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#085 Dr. Peter Attia on Mastering Longevity – Insights on Cancer Prevention, Heart Disease, and Aging
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Peter Attia, MD is a highly respected expert in preventive medicine, focused on the crucial subject of longevity and cardiovascular health. He's also the author of the NY Times best selling book Outlive - which I highly recommend if you have not read it already. Peter's philosophy transcends the conventional goal of merely extending lifespan; it's about enriching the quality of every year, ensuring that each stage of life is lived with optimal health and vitality.
In this episode, we discuss:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (07:36) Defining cardiovascular disease
- (09:43) Coronary plaque and fatality risk
- (13:34) How ApoB predicts heart disease
- (21:34) Factors elevating ApoB
- (27:23) Does high ApoB cause cardiovascular disease
- (37:01) ApoB thresholds for ASCVD prevention
- (40:27) Dietary factors raising ApoB
- (49:33) Genetics of ApoB and LDL
- (53:24) Does low LDL increase cancer?
- (56:19) Cholesterol-lowering drugs
- (59:59) Statins, uses, and side effects
- (1:03:12) Are statins toxic to mitochondria?
- (1:09:56) Ubiquinol for statin-induced muscle soreness
- (1:11:09) How to train in zone 2
- (1:17:09) Statins and neurodegenerative disease risk
- (1:21:54) Cholesterol synthesis in the brain (desmosterol role)
- (1:25:58) Statin alternatives
- (1:36:49) Berberine for CVD Risk Reduction?
- (1:39:36) Muscle as a glucose sink
- (1:51:38) Hemoglobin A1C Levels and Mortality Data
- (1:55:35) 80/20 Zone 2/VO2 Max Training Protocol
- (2:02:12) Insights from VO2 max testing data
- (2:12:17) How obesity increases cancer risk
- (2:15:03) Cancer screening
- (2:40:32) Menopause – hormonal shifts and health effects
- (2:45:13) Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- (2:58:57) Perimenopause diagnosis with hormone levels
- (3:02:04) HRT's impact on dementia, cancer, and heart disease risk
- (3:07:42) Vitamin D
- (3:16:24) Testosterone replacement for women's sexual function
- (3:18:47) HRT safety 10 years post-menopause
- (3:23:05) Testosterone & TRT
- (3:32:33) Blood pressure
- (3:45:30) Peter's longevity optimization routines
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104 episoder
Manage episode 391940860 series 2705056
Download the 9-Page "Cognitive Enhancement Blueprint"
Discover my premium podcast The Aliquot
Show notes are available by clicking here
Peter Attia, MD is a highly respected expert in preventive medicine, focused on the crucial subject of longevity and cardiovascular health. He's also the author of the NY Times best selling book Outlive - which I highly recommend if you have not read it already. Peter's philosophy transcends the conventional goal of merely extending lifespan; it's about enriching the quality of every year, ensuring that each stage of life is lived with optimal health and vitality.
In this episode, we discuss:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (07:36) Defining cardiovascular disease
- (09:43) Coronary plaque and fatality risk
- (13:34) How ApoB predicts heart disease
- (21:34) Factors elevating ApoB
- (27:23) Does high ApoB cause cardiovascular disease
- (37:01) ApoB thresholds for ASCVD prevention
- (40:27) Dietary factors raising ApoB
- (49:33) Genetics of ApoB and LDL
- (53:24) Does low LDL increase cancer?
- (56:19) Cholesterol-lowering drugs
- (59:59) Statins, uses, and side effects
- (1:03:12) Are statins toxic to mitochondria?
- (1:09:56) Ubiquinol for statin-induced muscle soreness
- (1:11:09) How to train in zone 2
- (1:17:09) Statins and neurodegenerative disease risk
- (1:21:54) Cholesterol synthesis in the brain (desmosterol role)
- (1:25:58) Statin alternatives
- (1:36:49) Berberine for CVD Risk Reduction?
- (1:39:36) Muscle as a glucose sink
- (1:51:38) Hemoglobin A1C Levels and Mortality Data
- (1:55:35) 80/20 Zone 2/VO2 Max Training Protocol
- (2:02:12) Insights from VO2 max testing data
- (2:12:17) How obesity increases cancer risk
- (2:15:03) Cancer screening
- (2:40:32) Menopause – hormonal shifts and health effects
- (2:45:13) Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- (2:58:57) Perimenopause diagnosis with hormone levels
- (3:02:04) HRT's impact on dementia, cancer, and heart disease risk
- (3:07:42) Vitamin D
- (3:16:24) Testosterone replacement for women's sexual function
- (3:18:47) HRT safety 10 years post-menopause
- (3:23:05) Testosterone & TRT
- (3:32:33) Blood pressure
- (3:45:30) Peter's longevity optimization routines
Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A’s with Rhonda and more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/premium
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