Navigating a Complex Healthcare System Archives - Peter Attia

#338 ‒ Peter’s takeaways on aerobic exercise and VO2 max, insulin resistance, rising healthcare costs, treating children with autism and ADHD, and strength training | Quarterly Podcast Summary #4

Peter Attia — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“You need to tackle the foe [type 2 diabetes] by addressing more than one leg of the stool at a time.” —Peter Attia

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#333 ‒ Longevity roundtable — the science of aging, geroprotective molecules, lifestyle interventions, challenges in research, and more | Steven Austad, Ph.D., Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D., Richard Miller, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“The notion that aging is not malleable, though wrong and provably wrong, is still the overwhelming opinion even of reasonably educated scientists and certainly of the lay public.” ‒ Rich Miller

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#317 ‒ Reforming medicine: uncovering blind spots, challenging the norm, and embracing innovation | Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H.

Peter Attia — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:45:24 +0000

“One of the most important qualities of a physician is humility, knowing your limits, and having the self-awareness that you could be wrong.” —Marty Makary

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When it comes to medical advice, is less always more?

Peter Attia — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:00:36 +0000

To the general public, the trial-and-error process of science and medicine may erode confidence, but without it, we’d have no science and medicine at all.

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Why sleep is the best insurance policy for lifespan and healthspan

Peter Attia — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:00:31 +0000

This video clip is from episode #58 – AMA with sleep expert, Matthew Walker, Ph.D.: Strategies for sleeping more, sleeping better, and avoiding things that are disrupting sleep, originally released on June 17, 2019.

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#209 ‒ Medical mistakes, patient safety, and the RaDonda Vaught case | Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H.

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:45:31 +0000

“People don't just die from disease, they die from the care itself.” —Marty Makary

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Lessons from centenarians: why prevention of chronic disease is critical

Peter Attia — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:00:01 +0000

"To me, the takeaway for us, as physicians or people who want to have an extra five years of life or 10 years of life... is nothing matters more than prevention of chronic disease. And by the way, you don't get to prevent it once you have your heart attack. Secondary prevention is not prevention." - Peter Attia, M.D.

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How to engage with your doctor

Peter Attia — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 23:00:39 +0000

This audio clip is from ask me anything (AMA) episode #19, originally released on January 18, 2021. If you’re not a subscriber and listening on a podcast player, you’ll only be able to hear a preview of the AMA. If you’re a subscriber, you can now listen to this full episode on your private RSS…

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Peter on the four horsemen of chronic disease

Peter Attia — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:00:26 +0000

This audio clip is from AMA #14: What lab tests can (and cannot) inform us about our overall objective of longevity, originally released on May 18, 2020. If you’re a subscriber, you can now listen to this full episode on your private RSS feed or on our website at the AMA #14 show notes page.…

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Preventing Atherosclerosis: 2 Fatal Flaws with the “10 Year Risk” Approach

Peter Attia — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:28:53 +0000

This video clip is from episode #185 – Allan Sniderman, M.D.: Cardiovascular disease and why we should change the way we assess risk, originally released on November 29, 2021.

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#197 – The science of obesity & how to improve nutritional epidemiology | David Allison, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:45:31 +0000

“How much does obesity kill you because it stigmatizes you and it creates some stress?” —David Allison

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#150 – Senator Bill Frist, M.D.: A modern Renaissance man’s journey through science, politics, and business

Peter Attia — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:45:23 +0000

“Public health has been the stepchild of health and welfare and healing. That is inverted now, and people appreciate it, but are we going to actually deliver on it? Not just next year, and not just put more funding in it, but really do it over a period of time?” —Bill Frist

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#145 – AMA #19: Deep dive on Zone 2 training, magnesium supplementation, and how to engage with your doctor

Peter Attia — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:45:42 +0000

In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter and Bob take a deep dive into zone 2 training. They begin with a detailed definition of zone 2 and continue by discussing the importance of adding it to your exercise regimen. They talk about how to program zone 2 training, including intensity, frequency, and duration, and…

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#135 – BJ Miller, M.D.: How understanding death leads to a better life

Peter Attia — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:45:29 +0000

“People die much more miserable than they need to because they haven't dared to look at this thing called death before it's too late.” —BJ Miller

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#133 – Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H: Hallmarks of successful cancer policy

Peter Attia — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:45:18 +0000

“The more you practice medicine, the more you realize that it's an art. . .You're going to have to make decisions today with less than perfect information.” —Vinay Prasad

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#125 – John Arnold: The most prolific philanthropist you may not have heard of

Peter Attia — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:45:18 +0000

"I always recognized the limited social value of trading. I think there is a need for someone to provide risk warehousing and liquidity to markets, but trying to tell the story about how I was adding value or contributing to society was hard. And that always bothered me." — John Arnold

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How to find a good doctor

Peter Attia — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 11:45:40 +0000

One of the most common questions I encounter, in one form or another, is “How can I find a good primary care physician?” There’s no quick answer, really. I’ve discussed this topic in various podcasts, including our very first AMA, but I’d like to do so again. Start by considering two related questions: What constitutes a…

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#117 – Stanley Perlman, M.D., Ph.D.: Insights from a coronavirus expert on COVID-19

Peter Attia — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:45:00 +0000

"There's really no evidence so far that says this virus has changed in a way that makes it unlikely a vaccine will work, unlikely that a previous infection will protect you from a second infection--there may be reasons why it won't, but it won't be because the virus is changing." — Stanley Perlman

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COVID framework: How does this thing end?

Peter Attia — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 11:45:44 +0000

I tried to explain to my 5-year-old son where we currently stand in this pandemic. His questions are the ones that truly matter right now.

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#111 – AMA #14: What lab tests can (and cannot) inform us about our overall objective of longevity

Peter Attia — Mon, 18 May 2020 09:45:42 +0000

"Metabolic health really matters. It is the common thread that links all of these chronic diseases." — Peter Attia

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#106 – Amesh Adalja, M.D.: Comparing COVID-19 to past pandemics, preparing for the future, and reasons for optimism

Peter Attia — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:45:17 +0000

"All of that makes me very optimistic that we will be able to meet the challenge of this virus without putting any of our hospitals into crisis, that this is going to be a severe challenge for this country, but it's not something that that is going to break the country." — Dr. Amesh Adalja, referring to some lesser discussed positive trends

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#94 – Mark Hyman, M.D.: The impact of the food system on our health and the environment

Peter Attia — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:45:41 +0000

“If we were eating what the government actually funded in agricultural supports, we'd be having a giant corn fritter, deep fried in soybean oil. And it's like, that's not exactly what we should be eating.” —Mark Hyman

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#92 – AMA #12: Strategies for longevity (which don’t require a doctor)

Peter Attia — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:45:31 +0000

“If you are interested in longevity, if you are interested in playing with your great grandkids, you want to prioritize muscle mass. Never in the history of civilization has a 90 year old said, ‘I wish I had less muscle.’” —Peter Attia

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Qualy #73 – How can we change the food system when 10 companies control almost 90 percent of the calories we consume in the US?

Peter Attia — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:38:49 +0000

Today’s episode of The Qualys is from podcast #14 – Robert Lustig, M.D., M.S.L.: fructose, processed food, NAFLD, and changing the food system.

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