Supplements Archives - Peter Attia

#331 ‒ Optimizing endurance performance: metrics, nutrition, lactate, and more insights from elite performers | Olav Aleksander Bu (Pt. 2)

Peter Attia — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“Sometimes it makes it more universally easy to understand if we think of what kind of sport we do as a function of intensity and duration.” —Olav Aleksander Bu

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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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#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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#300 – Special episode: Peter on exercise, fasting, nutrition, stem cells, geroprotective drugs, and more — promising interventions or just noise?

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 May 2024 08:45:12 +0000

“The probability that having a high VO2 max, high muscle mass, and high muscle strength are going to increase the length of your life and improve the quality of your life. . .is so high that to act in disregard of that is irresponsible.” —Peter Attia

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#299 ‒ Optimizing muscle protein synthesis: the crucial impact of protein quality and quantity, and the key role of resistance training | Luc van Loon, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:45:32 +0000

"It's the exercise that makes you respond way more to the same or less amount of protein that you ingest.” —Luc van Loon

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#297 – AMA #58: Iron: its role in health, testing methods, and strategies for preventing and managing iron deficiency

Peter Attia — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:45:44 +0000

“I've seen a lot of cases of iron deficiency. I've seen a lot of cases of iron deficiency anemia. I can't tell you I've seen one that isn't attributable to some combination of … low iron in the diet, poor absorption, or blood loss.” —Peter Attia

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#291 ‒ The role of testosterone in males and females, performance-enhancing drugs, sustainable fat loss, supplements, and more | Derek, More Plates More Dates Pt.2

Peter Attia — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:45:03 +0000

“These things can all move the needle [on testosterone] like 100+ ng/dL potentially, depending on how deficient you are. So some of these are low hanging fruits with the sleep, micronutrients, minerals, actual macro intake.” —Derek, More Plates More Dates

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Does low iron intake change exercise capacity?

Peter Attia — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 12:00:45 +0000

A study demonstrates metabolic shifts that occur with and without sufficient iron levels

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#283 ‒ Gut health & the microbiome: improving and maintaining the microbiome, probiotics, prebiotics, innovative treatments, and more | Colleen Cutcliffe, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:45:06 +0000

“You start out almost like a blank slate, you get a lot more diverse, and then as we age, you start to lose that diversity and therefore some key functions in the microbiome.” —Colleen Cutcliffe

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Why is it so difficult to determine how nutrition impacts dementia risk?

Peter Attia — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 12:00:33 +0000

When it comes to nutrition research, neither observational nor interventional studies have been able to tell the full story. A report by the Nutrition for Dementia Prevention Working Group offers ideas for improving both.

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#274 – Performance-enhancing drugs and hormones: risks, rewards, and broader implications for the public | Derek: More Plates, More Dates

Peter Attia — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:45:41 +0000

“There's no drug that's purely selective exactly where you want and it's perfect.” —Derek - More Plates More Dates

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Concerning findings on melatonin content in over-the-counter supplements

Peter Attia — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 11:00:33 +0000

A recent study reports that some sleep supplements may contain far more melatonin than the label indicates – providing another reason to be conservative in their use.

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The potential of probiotics in promoting female health

Peter Attia — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 11:00:55 +0000

Maintaining a healthy vaginal microbiome is key for female urogenital health, and existing evidence suggests that probiotics may be beneficial

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Separating substance from nonsense in a study on NMN supplements

Peter Attia — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 11:00:12 +0000

A recent randomized trial investigated the effect of NMN supplementation on NAD levels, biological aging, and exercise performance. What can we believe from their results?

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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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#251 – AMA #46: Optimizing brain health: Alzheimer’s disease risk factors, APOE, prevention strategies, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:45:56 +0000

“The bottom line here is the earlier you were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the higher your risk of dementia.” —Peter Attia

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A new analysis of REDUCE-IT: benefits of omega-3s vs. harm from placebos

Peter Attia — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 11:00:01 +0000

A secondary analysis of biomarker data from REDUCE-IT raises questions about the apparent benefits of EPA-derivative icosapent ethyl

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Non-caffeine components of coffee and their effects on neurodegenerative diseases

Peter Attia — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 12:00:10 +0000

Coffee consumption is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative processes, but the effect may be more than a matter of caffeine.

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#235 ‒ Training principles for mass and strength, changing views on nutrition, creatine supplementation, and more | Layne Norton, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:45:32 +0000

“Most 40 year olds, 50 year olds, they have pain anyway. So I'd rather be strong and have pain than be weak and have pain.” —Layne Norton

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#227 – AMA #40: Body composition, protein, time-restricted feeding, fasting, DEXA scans, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:45:47 +0000

“We don't want to be consuming protein for energy purposes at all. We want to be consuming protein for muscle protein synthesis.” —Peter Attia

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A “miracle pill” for hangover prevention?

Peter Attia — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:00:57 +0000

A quick search for "hangover prevention" will send you down a rabbit hole of advice. While staying hydrated and not drinking too much are obvious solutions, there's a new hangover pill called Myrkl that's garnering much attention. In this article, you'll find out exactly what is in these pills, whether they might actually work (or not), and potential downsides.

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#222 ‒ How nutrition impacts longevity | Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:45:12 +0000

“It's really important that we be willing to change our beliefs about nutrition and other aspects of health as more data comes in.” —Matt Kaeberlein

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Vitamin D(éjà vu): new study, same old problems

Peter Attia — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 11:00:35 +0000

For vitamin D supplementation to have any effect relative to placebo, it needs to be increasing the body’s supply of vitamin D, and if it doesn’t, then the treatment and placebo groups are effectively identical. So did the researchers achieve a difference in vitamin D levels over the course of the study?

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#215 – The gut-brain connection | Michael Gershon, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:45:05 +0000

“The reason I call it “The Second Brain” is that, like the brain in the head, the nervous system of the gut is able to function and control reflexes and behavior independently of any influence from the brain or spinal cord.” —Michael Gershon

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