Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity — Dr. Peter Attia

Brought to you by Wealthfront high-yield savings account https://wealthfront.com/tim Helix Sleep premium mattresses https://helixsleep.com/tim and Shopify global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business https://shopify.com/tim Buy Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity: https://www.amazon.com/Outlive-Science-Longevity-Peter-Attia-ebook/dp/B0B1BTJLJN/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20 Resources from this episode: https://tim.blog/2023/03/14/peter-attia-outlive/ Peter Attia, MD (@PeterAttiaMD), is the founder of Early Medical, a medical practice that applies the principles of Medicine 3.0 to patients with the goal of lengthening their lifespan and simultaneously improving their healthspan. He is the host of The Drive, one of the most popular podcasts covering the topics of health and medicine. Dr. Attia received his medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine and trained for five years at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in general surgery, where he was the recipient of several prestigious awards, including Resident of the Year. 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. His new book is Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (3/28): https://www.amazon.com/Outlive-Science-Longevity-Peter-Attia-ebook/dp/B0B1BTJLJN/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20 Please enjoy! ABOUT TIM: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. CONNECT WITH TIM: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ 00:00 Start 00:19 How and why Peter’s muscle mass has increased significantly. 12:50 Why the long wait for Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity? 17:42 Objective, strategy, and tactics. 22:58 From Medicine 1.0 to Medicine 3.0. 34:20 Randomized control trial results: guidelines, not gospel. 37:28 Revisiting why and how one should increase their medical literacy. 47:36 Avoiding scientific method misconceptions. 50:02 Austin Bradford Hill. 51:21 Observational study versus randomized control trial. 55:31 Are sleep trackers downgrading the quality of our sleep? 58:35 Under what conditions does Peter feel alcohol might be worth its downsides? 1:02:15 Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). 1:14:22 Underutilized metrics and tools for expanding health and lifespan. 1:21:25 Strength. 1:30:05 Rucking around and finding out about VO2 max. 1:35:22 Finding the zone two sweet spot. 1:38:14 How skinning and rucking have upped my endurance. 1:40:01 Rucking vs. weighted vests. 1:44:00 Are neurodegenerative diseases preventable? 1:49:26 Helping your doctor understand and embrace Medicine 3.0. 1:51:40 How much is an ounce of prevention worth to you? 1:56:37 Early cancer screening. 2:05:02 Outlive chapters. 2:07:20 The chapter on emotional health that almost didn’t make the book. 2:09:01 Peter’s 47 affirmations. 2:13:24 Parting thoughts.

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Mar 15, 20232h 16mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: March 15, 2023
Duration: 2h 16m
Channel: Tim Ferriss
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Brought to you by Wealthfront high-yield savings account https://wealthfront.com/tim Helix Sleep premium mattresses https://helixsleep.com/tim and Shopify global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business https://shopify.com/tim Buy Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity: https://www.amazon.com/Outlive-Science-Longevity-Peter-Attia-ebook/dp/B0B1BTJLJN/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20 Resources from this episode: https://tim.blog/2023/03/14/peter-attia-outlive/ Peter Attia, MD (@PeterAttiaMD), is the founder of Early Medical, a medical practice that applies the principles of Medicine 3.0 to patients with the goal of lengthening their lifespan and simultaneously improving their healthspan. He is the host of The Drive, one of the most popular podcasts covering the topics of health and medicine. Dr. Attia received his medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine and trained for five years at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in general surgery, where he was the recipient of several prestigious awards, including Resident of the Year. 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. His new book is Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (3/28): https://www.amazon.com/Outlive-Science-Longevity-Peter-Attia-ebook/dp/B0B1BTJLJN/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20 Please enjoy! ABOUT TIM: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. CONNECT WITH TIM: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ 00:00 Start 00:19 How and why Peter’s muscle mass has increased significantly. 12:50 Why the long wait for Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity? 17:42 Objective, strategy, and tactics. 22:58 From Medicine 1.0 to Medicine 3.0. 34:20 Randomized control trial results: guidelines, not gospel. 37:28 Revisiting why and how one should increase their medical literacy. 47:36 Avoiding scientific method misconceptions. 50:02 Austin Bradford Hill. 51:21 Observational study versus randomized control trial. 55:31 Are sleep trackers downgrading the quality of our sleep? 58:35 Under what conditions does Peter feel alcohol might be worth its downsides? 1:02:15 Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). 1:14:22 Underutilized metrics and tools for expanding health and lifespan. 1:21:25 Strength. 1:30:05 Rucking around and finding out about VO2 max. 1:35:22 Finding the zone two sweet spot. 1:38:14 How skinning and rucking have upped my endurance. 1:40:01 Rucking vs. weighted vests. 1:44:00 Are neurodegenerative diseases preventable? 1:49:26 Helping your doctor understand and embrace Medicine 3.0. 1:51:40 How much is an ounce of prevention worth to you? 1:56:37 Early cancer screening. 2:05:02 Outlive chapters. 2:07:20 The chapter on emotional health that almost didn’t make the book. 2:09:01 Peter’s 47 affirmations. 2:13:24 Parting thoughts.

SPEAKERS

Tim Ferriss
host
Author and podcast host of The Tim Ferriss Show, known for The 4-Hour Body.
Dr. Peter Attia
guest
Physician and longevity-focused clinician; author of Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Dr. Peter Attia, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity — Dr. Peter Attia explores peter Attia’s longevity framework: muscle, metrics, and Medicine 3.0 prevention Dr. Peter Attia explains how DEXA-derived measures (especially ALMI) led him to reconsider frequent prolonged fasting after noticing substantial muscle loss relative to a decade prior.

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