Your podcasts are like a massive gift to humanity. LEVITT: No, it was when I worked in consulting. Dr. Peter focuses on the applied science of longevity, the extension of human life, and overall well-being. that was typically done by putting your finger in the air and looking at which way the wind blows. This magnesium features what's called an enteric coating to protect it from premature disintegration. Comments requesting medical advice will not be responded to, as I am not legally permitted to practice medicine over the internet. Note this may include abusive, threatening, pornographic, offensive, misleading or libelous language. The four pillars of being a kick-ass 100-year-old. Non-lame, weekly emails on thelatest strategies and tacticsfor increasing your lifespan, healthspan, and well-being (plus new podcast announcements). 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Bring everyone together in one space with Microsoft Teams! Dr. Peter Attia is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. 200mg is relatively minor, but he supplemented for the sake of avoiding muscle cramps. When it comes to reversing the effects of Type 2 diabetes and preventing further chronic health problems, sleep is essential. Because for most people, the last 20 years, especially the last 10 years, are not great, both physically and cognitively. He also has a B.Sc. The latter is just a liquid mixture of them in a slightly different ratio that favors fructose, which makes it a little sweeter. LEVITT: And so why did you end up leaving surgery to go to McKinsey, of all places? Peter Attia talks with Steve Levitt about the problem with immortality, what's missing from our Covid response, and why nicotine is underrated. And Im the provocateur who helps de-risk these things. Mass vaccination would interfere with this a lot. But we just have to know what were doing it for and what matters. ATTIA: Well, I think theres something biologically interesting that happens in people when they have a kid, which is, they sort of realize their own mortality in a way. We care about this. and . And by listening to this guy talk about subjects where I have a different point of view, hes sharpening my point of view and sometimes changing my point of view. And then youd just be guaranteed to get N.S.F. LEVITT: But when you say risk, you talk about risk of wasting the money? It was really an interesting thing to watch. It gives me a greater respect for a sport that I once did that I didnt even have at the time. Anonymous comments will be deleted. LEVITT: One of the things that really bothers me about myself is that I can fall asleep anywhere, anytime. He has since been mentored by some of the most experienced and innovative lipidologists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, sleep physiologists, and longevity scientists in the United States and Canada. We certainly didnt learn anything about it in med school. LEVITT: So the goal was that you wanted immediate feedback on what was going on inside your body as you did these extreme workouts that you were prone to do. TheDriveis hosted by Dr. Peter Attia, a Stanford/Johns Hopkins/NIH-trained physician focusing on the applied science of longevity, the extension of human life, and well-being. But not too far behind it is cancer. But heres the problem: Were living longer, but our quality of life is decreasing. I learned so much from this conversation. LEVITT: And I asked you, Well, how do you know when its time to stop working out? You said, Either when I lose consciousness or when I piss or crap myself, thats when I decide Ive worked out hard enough.. And it was at that point that I learned about this company called McKinsey that was like business school that you got paid for. My med school was at Stanford. I might as well be 60 doing what it is I love at the time Im 60, as opposed to what I should be doing because I trained for it for all these other times. They have to basically show every year that theres an R.O.I. He is the host ofThe Drive, one of the most popular podcasts covering the topics of health and medicine. in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics. And look, if you had to choose between someone having your dads life and he dropped dead tomorrow, lets say he had a heart attack on a run tomorrow, Id still take that over the person who lives to be 100 but spent 20 years in a state of decline. They get their money from Congress. [8][9] ATTIA: Ive come a long way since then, Steve. LEVITT: Yes, so you gave me some Nicorette gum, and Ive never really smoked. But not too far behind it is cancer. He is the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of the fasting app Zero. But Im not the person thats actually going to do these studies. Dr. Peter is the perfect person to talk to about health and longevity, and Im excited to have him on. And also, what hes going to talk about in this documentary is really complicated. Peter Attia (born 19 March 1973) is a Canadian-American physician known for his medical practice that focuses on the science of longevity. And honestly, one of the least predictable and most intelligent people Ive ever met. Which is: what are those people who cant quit also incapable of doing on a day to day basis, vis vis their very rigid view of, this is the way to do things versus not. And Im still generally a somewhat rigid person. Peter Attia, MD, is the President and co-Founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). Studying studies: relative risk vs. absolute risk. Peter Attia, MD, is the founder ofEarly Medical, a medical practice that applies the principles of Medicine 3.0 to patients with the goal oflengthening their lifespan and simultaneously improving their healthspan. And thats really about the highest praise I can offer anyone I know. [7] Attia co-founded and served as President of Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI) with Gary Taubes in 2012. Dr. Peter earned his M.D. Im afraid that I havent done a great job. LEVITT: And then you became obsessed with nutrition. Right? For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimers disease, and type 2 diabetes. Whats so good about being in ketosis? And to this day, we still respect each other greatly. So, nicotine leads to the up-regulation of an enzyme I wont bother to name that is beneficial to how the muscles can utilize fat for energy and how the fat cells refrain from just taking more fat in as storage. So youre probably just in what are called theta waves. LEVITT: Yeah, I mean, youve listed a bunch of things that we would want to know the answers to that we dont know the answers to. LEVITT: I will say that youve taught me a lot and I never told you this before youre one of the few people on the planet whose opinion I trust so completely that when you tell me to do something, no matter how absurd it sounds, I do it. In Part One, we talked about how mental health affects longevity, daily practices you can do to live a longer and healthier life, and all the details on Type 2 diabetes. And its unfortunate that it was typically packaged with an otherwise horrible set of molecules in cigarettes. Prior to that, in 1996, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from Queen's University. Youve decided that was a terrible idea. Part of the practice includes nutritional biochemistry, a field that deals with supplements. Peter Attia is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. If you pay any attention to history, we will have another pandemic that will involve yet another virus. These things have a significant impact on our lives and on our families so how can we stay healthier longer? And so I do I think death is a very important part of the carbon cycle. He is the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of the fasting app. Peter Attia (born 19 March 1973) is a Canadian-American physician known for his medical practice that focuses on the science of longevity. . Airplane versus subway? 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I could basically, within two weeks, turn you into an almost-diabetic by sleep depriving you. , Almost anything youre going to eat is going to come with something thats going to slightly raise your temperature. He also. By reducing the amount of carbohydrates we consume and by exercising, we reduce the amount of glucose were consuming and increase our muscle so that when we do consume glucose, our bodies have somewhere to put it. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 20122023 PA IP, LLC. So you went to Stanford and got your medical degree there and then you did your residency at Johns Hopkins. And to me, we want to minimize that gap, right? Apparently Peter and his buddy Gary Taubes just love themselves some crappy pseudoscience. I dont do such silly things anymore. Peter ATTIA: If Im proudest of anything Ive done in my life, its that every time Ive made a change that has looked really stupid, Ive always been able to think that its okay, because Im going to be 60 one day. And I ended up having a C.T. And I think most people do find a lot of benefit from it. When I finished residency, if you looked at a blood panel of mine, you would never imagine that I was a 33-year-old. What does it do for you metabolically? And then we talk six months later, thats a distant memory for you. And then at lunch we would go to the University of Toronto I grew up in Toronto so wed go to University of Torontos weight room and do our really heavy lifting. So when you contrast living to 70 [and] spending 20 years in misery versus living to 75 with maybe two years in misery, it just doesnt even strike me as a trade-off. Dr. Peter Attia. And we do that a ton. Steve, we should have you take the Epworth Sleep Survey. ATTIA: Yeah, I mean, most of these viruses are actually benign enough. So theyve either died a cognitive death which is to say their minds have become so dull that theyre really not able to be the people they wanted to be [or] their body has broken down so much that the things that once gave them so much joy, theyre deprived of or emotionally theyve become depressed. By reducing the amount of carbohydrates we consume and by exercising, we reduce the amount of glucose were consuming and increase our muscle so that when we, consume glucose, our bodies have somewhere to put it. And so now eating a diet thats high in fructose, again, especially liquid fructose, wreaks all metabolic destruction. So I think the whole boxing thing came from an insecurity. If it says its got sugar in it, eat a different version. We promise no spam. He explains the evolutionary drive to go from single-cell to multicellular life and unpacks the four different types of cell-based therapies and the problems they are attempting to solve. @bariweiss. degrees in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics. Also, I had a big fight with one of the physicians at Hopkins whos super respected and amazingly prominent. Did you get hit a lot in the head? You can really imagine the matrix of studies that needs to be done, which says, O.K., what does transmission look like inside versus outside? And again fortunately, Olivias my oldest and shes 11. The first two are simple: Diet and exercise. So I dont really chew it that much anymore, just out of sheer laziness. Despite the fact that he exercised and followed a healthy diet, in 2009, Attia was overweight and had started developingmetabolic syndrome, putting him at risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Post a screenshot of the episode along with your biggest takeaways on Instagram, and make sure to tag Dr. Peter, Stay tuned for Wednesdays episode Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Peter Attia! Youll have to wait until Wednesday for Dr. Peters definition of greatness, so for now, Ill leave you with one final piece of wisdom: There are people out there who have so many genetic things working against them, that theyll be lucky to make it to 80. The Buddha said, To keep the body in good health is a duty otherwise we shall not be able to keep the mind strong and clear. And Tony Robbins said, The human body is the best picture of the human soul.. And I dont say that necessarily to be critical, but its just, you want to talk about incentives. on their work. And when I was in high school, I became obsessed with him. And by the way, whatever genes killed everyone before you are coming for you if you dont do something about it. In fact, Dr. Peter recommended to stop eating about three hours before bedtime. ATTIA: It was hard, actually. But the probability, Steve, that you or I may get the rest of our lives without another pandemic must be viewed as exceedingly small. I lived in Boston. I am responding to this post because: a) Peter's post made it into my message [] document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. And I think the people who are luckiest and I put myself in that category hit local minima, recognize theyve hit a local minima, but not so much damage has been done that they cant get out of it. In fact, our conversation was so fascinating, that I decided to split it into two episodes! Readdressing Dietary Guidelines - Dr. Peter Attia. Theres an, Tim is an early-stage investor and author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers. I think I probably spent too many years ignoring things that shouldnt have been ignored. And then take a little step further, and you reach neurodegenerative disease, of which Alzheimers disease is far and away the most common and also the most rapidly increasing. Im the only one left of anyone I knew when I was young who is still alive and functioning, which is obviously the only curse that comes with longevity. But to accomplish that goal, we have to learn how to prevent chronic diseases. Your lifespan may be longer, but your healthspan the amount of life you live in good health isnt. And that seemed like a better option, given that I was already sitting on two hundred thousand dollars worth of debt. We only accept comment from posters who identify themselves. So I want to start with a story. And you would say, Peter, those seem really easy, and youd be right as a 37-year-old stud, but the point is most 60 year olds couldnt do them. Dr. Peter Attia. Im actually going to tuck them underneath my lip like chewing tobacco and let it just ease out and keep me going.. And when my daughter was born, I ended up getting a type of medical test that had a finding that no one in their mid-thirties should have. He is the host of The Drive, one of the most popular podcasts covering the topics of health and medicine. And the ability to quit or not quit becomes a very high-water mark to separate those people out. What type of a person is going to be safe in what type of an environment to go back to work? Thanks, interesting.This is a lot of psyllium to swallow. And finally, the fourth thing that significantly affects our chances of getting Type 2 diabetes is stress. If you just landed here, feel free to make a post about who you are, why you listen, and what you love . scan a couple days later. Everything was metabolically broken. . All contents Freakonomics. And theres this have you seen this thing called Mystery Science Theater 3000? , a weekly, deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing longevity by working on physical, cognitive, and emotional health. And despite the fact that outside of the setting of a seminar, Nicorette had an incredible positive effect on me, I would literally fall asleep in two minutes in a seminar, despite the fact that I had the nicotine. If you learned something today, please share it with us! Lets dive in! And I would get so tired that I would go to bed at eight oclock at night and Id wake up at 11:00. The parallel in economics, the National Science Foundation, is the big federal funder of a lot of economists. I mean, I probably wish I had been a bit more introspective a bit sooner. Comments that harass other posters will be deleted. In addition to being an accomplished physician, Dr. Peter is also a successful businessman. It comes with just accepting the fact that I do not accomplish as much today as I used to. But its something I at least pay attention to now. It turns out that our bodies perform a lot of glucose disposal when we sleep, so sleep is incredibly important for preventing glucose from building up in our bloodstreams. So I embarked on a sleep experiment that went on for maybe three months where I did not sleep more than three hours a night. Last week, Peter Attia wrote a criticism of Game Changers, where he presented the argument (long repeated him) that nutritional epidemiology is fundamentally flawed. Were you a good fighter? We would like it such that, when you die, its really your first encounter with death of any form. Dr. Peter Attia. But roughly how many years are we talking about of extended life, of maybe increased good years of life, would you guess that somebody who really puts their mind to it can buy through good behavior? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Available for pre-order everywhere books are sold. LEVITT: So can you talk about ketosis a little bit and what that means? But the muscles could use it. What things are attributing to bad sleeping patterns. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Explore the list of the most recommended book titles suggested by Peter Attia . No government funds at all, is that right? What the three main pieces of our healthspan are. Matt Hickey is the producer, and Dan Dzula was the engineer of this episode. The problem: were living longer, but your healthspan the amount of life decreasing... 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