Other tactics, tools, & treatments Archives - Peter Attia

#332 – AMA #67: Microplastics, PFAS, and phthalates: understanding health risks and a framework for minimizing exposure and mitigating risk

Peter Attia — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 05:15:00 +0000

"As food and beverages undergo more and more processing, it accumulates more and more plastics, probably another argument for limiting processed foods." —Peter Attia

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#329 ‒ Special AMA: Peter on exercise, important labs, building good habits, promising longevity research, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

In this special episode of The Drive, Peter tackles a wide range of listener questions submitted over the past year. The discussion spans essential topics such as exercise—covering grip strength, traveling workouts, and why Peter doesn’t consider exercise an ideal weight-loss strategy—and the top biomarkers everyone should track. He also explores promising new longevity research,…

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#327 – Choices, costs, and challenges in US healthcare: insurance intricacies, drug pricing, economic impacts, and potential reforms | Saum Sutaria, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

“The US healthcare system in many ways is a story, an optimistic story of well-intended policies that now are questioned based upon the way the expenditures have increased.” —Saum Sutaria

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#326 – AMA #65: Red light therapy: promising applications, mixed evidence, and impact on health and aging

Peter Attia — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:45:00 +0000

“Most people who are proponents of red light therapy point to cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) as the main target, and therefore the mediating effect of the biologic impact of red light.” —Peter Attia

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#325 ‒ Peter’s key takeaways on bone health, calorie restriction and energy balance, dopamine and addiction, gene editing, and testosterone therapy safety with a prostate cancer diagnosis | Quarterly Podcast Summary #3

Peter Attia — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:45:29 +0000

“I suspect that that will be the challenge of the next decade or two. It'll be less about what is technically possible and more about what is ethically defensible.” —Peter Attia

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#323 – CRISPR and the future of gene editing: scientific advances, genetic therapies, disease treatment potential, and ethical considerations | Feng Zhang, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:45:13 +0000

“One of the promises of gene editing is that it can provide a single treatment that is a cure for the disease.” —Feng Zhang

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#321 – Dopamine and addiction: navigating pleasure, pain, and the path to recovery | Anna Lembke, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:45:48 +0000

“When we do things intentionally that are physically or mentally challenging for us, our body senses injury and up regulates feel good neurotransmitters. . .so we get our dopamine indirectly by paying for it upfront.” —Anna Lembke

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#320 – AMA 64: New insights on GLP-1 agonists (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) – efficacy, benefits, risks, and considerations in the rapidly evolving weight-loss drug landscape

Peter Attia — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:45:03 +0000

"If you're taking these drugs, really, really pay attention to your protein consumption and your resistance training. . .that's obviously going to be an important part of being on the right side of that body composition curve.” — Peter Attia

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Cold therapy: the facts, the myths, and the how-to

Peter Attia — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Forms of cold therapy have been used for generations for a number of alleged health benefits, but which are supported by evidence?

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Could plasma protein levels be a surrogate for VO2 max testing as a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness?

Peter Attia — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

A proteomics model may provide an alternative method for estimating risk of mortality and chronic disease

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#311 ‒ Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter’s frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:45:32 +0000

“I would say three-quarters of the benefits you can get towards a longer life, come solely from pursuing better health.” —Peter Attia

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#306 – AMA #60: preventing cognitive decline, nutrition myths, lowering blood glucose, apoB, and blood pressure, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:45:49 +0000

“Metabolic health, first and foremost, is the goal of nutrition.” —Peter Attia

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Oldies-But-Goodies, May 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 25 May 2024 11:00:26 +0000

A collection of past newsletters on topics including continuous glucose monitors, fish oil, nutritional epidemiology, fostering meaningful friendships, and traffic safety

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Research Worth Sharing, March 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 11:00:38 +0000

Organ-specific aging, a blood-based test for brain tumors, avoiding bananas in smoothies, stair-climbing tests for frailty, and omega-3 intake and CVD

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Saunas: the facts, the myths, and the how-to

Peter Attia — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Sauna use appears to be genuinely beneficial, but not all claims stand up to scrutiny

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#284 ‒ Overcoming addictive behaviors, elevating wellbeing, thriving in an era of excess, and the scarcity loop | Michael Easter, M.A.

Peter Attia — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:45:21 +0000

“There is some underlying level of danger. And that, in turn, that uncertainty, forces me into presence and awareness and makes my time consequential. And I think that is life-giving.” —Michael Easter

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The futility of estimating changes to all-cause mortality from target cancer screening studies

Peter Attia — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 12:00:29 +0000

Why a recent publication shouldn’t change your motivation to get screened for cancer

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Research Worth Sharing, December 2023 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 12:00:54 +0000

MDMA for PTSD, the HALL aging database, peanut immunotherapy, blood pressure cuff sizes and accuracy, and the effects of swearing on strength

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Continuous glucose monitoring to improve health in non-diabetics

Peter Attia — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:00:48 +0000

Individualizing blood glucose control and its benefits

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#265 – Time, productivity, and purpose: insights from Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman

Peter Attia — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:45:14 +0000

“Part of living a meaningful life is to be conscious of that fact that we don't get all the time we would wish to have.” —Oliver Burkeman

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#264 ‒ Hip, knee, ankle, and foot: diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of the lower extremities | Adam Cohen, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:45:13 +0000

“Just like we talked about in the shoulder, and the knee, and the hip, any mechanical trauma to the joint puts you at increased risk for arthritis of that joint.” —Adam Cohen

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#254 – AMA #47: Cold therapy: pros, cons, and its impact on longevity

Peter Attia — Mon, 15 May 2023 08:45:10 +0000

“If we're talking about [activating brown adipose tissue] as a solution for overweight or obesity in adults, it's not a needle mover.” —Peter Attia

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#252 ‒ Latest insights on Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, exercise, nutrition, and fasting | Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:45:03 +0000

“My perspective has shifted as any scientist that's following data should… When new data comes out, you have to reassess things.” —Rhonda Patrick

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#242 – AMA #44: Peter’s historical changes in body composition with his evolving dietary, fasting, and training protocols

Peter Attia — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:45:21 +0000

“Trends matter. You're treating what you see, but you're mindful of the trends.” —Peter Attia

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