Episode 100: Peter Attia gives an update on his views regarding longevity and health span

STEM-Talk

Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford

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

4.7 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode marks the 100th episode of STEM-Talk and the return of guest Peter Attia, who Ken and Dawn interviewed for episode one of STEM-Talk back in 2016. Peter is the founder of Attia Medical, a medical practice with offices in San Diego and New York City that focuses on the applied science of longevity. Peter emphasizes nutritional biochemistry, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, lipidology, pharmacology and four-system endocrinology to help people increase their lifespan and health span. Peter is the host of the podcast The Drive. He earned his M.D. from Stanford University and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics.

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0:00.0	Welcome to STEM Talk.
0:01.2	Stem Talk.
0:01.4	Stem Talk.
0:02.0	Stem Talk.
0:03.0	Stem Talk.
0:04.0	Welcome to Stem Talk, where we introduce you to fascinating people who passionately inhabit the scientific and technical frontiers of our society.
0:14.0	Hi, I'm your host, Don Cornagus, and joining me to introduce today's podcast as a man behind the curtain, Dr. Ken Ford, IHM's director and chairman of the double secret selection committee that selects all the guests who appear on STEM Talk.
0:25.6	Hi, Don, great to be here today.
0:28.6	Well, Ken, we have a lot of good news to share today. So first, for the second time in three years, STEM talk won first place in the Science and Medicine category of the annual People's Choice Podcast Awards.
0:41.4	According to Todd Cochran, who founded the international competition in 2005, People's Choice
0:46.4	recognizes the top podcasts around the world as nominated by listeners. So anybody who is nominated
0:50.8	and wins, says Cochran, has significant bragging rights as being
0:54.4	listener favorites. So to you, our listeners, Ken and I, as well as all of us here at STEM Talk,
0:59.2	say a huge thank you. We truly appreciate all of your support. Indeed, we do, Don. We have been at this
1:05.8	for a little more than three years now and have had over two million downloads of STEM talk at this point.
1:12.2	And that brings me to the other good news we have to share.
1:14.9	Today's episode represents a milestone for us.
1:17.5	It is, drum roll please, our 100th episode.
1:23.7	So Ken, I know the Double Secret Selection Committee has been putting a lot of thought into today's
1:28.6	guests. As chairman of the committee, what did the committee decide? Well, after careful
1:35.7	deliberation, the Double Secret Selection Committee decided that it was only fitting to have
1:41.6	our first guest, Peter Attia, return for this milestone episode.
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