The LIFE-EXTENSION Doctor: "The ONE thing that's increasing your chance of early-death by 170.8%!" Peter Attia (E267)

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🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 123 minutes

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In this new episode Steven sits down with the physician and longevity expert, Dr Peter Attia. Dr. Attia graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine in 2001, and until 2006 he was a surgical resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital. During this time he was a surgical oncology fellow at the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute. In 2012, Dr Attia co-founded the Nutrition Science Initiative, and 2 years later, in 2014 he opened his medical practice, Attia Medical, PC. This institute focuses on the applied science of longevity and optimal performance to minimise the risk of chronic diseases and improving lifespan. He serves on the editorial board for the journal ’Aging’, and is the host of ’The Drive’ podcast. In this conversation Dr Attia and Steven discuss topics, such as: The next evolution of medicine How healthcare is failing people The main way to prevent a heart attack Why you should be thinking about old age and disease right now How to improve your quality of life as you age Why emotional health is as important as physical health How to live well until you are 100 The easy hack to losing weight The importance of lifting weights and building muscle How to slow down all diseases You can purchase Dr Attia’s new book, ‘Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity’, here : https://bit.ly/3rCTHsK Follow Dr Attia: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rBMyJ7 Twitter: https://bit.ly/44DkrYF YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Oc8QZQ Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Going from zero activity to just 90 minutes a week is about a 15% reduction in all cause mortality.
0:08.0	Jesus Christ.
0:09.0	Dr. Peter ITSIA, world renowned physician, the E.Q.2 doctor, for anything performance or longevity related.
0:15.0	He has the secrets of living a long, healthy and happy life.
0:18.0	Most people listening to us are going to die, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes.
0:23.0	If we want to really figure out a way to live longer, we need a totally different playbook.
0:28.0	How early do some of these diseases begin the minute you're born?
0:31.0	We only really think about the risk over a 10-year time horizon.
0:35.0	As a 30-year-old, you don't get excited about exercise in your sleep, but there's a 400% higher risk of dying in the coming year.
0:43.0	When you compare the fittest 2.5% to someone at the bottom 25%.
0:48.0	In the coming year, and then once you hit the age of 65, if you fall and you break your hip, there's a 15-30% chance you will be dead within the next 12 months.
0:58.0	Really?
0:59.0	You have to realize you're taking this for granted.
1:02.0	Shit.
1:03.0	When you talk about the deterioration of healthy, you have these three categories, emotional health deterioration.
1:07.0	Why have you included that?
1:08.0	Because despite being very physically healthy, I was not living a good life.
1:12.0	I was in such an awful cycle of anger, workaholism that I don't think my marriage would have survived.
1:18.0	I realized I don't want to be this person and lose my kids.
1:22.0	I don't think I could have survived it.
1:24.0	And I'm sure many people listening to us can relate.
1:26.0	Were you able to discover the root cause of that?
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