Our staff also includes Alison Craiglow, Greg Rippin, and Corinne Wallace; our intern is Emma Tyrrell. Here we fans discuss the cutting edge of longevity science, the latest episodes, and anything we'd like to see/feedback for the future of the podcast. Comments are welcomed and encouraged. Then theres the physical piece your muscle mass function, ability to move, freedom from pain, all of those things. LEVITT: Yeah, absolutely. So lets say youre someone whos only going to get five and a half hours of sleep at night, which for virtually everyone is still suboptimal. So theres this molecule called adenosine. Its also the one that seemed the most conflicted. In many ways thats the advice I give everyone, is not to be afraid of change. We won. Its the cognitive piece so how well does your brain work as you age? He remains unbiased and sticks to what the science indicates while also willing to experiment on himself. Because for most people, the last 20 years, especially the last 10 years, are not great, both physically and cognitively. What do you do daily to live a longer and healthier life? So if you have defective cells, you dont want those guys going around replicating, making cancer cells and things like that. Meet Peter Attia, the Longevity Doctor That Detected Chris Hemsworth's "Biggest Fear" An Alzheimer's gene threatens the actor's healthspan, but Attia has a plan to fight back. 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. . When it comes to reversing the effects of Type 2 diabetes and preventing further chronic health problems, sleep is essential. You went to McKinsey. 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. As we get older, we may develop knee or hip problems, hearing or vision loss, or even memory problems. I dont know that its a substitute for the nighttime sleep, though. ATTIA: Well, I think its too soon to say that. Apparently Peter and his buddy Gary Taubes just love themselves some crappy pseudoscience. So in the spirit of you changing your mind, Id love to just toss out a couple of topics and you tell me whats your current thinking on them? ATTIA: I mean, look, Steve, that is a million dollar question. And therefore it was just disjointed. And that ketone was a substitute fuel for glucose and for fat. Its about exercising intentionally. According to his website, Attia is "a Stanford/Johns Hopkins/NIH-trained physician focusing on the applied science of longevity, the extension of human life and well-being." These credentials have given Attia unparalleled clout (along with David Sinclair) in this niche of influencers. Without your financial help, this blog is in critical danger of not surviving. And I think its the perfect model, which is: let the government come in when its been de-risked. in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics. So I dont know that I really deserve any credit. Who I am. Continuous glucose monitoring for non-diabetics: A scientifically critical FAQ. 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. Last week, Peter Attia wrote a criticism of Game Changers, where he presented the argument (long repeated him) that nutritional epidemiology is fundamentally flawed. And when I was in high school, I became obsessed with him. ATTIA: Ive come a long way since then, Steve. I want to be able to hop over a three-foot fence. Yeah, some days its just fun to sit there and laugh and goof off. 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. ATTIA: No, I think its the hardest job. So you have this starvation ketosis, nutritional ketosis. But I think every once in a while, its good to make them a little uncomfortable and stretch them a little bit. So shes like, lets watch M.S.T.3.K. It comes from this place of, Im not good enough. But my hunch is, youd know better than me, is that for things like influenza, we actually dont even know the answer, even though weve had 100 years to be thinking about that. Do you have specific parenting advice that you would dole out? Kudos to @SnoozyWeiss. But thats not the only thing we can do. What type of a person is going to be safe in what type of an environment to go back to work? Something about that fructose molecule is really problematic. Right? When I first met you, that was your obsession, nutrition. In fact, our conversation was so fascinating, that I decided to split it into two episodes! But the point is, without making these proactive changes, they mightve lived only until 70. And to me, we want to minimize that gap, right? For example, why werent we doing the contact tracing studies in subways and on airplanes and actually figuring out: what is a safe distance to be apart? 15. Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the best exercises for health and longevity.Dr. And you said, Well, Im allergic to sugar. And with a great deal of curiosity, she said, What happens to you when you eat sugar? And you looked at her completely deadpan. Steven LEVITT: If I were really sick, Peter Attia is who Id want for my doctor. The problem is that we may be living longer, but were living with chronic health conditions that significantly lower our quality of life. So I think when you say sugar, what you mean is added sugar. But I loved the benefits of nicotine.. And then the evening would be going to the gym for sparring. Additionally, Dr. Peter is an advisor to and/or investor in the following companies: Virta Health, Hu Kitchen, Oura Health Oy, Magic Spoon Cereal, Inevitable Ventures, Salutoceuticals, Dexcom, and Supercast. [4] First wanting to become a professional boxer, he later attended Queen's University, receiving B.Sc. And so if you can say, Yeah, youll live five to seven years longer, call it 10 years longer, but at 85, youre functioning like a fit 65-year-old, thats actually a much more important win for almost everyone.. Ive known Peter for 10 years. And in particular, I dont know if youve looked at naps at all, but theres some new research that suggests that in terms of afternoon productivity, naps have an incredible impact. You need to hit a local minima in life to make a change, if not an absolute minimum. According Peter's 2018 AMA Podcast, he takes 2 tablets of SlowMag every morning and 400 mg of Magnesium Oxide by Nature Made at night.. Research has shown that even a small lack of magnesium can prevent the . Lets watch this thing instead. And shes like, Who is this guy? And I said, Look, I dont agree with half the things this guy says, but he is categorically one of the smartest dudes ever. What the three main pieces of our healthspan are. Fasting turns on a process called autophagy. I know Im inspired to increase my healthspan in addition to my lifespan, and I hope you are too! It was about 10 things. That way, we can live lives that are both long and healthy! I really enjoy his take on things, his clarity, the brilliant guests he has on, and how out of my depth he is.. Dr. Peter Attia is a medical doctor specializing in health, longevity and preventive medicine. So, if we can turn off the phones well before bedtime, well find it a lot easier to fall asleep. ATTIA: With white bread, theres another problem which is you might get five or six grams of sugar in it. Comments deemed to be spam or solely promotional in nature will be deleted. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Available for pre-order everywhere books are sold. But it was like, You got to do it, man. So I just generally say try not to eat too much before bed. Aside from preventing chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, how can we extend our healthspans to become, as Dr. Peter put it, kick-ass 100-year-olds? to do just that, Dr. Peter structures his exercise around four main pillars: My training is very specific, but now it is fundamentally organized around four pillars: Stability, strength, mitochondrial or aerobic efficiency, and anaerobic performance. Dr. Peter Attia. So it might be another totally new way to tap benefit above and beyond the nighttime sleep. But I tried to build a mathematical model to address a problem in the I.C.U. All rights reserved. The other two preventions, however, might surprise you. I definitely had one horrible concussion. But the muscles could use it. LEVITT: And how much fasting does a person have to do to start getting those benefits? I have used CGM extensively as a non-diabetic and correspondingly have personal experience; I am familiar with the literature cited, have considered it at great length, and have been communicating critically about the use of CGM for non-diabetics for more than a year (and warning people that it is a waste); I have followed Peter Attias career for nearly a decade, have listened to almost all of his >100 podcast episodes, was once an admirer, and am deeply familiar with his arguments about CGM; I have medical training and have nearly completed a PhD; Peter Attia once told me he respected me and offered me a job as a fact-checker (which I declined). Dr. Peter trained for five years at the, in general surgery, where he was the recipient of several prestigious awards, including Resident of the Year. Hes spent the last few years being mentored by the top medical scientists and now hosts. In fact, Dr. Peter recommended to stop eating about three hours before bedtime. His practice deals extensively with nutritional interventions, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, emotional and mental health, and pharmacology to increase lifespan (delay the onset of chronic disease) while simultaneously improving healthspan (quality of life). I think nicotine is a remarkable molecule. Below this, it has no benefit, above this, its toxic. He is well . But nobody knows you even started doing it. So it becomes a way for us to recycle our dead or defective cells. 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. Thanks for listening. I want to be able to pull myself out of a pool where theres a one-foot gap between the water and the curb. Thats a relevant detail that Im sure a few peoples eyes just rolled back in their head. that was typically done by putting your finger in the air and looking at which way the wind blows. And I actually do find this topic interesting. 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? Peter Attia (born 19 March 1973) is a Canadian-American physician known for his medical practice that focuses on the science of longevity. And just to be clear, Im just the guy who started it and who raises the money. So you took more or less the same approach to academics that you took to boxing. ATTIA: It was hard, actually. And thats important, but just as important is our mental health. Healthspan has three pieces, right? From 2012-2015, he . And to me, we want to minimize that gap, right? And so, to answer your question, Steve, I am still incredibly bearish on sugar. The purpose of comments on our site is to expand knowledge, engage in thoughtful discussion, and learn more from readers. I would be up at five oclock every morning. And then I would come home and I had a ritual that I would do 400 pushups every single night in sets of 50s and then go to bed and repeat. He is the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of the fasting app. And better? My Centenarian Olympics has 18 events in it. So I abandoned that one on my own. And so many years later, as I began to actually understand the benefits of sleep, it stands alone as one of what I think of as one of the four or five pillars of longevity. Its our inability to get smarter as we went along. Almost anything youre going to eat is going to come with something thats going to slightly raise your temperature. Residency didnt seem very merit-based. ATTIA: This is actually something thats really interesting. Poor, poor waitress. Its also that it has no fiber left in it as well. in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics. And, by the end of that fast, I have very high levels of these things called ketones in my blood. Hes playing the long-game and working hard to maintain the strength and overall good health hell need to continue living an active and fulfilled life even when hes over 100 years old. 3K? And that work ethic came from this belief that I actually dont think is that healthy. So I just generally say try not to eat too much before bed. Lets dive in! So this just reinforced in me that, youre not immortal. How we are going about medicine the wrong way. In 2018 Dr. Attia switched to a special type of magnesium called Slow-Mag. points on that day. Stay up-to-date on all our shows. Dr. Attia is a huge proponent of supplementing with magnesium. Dr. Peter focuses on the applied science of longevity, the extension of human life, and overall well-being. When we think of extending our lifespans, we think a lot about our physical health how well our bodies function. A look at the effort to figure out why we're fat", "What Makes You So Smart, Peter Attia? 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. And I do that in academic seminars and its incredibly embarrassing. Now he's a physician focused on the science of longevity. He also. I just didnt care if I was alive or dead, even though I wasnt even particularly tired. And it was at that point that I learned about this company called McKinsey that was like business school that you got paid for. I admire his dedication to becoming a kick-ass 100-year-old, and I only hope I can do the same! ATTIA: Correct. His practice deals extensively with nutritional interventions, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, emotional and mental health, and pharmacology to increase lifespan (delay the onset of chronic disease) while simultaneously improving healthspan (quality of life). I rarely have a conversation with Peter in which he doesnt introduce me to something Ive never thought about before. LEVITT: And so why? Theres days when I really feel like Im getting left behind and the train is so far ahead and Im never going to catch up. Peter Attia, MD, is the President and co-Founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). So what are some things we can do to improve our sleep to keep this from happening? Ive never really experienced nicotine. Its a very expensive study for one year. Sleep supplement. Hes really it makes me hopeful that I got some of those genes, that I can have a shot at some of that too. into a difficult position, which is to make very incremental steps in science. So autophagy is a very important process for preventing cancer. All rights reserved. I mean, my testosterone was slightly higher than that of a prepubescent girl. 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. from Stanford University and holds a B.Sc. One half of all Americans are on that spectrum. , So how can we combat Type 2 diabetes? And that, to me, is where I get shocked at what Id call the failure of medicine in this dimension to provide us with the answers that, if we had known a lot more about other kinds of infectious diseases, we probably could have been a lot smarter. By implication, it cannot be used to make nutrition recommendations. In addition to being an accomplished physician, Dr. Peter is also a successful businessman. 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. Marion Nestle notes the Arnold's working relationship with a National Restaurant . When it comes to chronic and life-threatening diseases, Dr. Peter said it comes down to three major things: "So the big three are, in order, atherosclerotic disease so that's vascular disease, meaning heart disease and stroke. Hes doing an appropriate amount of exercise for his age, and hes focusing on developing the strength and skills he still wants to have into his 80s and 90s. [5] He spent two years at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Maryland as a surgical oncology fellow under Steven Rosenberg. Youre listening toPeople I (Mostly) Admire with Steve Levitt, and his conversation with physician and scientist Peter Attia. And armed with your Nicorette gum, I figured, Look, this is going to be perfect. 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. Im actually going to tuck them underneath my lip like chewing tobacco and let it just ease out and keep me going.. He spent two years at the National Institutes of Health as a surgical oncology fellow at the National Cancer Institute, where his research focused on immune-based therapies for melanoma. LEVITT: Thats been my reaction exactly, is, the answer to every one of the questions you just posed is completely and totally knowable. I think its worth understanding that a little bit. We would like it such that, when you die, its really your first encounter with death of any form. , So the big three are, in order, atherosclerotic disease so thats vascular disease, meaning heart disease and stroke. In addition to being an accomplished physician, Dr. Peter is also a successful businessman. [3], Peter Attia was born on 19 March 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. today! Learn more at microsoft.com/teams, 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, said, The human body is the best picture of the human soul., My guest today is physician Dr. Peter Attia. And I dont think Im very good at it, Steve. Theres an, Tim is an early-stage investor and author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers. If you want bread, eat the bread that has no sugar. ATTIA: I mean, if Im going to be critical, its not what we did in the first moment. I hope you loved this episode as much as I did. And also, what hes going to talk about in this documentary is really complicated. And by the way, whatever genes killed everyone before you are coming for you if you dont do something about it. Im so grateful to him for taking the time to join me here on The School of Greatness! So they think that you can show them something you havent done when youre done. So I know Ive got the time to get better and better. Both of them are funded by the Arnold Foundation, with substantial ties to animal agriculture industry lobbying. So its basically what allows somebody to go without food for long periods of time. I think there [are] basically three ways that we can approach dealing with this: One of these is through psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and then behavioral therapy, which Im an overwhelming proponent of in particular a type of behavioral therapy called Dialectical Behavioral Therapy or DBT. Dr. Peter Attia. And so I want to challenge you to do that. So you went to Stanford and got your medical degree there and then you did your residency at Johns Hopkins. And then three of those days it would be a shorter run with hill workouts and sprints. ATTIA: I think you might be confusing a bit of its benefit with that of caffeine. Dr. Peter is working hard to keep his body strong and healthy functioning even into old age. 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. Which doesnt necessarily undo or undermine the results of that. He is licensed in Texas (S8803), California (A96452), and New York (281406-1). It started very early. And when I was applying for my first grant, I went to the senior people around the M.I.T. Im sure anyone who did something at a high level, whether it be playing the piano or doing anything, once theyre so far past their prime, they look back and go, I dont think I appreciated what it took to get there.. And I felt great. My med school was at Stanford. 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. He attended Stanford University School of Medicine, where he received his M.D. They get their money from Congress. They have to basically show every year that theres an R.O.I. That was painful to watch. Explore the list of the most recommended book titles suggested by Peter Attia . And finally, the fourth thing that significantly affects our chances of getting Type 2 diabetes is stress. LEVITT: No, it was when I worked in consulting. and holds a B.Sc. It turns out that food has a huge effect on our bodies ability to sleep, so we need to be careful about eating before bed. Weve developed treatments for all kinds of conditions from acne to cancer, and weve greatly expanded our lifespans. degrees in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics. But we just have to know what were doing it for and what matters. Which diseases are killing people the most and what to do about it. And I now realize in retrospect that was almost assuredly primarily being contributed by the lack of sleep. Its the cognitive piece so how well does your brain work as you age? Maybe it was partly the placebo effect of all your happy stories about it. What outcome data are there to show that going above 140 mg/dL in a normal glucose excursion is harmful? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Thats the problem that Dr. Peter and other doctors like him are trying to solve. I mean, this is not an unethical thing to do. [7] Attia co-founded and served as President of Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI) with Gary Taubes in 2012. 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. Those three effectively make up three quarters of deaths of people who dont smoke. Dr. Peter Attia. Also, I had a big fight with one of the physicians at Hopkins whos super respected and amazingly prominent. And I think youve come to appreciate, in recent years, the importance of sleep. While it's easy for me to say, I implore you to keep fighting back and never . The four huge factors of Type 2 Diabetes. That sort of irked me. And I hope thats the kind of lesson that I can reinforce, which is: youve got to become a good thinker. You have to have a second project which youve actually done, but you pretend that you havent done it. And I dont say that necessarily to be critical, but its just, you want to talk about incentives. [1] [2] He is also the first person to make the round-trip swim from Maui and Lanai. And thats when I stopped my experiment. Attia has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans. , especially as he gets older. So, if we can stop eating a few hours before bedtime, well get better sleep, our bodies will process the glucose we consume, and we can avoid Type 2 diabetes. 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. So youre probably just in what are called theta waves. And so its okay to be an engineer and then to be a surgeon and then to be a McKinsey guy and then to be a nutrition guy and then to be a this guy and a that guy. Everything was metabolically broken. All of the music you heard on this show was composed by Luis Guerra. Donate here: DID THE DIETARY GUIDELINES (AND LOW-FAT DIETS, SUGAR, ETC.) LEVITT: All right, so lets talk about your very unusual background. [8][9] I can only say I'm so sorry this happened! It quickly raised more than $40 million from big-name donors to facilitate expensive, high-risk studies intended to illuminate the root causes of obesity. This episode is informative, and I know youll get a lot of value from it. Peter Attia is a Canadian-born doctor who focuses on the science of longevity. Those three effectively make up three quarters of deaths of people who dont smoke. , Theres one disease, which is not really thought of as a disease, but I think of it as a continuum that is the foundation upon which all of those sit. And youll tell me your latest thing. Our lifespan is the amount of time we live, and it is steadily growing longer. To listen ad-free, subscribe to Stitcher Premium. Glucose is such an important molecule for energy that if we were to go more than about a day and a half without eating, we would begin rapidly destroying our muscle mass in an effort to produce enough glucose to satisfy our brain, which would further impair our ability to forage for food. Those four main pillars focus on the different areas Dr. Peter wants to maintain good health even into old age. Why is he telling us this? Whats important about that is the fructose molecule. Six feet versus two feet., And if you could now paint the boundary conditions of that universe with actual data, the next time a virus comes up, we would at least have boundary conditions to say, Oh, this virus looks most like this virus.. And I think most people do find a lot of benefit from it. But I still stand by the benefits of nicotine. LEVITT: Yeah, for sure. So, Ive done a lot of different things and that makes me a master of nothing. And then, of course, this third piece, which is the emotional resilience and the ability to maintain a tolerance around distress. , Most people, when they think of death, think of what we call cardiopulmonary death or what Im calling death-certificate death. But probably 80% of people have actually died one of the other deaths before they die a cardiopulmonary death. So there are lots of benefits to fasting. Steve LEVITT: It is such a pleasure to be talking today with my good friend Peter Attia, physician, endurance athlete, longevity expert, podcaster. Now, on with the show. Thats actually a billion dollar question. And then I was going to Netflix to find it. So, again, evolution won. 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. Dr. Peter Attia is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. 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, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. ATTIA: Well, rigidity of thinking is generally a bad thing. So, yeah, I definitely lost a lot of I.Q. scan a couple days later. So thats called starvation ketosis. And thats really about the highest praise I can offer anyone I know. How many other concussions I had, I dont know. 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. . Peter Attia talks with Steve Levitt about the problem with immortality, whats missing from our Covid response, and why nicotine is underrated. Lets dive in! 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. And theres no getting around that. makes a complete mockery of what sexual harassment is and is not. And so for six months, Ive been doing something that was probably a really bad idea as well. The first two are simple: Diet and exercise. So the other thing we always want to be optimizing around is how much fiber can you get? 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