds, and lifestyle interventions | Brian Kennedy, Ph.D. appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
Supplementation with 1,3-butanediol in rats reveals unique benefits for neurological health, beyond mere calorie restriction The post A ketosis-inducing supplement shows preliminary promise for neuroprotection appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
“We can just see empirically that all the strength in the world, if it doesn't come with reasonable mobility, is going to be somewhat limiting at a minimum in quality of life.” —Peter Attia The post 356 – AMA #73: Preserving brain health, optimizing exercise programming, improving body composition, and more appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
With tick activity up this summer, a little knowledge and precaution go a long way The post A practical guide to tick prevention and peace of mind during time outdoors appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
Resting heart rate, HRV, heart rate recovery, VO₂ max, and blood pressure—how to measure and interpret them, why they matter, and what you can do to improve them The post Understanding and improving important cardiovascular metrics appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
“The bones are mechanical sensory entities that are going to remodel in proportion to how much mechanical stress they're under…so lifting heavy stuff matters." —Peter Attia The post Navigating bone health: early life influences and advanced strategies for improvement and injury prevention (#214 rebroadcast) appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
Exercise for improving cancer survival, ketogenic diets with GLP-1 drugs, the additive effects of longevity drugs, and a novel fibromyalgia treatment| Peter Attia
Insights as to why so many drug candidates fail to make it through the development pipeline, and how certain strategies might help| Peter Attia
“Beauty and aesthetics is an integral part of being human… and choosing to make changes that are appropriate for your situation, has the potential of increasing quality of life.” —Tanuj Nakra The post #355 – Skincare strategies, the science of facial aging, and cosmetic-intervention guidance | Tanuj Nakra, M.D. & Suzan Obagi, M.D. appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
New results suggesting that the use of AI causes cognitive deficits have triggered widespread fear, but is this interpretation justified? The post Thinking critically about a new study on AI and cognition appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
“Whether it's palliative care or hospice, the focus is really on helping someone feel as well as possible, and that is an inherently holistic question because it gets at their identity.” ‒BJ Miller The post #354 – What the dying can teach us about living well: lessons on life and reflections on mortality | BJ Miller, M.D. and Bridget Sumser, L.C.S.W. appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
A study in mice identified the cytokine IL-10 as a key culprit in diabetes-associated vascular damage in the brain and cognitive deficits| Peter Attia
A recent review discusses errors in the implementation, analysis, and reporting of randomization within obesity and nutrition research| Peter Attia
The scary truth is that people who never smoke can develop and die from lung cancer, too. And the numbers are not trivial.| Peter Attia
“We want to create differences between cancer and non-cancer cells that we can exploit with therapy. And what's elegant about this [nutritional] approach is that we're able to use drugs that are otherwise very blunt instruments in the treatment of cancer.” —Peter Attia The post #353 – AMA #72: Fasting: benefits for body composition and disease prevention, potential risks, and Peter’s updated practical framework appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
Public messaging in recent years about keeping naloxone handy has shown considerable success, but more work is needed to overcome perceived barriers The post More laypeople are prepared to intervene during opioid overdoses, but misconceptions persist appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
"The lifestyle factors that promote health are generally the same lifestyle factors that promote fertility.” —Paula Amato The post #352 ‒ Female fertility: optimizing reproductive health, diagnosing and treating infertility and PCOS, and understanding the IVF process | Paula Amato, M.D. appeared first on Peter Attia.| Peter Attia
Current guidelines only recommend regular screening if you’re a smoker, but lung cancer is a major cause of death even among those with no smoking history| Peter Attia
“When you give women information about how their bodies work, they make great decisions for themselves.” —Rachel Rubin| Peter Attia
“I frequently focus on getting people back to a good quality of life and giving them control of their life and their pain, rather than a promise to eliminate pain. In the acute setting, often, it's eliminating pain.” —Sean Mackey| Peter Attia
“We don't have that deficit like we did 20 years ago when our fields weren't as precise. It was the shotgun approach versus our sniper approach.”‒ Sanjay Mehta| Peter Attia
“I just remind people, you can never really make up for lost sleep that easily, because sleep architecture really matters.” —Ashley Mason| Peter Attia
I wrote this post almost six years ago (March 21, 2012), but it’s the gift that keeps on giving.| Peter Attia
A new observational study has reported positive associations between meat intake and type 2 diabetes risk, but let’s repeat: correlation is not causation.| Peter Attia
“I think people may look at Africa and say, ‘What you're doing is just a drop in the ocean.’. . .But when you're there, you don't see a drop in the ocean. You see a person. You see a life.”—Tom Catena| Peter Attia
Most of us have some vices when it comes to optimizing our health and performance, even when we know the potential harm. A recent eye-opening workout might finally help me fix one of mine.| Peter Attia
Can reducing heavy alcohol intake significantly lower cardiovascular risk, or is the damage already done?| Peter Attia
A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert.| Peter Attia
The Peter Attia Drive features guests and experts that offer advice and insight to help you optimize performance, health, longevity, critical thinking, and life. It’s hosted by Stanford M.D., TED speaker, and longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia, founder of Attia Medical, PC, a medical practice with offices in San Diego and New York City.| Peter Attia
In a recent conversation I had with author and social scientist Arthur Brooks, we discuss why friendship is one of the key factors in finding and maintaining happiness as we age.| Peter Attia
