Episode 1: Peter Attia on how to live longer and better

STEM-Talk

Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford

Natural Sciences, Alternative Health, Science, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2016

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Peter Attia, the guest for this episode of STEM-Talk, is a modern-day "Renaissance man," says IHMC CEO Ken Ford. That term gets tossed around a lot, but in Attia's case, it's true. He is a top-notch physician, a former McKinsey consultant, and an ultra endurance athlete—who once swam twenty-something miles to Catalina Island, off the coast of California. During the podcast show, Attia talks about his academic journey, from studying math and engineering, to then pursuing clinical medicine and developing research interests in longevity. The birth of Attia's daughter marked his interest in quantity of life—as well as quality of life. Attia discusses his eight "drivers of longevity," all of which depart from the concept of preventing the onset of chronic disease. These include optimal nutrition, exercise, sleep habits, hormone optimization, stress management, sense of purpose/social connections, medications, and avoidance of harmful behaviors. Check out Peter Attia's blog "The Eating Academy," at http://eatingacademy.com. You can also check out his TED talk "Is the obesity crisis hiding a bigger problem? https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_what_if_we_re_wrong_about_diabetes?language=en

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0:00.0	I don't always listen to podcasts, but when I do, I listen to STEM Talk, interviewing the most interesting people in the world of science and technology.
0:14.2	Stay curious, my friends.
0:23.1	Welcome to STEM Talk. Stem Talk.
0:23.6	Stem Talk.
0:24.6	Stem talk.
0:25.6	Stem talk.
0:26.6	Welcome to STEM Talk, where we introduce you to fascinating people who passionately
0:31.6	inhabit the scientific and technical frontiers of our society.
0:35.6	So today we're really excited to have Dr. Peter Atia on our podcast.
0:40.3	And we also have Dr. Ken Ford, IHMC's director with us.
0:43.3	Thank you, Dawn.
0:44.3	How are you?
0:45.3	I'm doing great. Thank you.
0:46.3	So we were just talking about how the esteemed Dr. Atia was chosen for this podcast.
0:51.3	Can you give us a little information about how IHMC came to choose Dr. Atia as one of our guests?
0:58.2	In fact, he's one of our inaugural guests, and all the guests for this podcast are selected by the same very grueling selection process.
1:08.5	It's a double secret selection committee, chaired by myself, selects every
1:15.1	one of the guests. And Peter was one of the first ones that sprang to the committee's
1:19.1	collective hive mind. Well, I think he's a perfect choice and a very lucky man to be chosen by
1:25.2	that committee. I'm beyond influence.
1:31.2	So Dr. Atia has a pretty interesting background, very eclectic background.
1:35.8	I'll say.
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