#183 Longevity, Healthspan and Lifespan with Peter Attia MD
Nov 18, 2019, 08:00 AM
We want to live longer… and healthier too! Dr Peter Attia, a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity, walks us through lifespan and healthspan, exploring tactics aimed at extending both. Listeners will challenge the conventional approach to primary care and explore tactics to optimize exercise, nutrition, and health, including counseling on different dietary patterns, fasting, exercise, emotional well-being and how to prepare for the Centenarian Olympics!
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Credits
- Written and Produced by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP and Elena Gibson MD
- Cover Art and Infographic: Elena Gibson MD
- Hosts: Elena Gibson MD, Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
- Editor: Emi Okamoto MD
- Audio Editor: Clair Morgan of Nodderly
- Guest: Peter Attia MD
Time Stamps
- 00:00 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
- 04:22 Guest one-liner, Career Advice, Picks of the Week*
- 14:30 Case: A couple seeking maximize longevity; Defining longevity, healthspan, lifespan and the 4 types of death
- 19:30 Lifespan, the longevity curve and the long tail
- 23:50 Peter’s approach to shepherding patients toward longevity; Exploring motivations
- 32:06 Back to our couple: What exercises should they perform
- 42:09 Peter’s advice on nutrition; the standard American diet; Intermittent fasting; Dietary Restriction
- 51:20 Periodic fasting and water only fasting
- 54:33 Genetics and longevity
- 56:40 Metformin;