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The Peter Attia Drive

#276 ‒ Special episode: Peter answers questions on longevity, supplements, protein, fasting, apoB, statins, and more

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

4.77.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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In this special episode of The Drive, Peter discusses a variety of topics, breaking away from the typical deep-dive format to explore a wide range of common questions submitted by listeners. Peter tackles subjects like the viability of living to 120 and beyond, addressing some of the optimistic theories regarding achievement of this remarkable feat. Peter then shares his drug and supplement regimen while emphasizing how individualized these protocols need to be. The conversation also touches on lowering apoB, the long-term use of statins, the myth of good vs. bad cholesterol, the complexities of nutrition research, the quest for the ideal diet, and Peter's strategies for hitting daily protein goals. Peter finishes with a discussion about his favorite health-tracking wearables, the role of CGM in non-diabetics, and more.

We discuss:

  • Overview of topics and previous episodes of a similar format [2:45];
  • The viability of living to 120 and beyond: some optimistic theories [4:45];
  • The potential of mTOR inhibition as a mid-life intervention, and longevity potential for the next generation [13:30];
  • A framework for thinking about geroprotective drugs and supplements in the context of a lack of aging biomarkers [17:00];
  • Supplements Peter takes and how his regimen has changed in the last year [26:15];
  • Pharmacologic strategies to lower ASCVD risk, the limitations of statins, nutritional interventions, and more [36:15];
  • Misnomers about cholesterol [48:00];
  • Why nutritional research is so challenging, some general principles of nutrition, and why Peter stopped doing prolonged fasts [50:45];
  • Optimizing protein intake [59:45];
  • Wearables for sleep and exercise, continuous glucose monitors (CGM), and a continuous blood pressure monitor on the horizon [1:04:45]; and
  • More.

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0:00.0

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1:04.6

Welcome to a special episode of the drive. This is an episode that is set up like an

1:10.2

AMA where Nick is asking me questions. However, this will be an episode that is available to everyone.

1:17.0

Where this differs from most AMAs is that in this episode I haven't seen the questions beforehand and I come in kind of blind.

1:24.6

As such, whereas most AMAs go an inch wide and a mile deep, here we go, I would say, a mile wide and

1:32.3

a foot deep.

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For this conversation, the team pulled some of the most common questions

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that we are asked, including some that I traditionally can't stand

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answering.

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Of course, I have no choice here, and therefore we go through those in today's

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a podcast. We end up talking about why I don't think people are currently going to be able to live to

1:50.4

120, 150 or 180, some of the claims you see out there all the time.

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