Unlock longevity: Dr. Peter Attia's essential strategies

ZOE Science & Nutrition

ZOE

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Education, Science

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🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Dr. Peter Attia doesn’t want a slow death. He doesn’t want his final years to be defined by poor mental and physical faculties that only worsen as the years roll by. But, by making changes to his lifestyle today, he’s taking control of his health tomorrow In today’s episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Peter ask: How can you maintain your health as you age? Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to joinzoe.com/podcast, and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program Follow ZOE on Instagram Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 1:29 - Quickfire round 3:14 - Healthspan vs lifespan 09:52 - The difference between slow and quick death 12:23 - What diseases cause slow death 13:34 - Acting before there’s a problem 16:17 - Is it too late to improve my future health 19:20 - How to improve modern medicine 25:07 - The importance of blood sugar 33:03 - The centanarian decathlon 34:00 - Cardio training 38:00 - Strength training 40:43 - Summary and outro Mentioned in today’s episode: The inequities in the cost of chronic disease from the National Council on Aging Early lesions of atherosclerosis in youth from the Journal of the American Nutrition Association Coronary heart disease causes and risk factors from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Episode transcripts are available here. Is there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at podcast@joinzoe.com and we’ll do our best to cover it.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Zurich, Science and Nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their research can improve your health.
0:14.0	A staggering 80% of us will have a chronic health condition by the time we're 65.
0:19.0	And our guest today explains that the early signs of these conditions often present in our 20s,
0:24.0	but we fail to tackle them until it's too late.
0:28.0	But there is good news.
0:30.0	And during decades of poor health is not inevitable.
0:33.0	In this episode, we find out how to improve our health to feel better today and in the long run.
0:38.0	And maybe even compete in our own personal Olympic games at the age of 100.
0:45.0	We're joined by Dr. Peter Atea.
0:47.0	Peter is a medical doctor and a leading expert in the field's longevity and health span.
0:52.0	He's also the author of the number one New York Times bestseller, Out Live, the Science and Art of longevity.
0:58.0	Peter is going to share with you what actions you can take today to live a long and healthy life.
1:06.0	Peter, thank you for taking time out of your vacation to come and be with us here today.
1:10.0	Well, thank you so much for making time to sit with me.
1:13.0	Now, before we get into everything, we have a tradition here that we always start with a quick fire round of questions.
1:19.0	The rules are you can say yes, no, or maybe.
1:23.0	And if you have to, you can give us one sentence.
1:26.0	Are you willing to give it a go?
1:27.0	Absolutely.
1:28.0	All right.
1:29.0	Is it true that our body may already be showing signs of aging as early as in our 20s?
1:34.0	Yes.
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