Mental health Archives - Peter Attia

#339 – Unpacking trauma: How early wounds shape behavior and the path toward healing | Jeff English

Peter Attia — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:15:00 +0000

“My coping skills live in a part of the brain that gets hijacked when the emotional brain takes over, and this doesn't always have to be about trauma." —Jeff English

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#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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#336 – AMA #68: Fasting, well-balanced diets, alcohol, exercise for busy people, wearables, emotional health, assessing cardiovascular health, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“It's the calorie restriction that provides the greatest benefit. How you go about achieving it is really a function of your style.” —Peter Attia

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#330 – Autism, ADHD, and Anxiety: Understanding the rise in autism and a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment of each condition in children | Trenna Sutcliffe, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:17:47 +0000

"I really believe in bridging education, mental health, and medical. If you want to make an impact on child well-being and health.”‒ Trenna Sutcliffe

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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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#315 ‒ Life after near-death: a new perspective on living, dying, and the afterlife | Sebastian Junger

Peter Attia — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 08:00:38 +0000

“I was allowed to go to the precipice, look over the edge, and then allowed to come back." —Sebastian Junger

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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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#309 ‒ AI in medicine: its potential to revolutionize disease prediction, diagnosis, and outcomes, causes for concern in medicine and beyond, and more | Isaac Kohane, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:45:54 +0000

“What I'm excited about is the opportunity for new businesses and new ways of delivering to patients insights that are data-driven.” —Zak Kohane

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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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#298 ‒ The impact of emotional health on longevity, self-audit strategies, improving well-being, and more | Paul Conti, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:45:27 +0000

“If we inquire, if we become curious about ourselves, we learn so much more about what is going on inside of us and it can guide us towards change.” —Paul Conti

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#288 ‒ The impact of gratitude, serving others, embracing mortality, and living intentionally | Walter Green

Peter Attia — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 09:45:11 +0000

“We are not self-made, everybody really knows that. The question is, are we going to acknowledge those people that help make us while they're here?” —Walter Green

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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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#286 ‒ Journal club with Andrew Huberman: the impact of light exposure on mental health and an immunotherapy breakthrough for cancer treatment

Peter Attia — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:45:51 +0000

“People spend 90% of their time indoors now. Their daytime environments are too dim, their nighttime environments are too bright." —Andrew Huberman

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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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#280 ‒ Cultivating happiness, emotional self-management, and more | Arthur Brooks Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:45:07 +0000

“Happiness is not a feeling. Feelings are evidence of happiness.” —Arthur Brooks

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Ketamine-Assisted Therapy: A Promising Approach for Treating Depression and Anxiety?

Peter Attia — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 11:00:53 +0000

A recent study investigated the safety and effectiveness of at-home ketamine-assisted therapy for the treatment of depression and anxiety.

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#260 ‒ Men’s Sexual Health: why it matters, what can go wrong, and how to fix it | Mohit Khera, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.

Peter Attia — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:45:36 +0000

“Clinicians don't ask about it. Patients are embarrassed to ask about it. And that's the suffering in silence.” —Mohit Khera

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#259 – Women’s sexual health: Why it matters, what can go wrong, and how to fix it | Sharon Parish, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:45:34 +0000

"I can't tell you how many women soldier on either avoiding sex or in pain because they don't either know or feel validated to seek treatment." —Sharon Parish

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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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#245 ‒ Overcoming trauma, finding inner peace, and living a meaningful and fulfilling life | Lewis Howes

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:45:32 +0000

“I think inner peace is the greatest currency.” —Lewis Howes

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#244 ‒ The history of the cell, cell therapy, gene therapy, and more | Siddhartha Mukherjee

Peter Attia — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:45:56 +0000

“I liken the human genome to a score of music, but a score is lifeless. There's no music in a score, it's just a code. You need a musician to bring it to life, and the cell is that musician.” —Sid Mukherjee

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#241 ‒ Living intentionally, valuing time, prioritizing relationships, and more keys to a rich life | Ric Elias (Part 2)

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:45:35 +0000

“The day you stop growing is the day that you age.” —Ric Elias

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#234 ‒ Chris Hemsworth on Limitless, longevity, and happiness

Peter Attia — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:45:17 +0000

“I was able to grow throughout the experience and have different opinions on myself and different opinions on how I approached health and wellness.” —Chris Hemsworth

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#228 ‒ Improving body composition, female-specific training principles, and overcoming an eating disorder | Holly Baxter, APD

Peter Attia — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:45:04 +0000

“You will always lose muscle mass when you attempt a fat-loss phase, but the leaner you get, the greater the risk of that muscle loss because you no longer have that caloric cushioning to support that.” —Holly Baxter

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