Unlocking the Science of Longevity with Peter Attia, MD

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 183 minutes

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Today we explore science-backed truths behind healthspan extension and healthy aging with Dr. Peter Attia. Peter is a graduate of Stanford School of Medicine, a former surgeon, and a world-renowned physician who has dedicated his life to understanding the science of human health and the art of living a longer, more fulfilling life. The occasion for Peter’s return is the publication of his new book, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity—a groundbreaking primer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health. Today’s conversation offers a short overview of all of the subjects covered in the book including the roles that exercise, nutrition, and sleep play in preventing or delaying the onset of the primary conditions that unnecessarily end most people’s lives too soon. But in large part, we focus on the story of Peter’s emotional health during a dark time and the critical role that emotional well-being plays in the quest for a longer, healthier life. Note: As a gift to our listeners, Peter has generously offered 10 signed copies of this fascinating book for us to give away. So if you would like to enter to win a free copy, go to richroll.com/subscribe, join the mailing list (if you’re not already subscribed), and look for an email on or around April 3rd with further instructions. Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/RichRoll GoMacro: gomacro.com BetterHelp: BetterHelp.com/richroll Indeed: Indeed.com/RICHROLL Thesis: takethesis.com/RICHROLL Plant Power Meal Planner: https://meals.richroll.com Peace + Plants, Rich

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0:00.0	The Rich Roll Podcast
0:12.0	When it comes to lifespan, there really are four big elephants in the room.
0:19.4	The first is atherosclerosis.
0:21.3	More people are going to die from cardiovascular disease than anything else.
0:24.3	Cancer is number two.
0:25.3	Then you get into neurodegenerative diseases.
0:28.2	Not a lot of this roots back to metabolic health.
0:31.4	I forgot that one, right?
0:33.0	It's almost the easiest one to forget because directly it doesn't actually account for
0:36.8	the loss of many lives.
0:38.6	But once you have type 2 diabetes, your risk of those other diseases doubles.
0:43.6	Today my guest is Dr. Peter Atia.
0:45.4	He's a former cancer surgeon and researcher who got his MD from Stanford.
0:49.9	He is one of my go-to doctors.
0:51.6	I would say the go-to doctor for me for anything performance or longevity related.
0:56.1	I think exercises the single most important longevity drug we have.
1:00.3	Barnum.
1:01.3	Peter is both a visionary as well as a world-renowned physician who has dedicated his life to understanding
1:08.0	the science of human health and the art of living a longer, more fulfilling life.
1:14.5	I got a couple more things I would very much like to mention before we dig into this one,
1:18.4	but first.
1:21.5	We're brought to you today by Inside Tracker.
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