LEVITT: But when you say risk, you talk about risk of wasting the money? But Im not the person thats actually going to do these studies. From 2012-2015, he . But the muscles could use it. Freakonomics is a registered service mark of Renbud Radio, LLC. Hes playing the long-game and working hard to maintain the strength and overall good health hell need to continue living an active and fulfilled life even when hes over 100 years old. And white bread is generally depleted of anything of value. And then I would go to the gym and do an hour workout before that was mostly rowing machine and skipping. And youll tell me your latest thing. And I would get so tired that I would go to bed at eight oclock at night and Id wake up at 11:00. The other two preventions, however, might surprise you, If I just took 20 guys like you and took them from eight hours a night to four hours a night for two weeks and then did these glucose tolerance tests, I could reduce [their] glucose disposal by 50%. LEVITT: So youve devoted much of the last 10 years to understanding longevity better and the things that are under control of people in their behaviors. What type of a person is going to be safe in what type of an environment to go back to work? My Centenarian Olympics has 18 events in it. [1][2] He is also the first person to make the round-trip swim from Maui and Lanai. And I want you to interrupt me every time you have a question.. Bring everyone together in one space with Microsoft Teams! ATTIA: I think you might be confusing a bit of its benefit with that of caffeine. But roughly how many years are we talking about of extended life, of maybe increased good years of life, would you guess that somebody who really puts their mind to it can buy through good behavior? And to me, we want to minimize that gap, right? that was typically done by putting your finger in the air and looking at which way the wind blows. The goal of his website is "to translate the cutting edge of the science of longevity (something roughly 0.01% of people are able to truly understand) into something that . Thanks for listening. Why didn't you address what Nina has brought up? So I think its a problem thats sub one hundred million dollars. Welcome toPeople I (Mostly) Admirewith Steve Levitt. And I was like, You know what? I want to be able to pull myself out of a pool where theres a one-foot gap between the water and the curb. What the three main pieces of our healthspan are. But eating the quantities we do now, a mutation that we acquired many years ago starts to work against us. So this just reinforced in me that, youre not immortal. Stay up-to-date on all our shows. , especially as he gets older. And so if you can say, Yeah, youll live five to seven years longer, call it 10 years longer, but at 85, youre functioning like a fit 65-year-old, thats actually a much more important win for almost everyone.. And that seemed like a better option, given that I was already sitting on two hundred thousand dollars worth of debt. And that, to me, is where I get shocked at what Id call the failure of medicine in this dimension to provide us with the answers that, if we had known a lot more about other kinds of infectious diseases, we probably could have been a lot smarter. Dr. Peter says there are four main ways to do it. Apparently Peter and his buddy Gary Taubes just love themselves some crappy pseudoscience. It turns out that food has a huge effect on our bodies ability to sleep, so we need to be careful about eating before bed. Fasting turns on a process called autophagy. Dr. Peters goal is to reduce those early deaths as much as possible. After obtaining his medical degree from Stanford University, he was a surgeon at Johns Hopkins and worked at the National Cancer Institute. Its the cognitive piece so how well does your brain work as you age? LEVITT: And then you became obsessed with nutrition. They get their money from Congress. As we get older, we may develop knee or hip problems, hearing or vision loss, or even memory problems. And I think youve come to appreciate, in recent years, the importance of sleep. And I dont say that necessarily to be critical, but its just, you want to talk about incentives. Today, we have more medical knowledge than ever before. And it sucked. Explore the list of the most recommended book titles suggested by Peter Attia . Now, on with the show. Dr. Peter says there are four main ways to do it. Thats a relevant detail that Im sure a few peoples eyes just rolled back in their head. Both of them are funded by the Arnold Foundation, with substantial ties to animal agriculture industry lobbying. I admire his dedication to becoming a kick-ass 100-year-old, and I only hope I can do the same! , where his research focused on immune-based therapies for melanoma. Its also that it has no fiber left in it as well. Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the best exercises for health and longevity.Dr. Ive known Peter for 10 years. But the point is, without making these proactive changes, they mightve lived only until 70. He is of Coptic Egyptian descent. So theres this molecule called adenosine. Thats the ultimate goal: To practice medicine and healthy living in such a way that we avoid encountering any kind of death before we have to. And we might have to take a closer look at your sleep habits. If you want bread, eat the bread that has no sugar. scan a couple days later. In Part One, we talked about how mental health affects longevity, daily practices you can do to live a longer and healthier life, and all the details on Type 2 diabetes. Donate here: DID THE DIETARY GUIDELINES (AND LOW-FAT DIETS, SUGAR, ETC.) document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Available for pre-order everywhere books are sold. Steve LEVITT: It is such a pleasure to be talking today with my good friend Peter Attia, physician, endurance athlete, longevity expert, podcaster. I dont do such silly things anymore. So, the other night, Olivias like, Daddy, lets watch a movie. And were like, all right. Attia has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans. LEVITT: All right, so lets talk about your very unusual background. So I just generally say try not to eat too much before bed. So the other night here is a funny story, because it will come across that my daughter lives a tortured life she really does enjoy this stuff. ATTIA: Yeah, I mean, most of these viruses are actually benign enough. I can only say I'm so sorry this happened! Comments deemed to be spam or solely promotional in nature will be deleted. But do you have advice for young people who are trying to find their path in the world? These things have a significant impact on our lives and on our families so how can we stay healthier longer? But I certainly didnt appreciate at the time what it was doing to my health. Peter Attia, MD, is the founder of Early Medical, a medical practice that applies the principles of Medicine 3.0 to patients with the goal of lengthening their lifespan and simultaneously improving their healthspan. We won. Hes playing the long-game and working hard to maintain the strength and overall good health hell need to continue living an active and fulfilled life even when hes over 100 years old. The problem was, it was the winter. In addition to training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Peter also spent two years at the. So, yeah, I definitely lost a lot of I.Q. [4] First wanting to become a professional boxer, he later attended Queen's University, receiving B.Sc. And theres no getting around that. LEVITT: So you love your children with a depth that is rare and I admire. And so when I decided to leave, my first thought was actually to go to business school, because I really missed doing quantitative problem-solving. Peter Attia (born 19 March 1973) is a Canadian-American physician known for his medical practice that focuses on the science of longevity. And the more I learned, frankly, the less I agreed with him. What type of a mask really matters? Im sure anyone who did something at a high level, whether it be playing the piano or doing anything, once theyre so far past their prime, they look back and go, I dont think I appreciated what it took to get there.. So, I think it puts N.I.H. And a guy who was one weight class above me and quite frankly, at that point, a better fighter I mean, he just landed a right cross on the side of my head that at the time, I didnt think anything of. and . Comments that harass other posters will be deleted. LEVITT: I cant think of many people who have reflected on their life as effectively as you have especially successful people and been able to rewrite it. Lets talk a little bit about the difference between lifespan and healthspan because theres a really key distinction between them. [5] He spent two years at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Maryland as a surgical oncology fellow under Steven Rosenberg. Last week, Peter Attia wrote a criticism of Game Changers, where he presented the argument (long repeated him) that nutritional epidemiology is fundamentally flawed. And tell us about the longest period of time you ever spent in ketosis. But something inside said, You dont feel right. So I said, Hey, Mike, I got to call it a day, man. And when I went down to cool down by hitting the speed bag, which is that tiny little round bag that basically has no weight or impact just the impact of hitting that hurt my head so much that I was like, I got to stop.. And at the time, what they said I dont know if they still say it was that if you just limit yourself to something like three hours of sleep, you get used to it and your body adjusts to it. How we are going about medicine the wrong way. [7] Attia co-founded and served as President of Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI) with Gary Taubes in 2012. How does our mental health affect our longevity? ATTIA: Correct. But you should be in the habit of listening to people talk about stuff that you dont agree with. So my hours from 11:00 at night until like 5:00 in the morning, in a cold apartment. Airplane versus subway? Kudos to @SnoozyWeiss. Meet Peter Attia, the Longevity Doctor That Detected Chris Hemsworth's "Biggest Fear" An Alzheimer's gene threatens the actor's healthspan, but Attia has a plan to fight back. But we just have to know what were doing it for and what matters. We can be reached at. And I am so humbled by how bad I am now. Dr. Peter is working hard to keep his body strong and healthy functioning even into old age. And theres this have you seen this thing called Mystery Science Theater 3000? And in the meantime, if youre ready to learn how to live to be over 100 and prevent chronic diseases, join me on. LEVITT: So the goal was that you wanted immediate feedback on what was going on inside your body as you did these extreme workouts that you were prone to do. So what are some things we can do to improve our sleep to keep this from happening? And then, of course, this third piece, which is the emotional resilience and the ability to maintain a tolerance around distress. , Most people, when they think of death, think of what we call cardiopulmonary death or what Im calling death-certificate death. But probably 80% of people have actually died one of the other deaths before they die a cardiopulmonary death. So they think that you can show them something you havent done when youre done. ATTIA: No. Yesterday, I just finished a three-day fast. Apparently Peter and his buddy Gary Taubes just love themselves some crappy pseudoscience. Im afraid that Ive worked too much. But it needs to be that long nap because thats about the length of time it takes to go through the phases of sleep. However, theres one disease that underlies all three of these. We finished the round. ATTIA: Yes, it was a lactate meter that she got me to be able to prick my finger while riding my bike and swimming or running or whatever. Lets dive in! Dr. Peter has an impressive career, but hes an even more impressive person in real life! If I just took 20 guys like you and took them from eight hours a night to four hours a night for two weeks and then did these glucose tolerance tests, I could reduce [their] glucose disposal by 50%. Prior to that, in 1996, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from Queen's University. In fact, Dr. Peter recommended to stop eating about three hours before bedtime. Sleep supplement. And its a finding that basically predicts early onset of cardiovascular disease, which shouldnt have been a surprise to me because the list of men in my family who have died of cardiovascular disease is pretty long. And so I want to challenge you to do that. Case fatality rate (CFR) of COVID19 is largely an academic question and has little real-world importance. Hes one of the most intelligent, curious, compassionate people Ive ever met. ATTIA: Well, rigidity of thinking is generally a bad thing. Thanks, interesting.This is a lot of psyllium to swallow. To improve sleep, Peter Attia takes phosphatidylserine, magnesium and a supplement called Doc Parsley's Sleep Remedy (a company in which Attia invested), comprising of vitamin D, niacin, magnesium (150 mg), and a blend of tryptophan, GABA, phosphatidylserine, theanine, 5-HTP and melatonin. Well, I have six kids and I havent had a good nights sleep in 18 years. I think most people do get a bit of a cognitive jolt from it. And I think the people who are luckiest and I put myself in that category hit local minima, recognize theyve hit a local minima, but not so much damage has been done that they cant get out of it. By reducing the amount of carbohydrates we consume and by exercising, we reduce the amount of glucose were consuming and increase our muscle so that when we, consume glucose, our bodies have somewhere to put it. So I went, three days and just had water. In 2014, Attia founded Attia Medical, PC, a medical practice focusing on the applied science of longevity and optimal performance. And also, what hes going to talk about in this documentary is really complicated. The four pillars of being a kick-ass 100-year-old. It also impairs senescent cells or more likely impairs the secreting factors that are made by senescent cells. Dr. Peter Attia is a medical doctor specializing in health, longevity and preventive medicine. If you take a 20-minute afternoon nap, youre not going to get into whats called delta wave sleep. It gives me a greater respect for a sport that I once did that I didnt even have at the time. Peter Attia has dedicated his medical career to investigating the relationship between nutrition, obesity and diabetes. Peter Attia talks with Steve Levitt about the problem with immortality, what's missing from our Covid response, and why nicotine is underrated. And therefore it was just disjointed. We only accept comment from posters who identify themselves. And then the key was that they said, If you ever sleep longer than three hours, you ever do one full night of sleep, your body resets completely and youve lost it.. I think its worth understanding that a little bit. LEVITT: So my wife is very upset that I like white bread. You went to McKinsey. Dr. Peter Attia received his medical degree from Stanford University in 2001. It showed I had cerebral contusions. If you want pasta sauce, find one that has no sugar. Do you have specific parenting advice that you would dole out? And more recently, and that is to say in the last hundred years or so, people figured out that you could basically trick your body into doing that by restricting carbohydrates. And the more adenosine you accumulate, the more you fatigue. Peter Attia is among the most brilliant people I've ever met, and he's succeeded in packing a life's worth of insights into this book. 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