Why Diet Won't Increase Your Lifespan! (Longevity Myths) | Peter Attia Pt 2

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🗓️ 29 May 2023

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Peter Attia, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of the popular fasting app, you probably have downloaded right now, Zero, and the bestselling author, podcast host, and longevity health expert, is breaking the mold and exposing why we’ve been thinking about lifespan and healthspan all wrong. His latest book, Outlive, debunks many of the ideas you may have sworn by around diet and what an optimized lifespan looks like. In part 2 of this 2 part episode, Peter starts breaking apart the calorie debate and why it doesn’t hold, the emotional side of longevity no one talks about, and how to know which of the 4 horsemen of death is coming for you. Peter is exposing common misbeliefs around longevity and how quality of healthspan and length of life are very different. Peter simplifies how to optimize your efforts now for a longer lifespan with quality. Think about what you want to be able to do in 40-50 years and start managing your exercise and lifestyle for that. Check out Peter Attia’s latest book, Outlive, The Science and Art of Longevity: https://www.amazon.com/Outlive-Longevity-Peter-Attia-MD/dp/0593236599 Follow Peter Attia: Website: https://peterattiamd.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterAttiaMD Twitter: https://twitter.com/peterattiamd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterattiamd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peterattiamd/ Podcast: https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://bit.ly/BetterhelpImpact and get on your way to being your best self. Head over to https://bit.ly/AnthrosImpact and get $200 off the office chair that promises to be the world's most comfortable sitting experience. Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://bit.ly/AG1Impact. No interest, no payments - take advantage of this special financing offer at https://bit.ly/NetsuiteImpact to get the visibility and control you need to weather any storm. Sign up today at https://bit.ly/ButcherBoxImpact and use code IMPACT to get a FREE TURKEY plus $20 off your first order. Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? If you’re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you. Want to transform your health, sharpen your mindset, improve your relationship, or conquer the business world? This is your epicenter of greatness. This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. Subscription Benefits: Unlock the gates to a treasure trove of wisdom from inspiring guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Hal Elrod, Matthew McConaughey, and many, many, more New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to Tom’s AMAs, keynote speeches, and suggestions from his personal reading list You’ll also get access to an 5 additional podcasts with hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists covering health, mindset, business, relationships, and more: Legendary Mindset: Mindset & Self-Improvement Money Mindset: Business & Finance Relationship Theory: Relationships Health Theory: Mental & Physical Health Power Ups: Weekly Doses of Short Motivational Quotes Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome back for the second part of this two-part episode featuring the longevity expert, Dr. Peter Atia.
0:06.7	In this segment, Peter weighs in on the calorie debate, breaks down the emotional side of longevity that nobody talks about,
0:12.9	and reveals the four horsemen of death and how to figure out which one you need to watch out for.
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0:59.0	I'm Tom Billu, and welcome to Impact Theory.
1:02.2	Okay, so if we know what we're trying to do is delay the onset of these diseases,
1:07.2	you talk about that in the book, that basically the thing that centenarians have in common is that they probably were able to delay the arrival of heart disease, dementia,
1:16.1	because you say this cancer, that these things are building for oftentimes decades, that
1:22.1	you can see heart disease in teenagers, which is pretty crazy. So these are people that have
1:27.2	probably delayed the onset of
1:29.1	the early symptoms of that for decades more than the people that die, say 70 or 80. Exactly.
1:33.7	Okay, that makes sense. So now then I want to get to, and we'll stay on cholesterol here for a second.
1:38.0	So you talk about in the book that dietary cholesterol does not equal cholesterol in your body. So what does? What causes bad
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