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The Peter Attia Drive

#202 - Peter on nutrition, disease prevention, sleep, and more — looking back on the last 100 episodes

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

4.77.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 117 minutes

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In this second edition of the “Strong Convictions, Loosely Held” episode, Peter discusses topics on which his thoughts have evolved as a result of his interviews with podcast guests and other information he’s gained since episode 100. Peter covers topics including cancer therapy and screening, as well as prevention strategies for cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease. He also describes changes in his perspectives on time-restricted feeding and protein consumption and on the therapeutic use of psychedelics, and he discusses some sleep supplements with remarkable efficacy. He ends with a special discussion on all things Formula 1 racing.

We discuss:

  • The concept of “strong convictions, loosely held” [3:10];
  • Update on Peter’s upcoming book [8:30];
  • Cancer: the promise of immunotherapy [14:15];
  • Cancer: how aggressive screening for gastrointestinal cancers could save lives [24:30];
  • Cardiovascular disease: how early and aggressive lowering of apoB could change the course of ASCVD [31:30];
  • Alzheimer’s disease: genes that modify risk associated with the APOE4 variant [40:15];
  • Time-restricted feeding: where the benefit comes from, and when this practice can be problematic [44:00];
  • The common problem of protein underconsumption [51:45];
  • The tremendous impact of exercise on lifespan and healthspan [54:45];
  • Peter’s shoulder surgery [1:00:15];
  • An uninspiring viewpoint on NAD precursors as a longevity tool [1:06:15];
  • Psychedelics: a powerful therapeutic tool in the right setting [1:09:30];
  • Sleep: updated thoughts on blue light and a remarkable drug for aiding sleep quality [1:13:15];
  • Book recommendation from Peter [1:20:45];
  • Formula 1: the 5 variables that determine the winner [1:22:00];
  • F1: the drivers [1:26:00];
  • F1: the tires [1:27:30];
  • F1: the engine and chassis [1:32:00];
  • F1: rule changes around cars [1:34:15];
  • F1: importance of qualifying races [1:41:15];
  • F1: racing strategy [1:47:30];
  • F1: season outlook and predictions [1:51:00]; and
  • More.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, welcome to the Drive Podcast.

0:13.0

I'm your host, Peter Atia.

0:14.8

This podcast, my website, and my weekly newsletter, all focus on the goal of translating

0:18.7

the science of longevity into something accessible for everyone.

0:22.4

Our goal is to provide the best content in health and wellness, full stop, and we've assembled

0:27.0

a great team of analysts to make this happen.

0:29.4

If you enjoy this podcast, we've created a membership program that brings you far more

0:33.2

in depth content if you want to take your knowledge of this space to the next level.

0:37.3

At the end of this episode, I'll explain what those benefits are, or if you want to learn

0:41.0

more now, head over to peteratiamd.com forward slash subscribe.

0:46.3

Now without further delay, here's today's episode.

0:51.0

Welcome to a special episode of the Drive, as we celebrate our recent 200th episode.

0:57.3

To celebrate this milestone, we want to do something a little bit different, which is something

1:01.5

we did after our first 100 episodes.

1:04.1

That was a special episode called Strong Convictions Lusely Held.

1:07.9

The idea of this is to basically go back and look over topics that were covered in the

1:12.3

last 100 episodes, which is about two years, and talk about things where I've changed my

1:17.1

mind or taken a stronger viewpoint.

1:20.8

In this interview, I'm once again joined by Nick Stenson.

1:23.5

Due to the timing of this episode, it's going to be audio only.

1:26.2

We are trying to get this out on a very quick turnaround, so this is being recorded very

1:31.4

shortly before it's going to be released.

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