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In this episode of the Huberman Lab podcast, Professor Andrew Huberman speaks with Dr Peter Attia, a medical doctor and expert in health span, vitality, and longevity. They discuss the seven major causes of death worldwide and the levers that can be employed to prevent them, including behavioral, nutritional, supplementation, and prescription drug-based approaches. They also discuss emotional health and its impact on physical health, as well as Dr Attia’s newly released book, “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.” The episode is sponsored by Eight Sleep, Element, and HVMN Ketone IQ.
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In this episode of the Huberman Lab Podcast, guest Dr. Peter Attia discusses his new book, “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity,” and shares actionable information related to disease screening, biomarker testing, and behavior and prescription-based tools that can improve vitality, health, and lifespan. Dr. Attia explains the leading causes of death worldwide, how to measure one’s risk of death, and how to mitigate each risk factor. He discusses emotional health, including relationships, emotional stability, and purpose, as key aspects that impact physical health and longevity, and how to assess and adjust emotional health. The episode also covers topics such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, cancer risks, neurodegenerative diseases, and fall risk, as well as interventions for brain health, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and accidental death. The episode concludes with a discussion of emotional processing and recovery, redirecting self-talk, and ways to improve relationship quality.
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Improving Vitality, Health, and Lifespan: Insights from Dr. Peter Attia
Dr. Peter Attia, a medical expert with impressive training from Stanford University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the National Institutes of Health, joins Andrew Huberman on the Huberman Lab podcast, to discuss insights from his new book, “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity.” In this episode, Dr. Attia focuses on the leading causes of death worldwide and how to mitigate each risk factor by examining behavioral measures and interventions, blood-based markers of lipids and hormones, and key aspects of emotional health.
Lifespan vs. Healthspan
Dr. Attia explains the distinction between lifespan and healthspan, emphasizing that longevity is not only about living long but also living well. To this end, he shares practical measures that can improve vitality, health, and lifespan.
The Four Horsemen of Death
Dr. Attia highlights the four leading causes of death worldwide – atherosclerosis, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and accidental death – discussing risk factors, screening, and interventions for each.
Tools for Screening
Dr. Attia introduces a range of tools for screening and monitoring markers associated with disease and risk factors such as blood pressure and cholesterol. These tools include blood pressure testing, ApoB testing, and genetic and whole-body MRI screening.
Reducing Risks
Dr. Attia explains ways to reduce risks associated with leading causes of death, such as smoking and vaping cessation, reducing exposure to pollution, and employing interventions such as statins, PCSK9 inhibitors, and Ezetimibe to address ApoB levels and atherosclerosis.
Emotional Health
Dr. Attia emphasizes the impact of emotional health on physical health and longevity, explaining how aspects such as relationships, emotional stability, and purpose can affect overall physical health. He shares practical tools for assessing and improving emotional health, such as emotional processing and recovery, self-talk, and redirecting inner monologues.
Sponsors and Resources
The episode mentions several sponsors and resources, such as AG-1 for Athletic Greens, Eight Sleep, LMNT, HVMN, Momentous, and InsideTracker. Other resources are mentioned such as the Withings Blood Pressure Cuff, Omron Blood Pressure Cuff, Prenuvo Whole-Body MRI, and Biograph.
Final Thoughts
Dr. Attia concludes the episode by underscoring the importance of preserving relationship quality as a means of improving longevity, health, and vitality. He highlights zero-cost support options such as feedback on YouTube and social media and encourages listeners to subscribe to the Neural Network Newsletter.
In summary, Dr. Attia’s insights offer a multi-faceted approach to improving longevity, vitality, and healthspan by addressing impacts beyond just diet and exercise. This episode provides actionable information that can help people regardless of age, gender, or health status.
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In this episode, my guest is Peter Attia, M.D. He completed his medical and advanced training at Stanford University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Attia is host of the health and medicine podcast, The Drive, and the author of a new book, “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity,” which examines disease prevention and healthy aging, including emotional health. He explains the leading causes of death worldwide and how to measure one’s risk of death and mitigate each risk factor. Dr. Attia shares how, in addition to blood-based markers of lipids and hormones, there are behavioral measures and interventions, and key aspects of emotional health (i.e., relationships, emotional stability, purpose, etc.) that fundamentally impact our physical health and longevity, and how to assess and adjust our emotional health. This episode is rich with actionable information related to disease screening and biomarker testing, nutritional, exercise, behavior and prescription-based tools that area useful to all people regardless of age, male or female, and that can significantly improve vitality, health and lifespan.
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The Fentanyl Crisis and Why Everyone Should Be Paying Attention (The Drive podcast episode): https://peterattiamd.com/anthonyhipolito
Timestamps
00:00:00 Dr. Peter Attia
00:03:22 Sponsors: Eight Sleep, LMNT, HVMN, Momentous
00:07:34 Lifespan vs. Healthspan
00:10:54 “4 Horseman of Death”, Diseases of Atherosclerosis
00:14:44 Tool: Hypertension & Stroke, Blood Pressure Testing
00:23:14 Preventing Atherosclerosis, Smoking & Vaping, Pollution
00:32:24 Sponsor: AG-1 (Athletic Greens)
00:33:29 Cholesterol, ApoB
00:42:21 Cholesterol Levels, LDL & ApoB Testing
00:49:29 ApoB Levels & Atherosclerosis, Causality
01:01:06 ApoB Reduction, Insulin Resistance, Statins, Ezetimibe, PCSK9 Inhibitors
01:12:30 Monitoring ApoB
01:17:12 Sponsor: InsideTracker
01:18:30 Reducing Blood Pressure, Exercise & Sleep
01:20:50 High Blood Pressure & Kidneys
01:23:11 Alcohol, Sleep & Disease Risk
01:31:21 Cancer & Cancer Risks: Genetics, Smoking & Obesity
01:39:47 Cancer Screening & Survival
01:44:17 Radiation Risks, CT & PET Scans
01:48:48 Environmental Carcinogens
01:52:11 Genetic & Whole-Body MRI Screening, Colonoscopy
01:58:47 Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimer’s Disease, ApoE
02:08:08 Alzheimer’s Disease & Amyloid
02:13:58 Interventions for Brain Health, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
02:21:26 Accidental Death, “Deaths of Despair”, Fentanyl Crisis
02:31:20 Fall Risk & Stability, 4 Pillars of Strength Training
02:41:05 Emotional Health
02:53:45 Mortality & Preserving Relationship Quality
03:02:20 Relationships vs. Outcomes, Deconstructing Emotions
03:09:34 Treatment Centers, Emotional Processing & Recovery
03:16:34 Tool: Inner Monologue & Anger, Redirecting Self-Talk
03:27:37 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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