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The Peter Attia Drive

#306 - AMA #60: preventing cognitive decline, nutrition myths, lowering blood glucose, apoB, and blood pressure, and more

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

4.77.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter provides insights on a broad range of important topics. He delves into the prevention of cognitive decline, the link between cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease, and methods to lower blood glucose, insulin, and apoB. He also addresses nutrition-related queries, exploring the impact of dietary habits on weight loss and longevity, how a person can identify the best diet for themselves, and common nutrition myths. Additional discussions include optimal blood pressure, daily step goals, the benefits of standing versus sitting desks, and much more.

If you’re not a subscriber and are listening on a podcast player, you’ll only be able to hear a preview of the AMA. If you’re a subscriber, you can now listen to this full episode on your private RSS feed or our website at the AMA #60 show notes page. If you are not a subscriber, you can learn more about the subscriber benefits here.

We discuss:

  • Overview of topics and episode format [1:40];
  • Preventing cognitive decline [5:00];
  • How to lower blood glucose and insulin [13:30];
  • The relationship between lipids, CVD, and Alzheimer’s disease, and whether statins can increase the risk of neurodegenerative disorders and AD [23:15];
  • Reducing apoB levels through exercise and diet [31:45];
  • Pharmacological options for lowering apoB [38:00];
  • How nutrition impacts longevity via metabolic health, muscle mass, BMD and more [40:15];
  • How can someone determine the best diet for themselves? [43:45];
  • Nutrition myth: All weight loss is good [46:45];
  • Nutrition myth: Metabolic rates are dramatically different among individuals based on genetics [49:00];
  • Nutrition myth: Losing weight after a brief period of overeating is impossible [53:45];
  • Nutrition myth: GLP-1 agonists are a replacement for a healthy lifestyle [57:45];
  • Nutrition myth: There is a single best diet for weight loss [1:03:00];
  • Nutrition oversimplification: All calories are created equal [1:05:45];
  • Daily step goals [1:06:45];
  • The benefits of standing versus sitting throughout the day [1:10:45];
  • How to identify the most impactful and easiest-to-implement ways to improve your health [1:12:30];
  • The critical importance of emotional health [1:14:30];
  • Why supplements should be considered as supportive aids rather than primary solutions in one’s strategy to improve longevity [1:18:00];
  • Strategies for reducing high blood pressure [1:20:45];
  • Peter’s biggest frustrations with "mainstream health advice" [1:28:00];
  • Peter’s chaotic, yet cherished, morning routine [1:31:00]; and
  • More.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone welcome to a sneak peek ask Ask Me Anything, or AMA episode of the Drive Podcast.

0:16.0

I'm your host, Peter Attia.

0:17.7

At the end of this short episode, I'll explain how you can access the AMA episodes in full,

0:22.3

along with a ton of other membership benefits we've created.

0:25.4

Or you can learn more now by going to Peteratia MD.com forward slash subscribe.

0:31.0

So without further delay, here's today's sneak peak of the Ask Me Anything episode.

0:37.0

Welcome to Ask Me Anything episode Episode Number 60.

0:43.0

I'm once again joined by my co-host, Nick Stenson.

0:46.5

In today's AMA, we're going to do something a little different.

0:49.7

While often our AMAs dive deep into one or two subjects, today will be more of a rapid style question

0:56.6

where we cover many topics and many questions.

0:59.7

We've done this in the past and it's been quite popular, so we'll do it again here. In today's

1:04.1

AMA we cover topics ranging from the prevention of cognitive decline and the

1:08.7

relationship between cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease, how you can lower your blood

1:14.0

glucose, insulin, and apo B, three biomarkers we talk an awful lot about, a variety of

1:19.3

questions around nutrition, including its relationship to weight loss and longevity, and how a person can identify the best diet for themselves,

1:28.0

along with tackling a number of what we think are the most common myths around nutrition.

1:33.9

We talk about blood pressure, step requirements per day,

1:36.9

standing versus sitting desks, and more.

1:40.3

If you're a subscriber and you want to watch the full video of this podcast, you can find it on the show notes page.

1:45.0

And if you're not a subscriber, you can watch the sneak peek of the video on our YouTube page.

1:51.0

So without further delay, I hope you enjoy AMA number 60.

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