92 - AMA #12: Strategies for longevity (which don't require a doctor)

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

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🗓️ 10 February 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter explains the various levers one can pull to affect longevity with a specific focus on the strategies and tactics one can implement that do not require the help of a physician. Once again, Bob Kaplan, Peter's head of research, will be asking the questions. If you’re not a subscriber and 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 on our website at the AMA #12 show notes page.

We discuss:

The five levers you can pull to affect longevity [1:15];
Nutritional biochemistry: Framework, 3 nutritional interventions, and how to approach your goals, and what you should be tracking [4:30];
Exercise for brain health, and the 4 components of exercise [20:45];
Exercise component—Stability [24:30];
Exercise component—Strength [29:00];
What is Peter optimizing for with his exercise? [30:30];
Exercise components—Zone 2 and zone 5 training [33:15];
More about DNS, and why we need to be careful with rushing kids through neuromuscular development stages [45:00];
Sleep: How to improve quantity and quality [48:15]; and
More.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to a sneak peek, ask me anything, or AMA episode of the Drive Podcast.
0:16.5	I'm your host, Peter Atia.
0:18.3	At the end of this short episode, I'll explain how you can access the AMA episodes in full,
0:22.9	along with a ton of other membership benefits we've created.
0:25.9	Before you can learn more now by going to peteratia-md.com forward slash subscribe.
0:31.5	So without further delay, here's today's sneak peek of the Ask Me Anything episode.
0:39.8	Welcome to AMA episode number 12.
0:42.4	In this episode, we discuss all things related to longevity that you don't need a doctor
0:47.6	for.
0:48.6	This actually came out of a discussion I was having with Bob and Nick about how much of the
0:53.6	stuff that I do with patients.
0:55.8	I think people could do on their own if they had sort of the right guidance.
1:01.4	So we focus by looking at nutrition, exercise physiology, and sleep physiology for the most
1:08.5	part.
1:09.5	If you enjoyed this conversation, we're happy to have a follow-up AMA based on any more
1:13.6	questions that come out of it.
1:15.6	And of course, if the reception to this is positive, we can certainly go into other things
1:20.4	that we didn't have time for in this episode, which would include, for example, things
1:24.7	around supplements, techniques around distressed tolerance, things like that.
1:28.3	And once again, joined and hosted by my head of research, Bob Kaplan.
1:32.5	So without further delay, here is today's AMA episode.
1:38.2	So welcome to another AMA episode.
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