This comment policy is subject to change at any time. So this just reinforced in me that, youre not immortal. And then you have to have a third project, which is like 75 percent done. And then I was going to Netflix to find it. 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. So what are some things we can do to improve our sleep to keep this from happening? I just didnt care if I was alive or dead, even though I wasnt even particularly tired. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 20122023 PA IP, LLC. Peter Attia, MD, is the founder ofEarly Medical, a medical practice that applies the principles of Medicine 3.0 to patients with the goal oflengthening their lifespan and simultaneously improving their healthspan. And it didnt take me long to realize: not a chance in hell, for that exact reason. So theres this molecule called adenosine. LEVITT: So, tell me what are your current feelings towards sugar? Glucose is such an important molecule for energy that if we were to go more than about a day and a half without eating, we would begin rapidly destroying our muscle mass in an effort to produce enough glucose to satisfy our brain, which would further impair our ability to forage for food. And then three of those days it would be a shorter run with hill workouts and sprints. His practice focuses on the applied science of longevity. I mean, my testosterone was slightly higher than that of a prepubescent girl. And I want you to interrupt me every time you have a question.. How many other concussions I had, I dont know. And by the way, whatever genes killed everyone before you are coming for you if you dont do something about it. ATTIA: But I think thats an interesting point. And I dont think Im very good at it, Steve. And Im the provocateur who helps de-risk these things. I also had an additional conversation with Kevin Hall, PhD, one of the key researchers NuSI . For example, why werent we doing the contact tracing studies in subways and on airplanes and actually figuring out: what is a safe distance to be apart? Dr. Attia was a surgical training student at Johns Hopkins Hospital from June 2001 to July 2006. And theres actually literature thats been done where you can inoculate healthy volunteers. You have to have a second project which youve actually done, but you pretend that you havent done it. And then I would come home and I had a ritual that I would do 400 pushups every single night in sets of 50s and then go to bed and repeat. But I also think it wasnt that hard because I think that the life I was living was untenable. I learned so much from this conversation. 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. And I hope thats the kind of lesson that I can reinforce, which is: youve got to become a good thinker. So it turns out that if you deprive the body of glucose, the body still goes through that same process. And then we talk six months later, thats a distant memory for you. He also. 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. I would be up at five oclock every morning. It is the one thing that makes all three of those worse, and, in its most extreme state, its Type 2 diabetes. LEVITT: All right, so lets talk about your very unusual background. Your podcasts are like a massive gift to humanity. So it becomes a way for us to recycle our dead or defective cells. LEVITT: No, it was when I worked in consulting. Our lifespan is the amount of time we live, and it is steadily growing longer. Taubes and his cofounder,. LEVITT: And so why? This is a tragedy. So I think the whole boxing thing came from an insecurity. Most organs could use it. Peter ATTIA: If Im proudest of anything Ive done in my life, its that every time Ive made a change that has looked really stupid, Ive always been able to think that its okay, because Im going to be 60 one day. But it also comes with letting go of a bunch of stuff, too. [4] First wanting to become a professional boxer, he later attended Queen's University, receiving B.Sc. I hope you loved this episode as much as I did. So I dont really chew it that much anymore, just out of sheer laziness. So my hours from 11:00 at night until like 5:00 in the morning, in a cold apartment. Now, on with the show. And it sucked. And that work ethic came from this belief that I actually dont think is that healthy. I have used CGM extensively as a non-diabetic and correspondingly have personal experience; I am familiar with the literature cited, have considered it at great length, and have been communicating critically about the use of CGM for non-diabetics for more than a year (and warning people that it is a waste); I have followed Peter Attias career for nearly a decade, have listened to almost all of his >100 podcast episodes, was once an admirer, and am deeply familiar with his arguments about CGM; I have medical training and have nearly completed a PhD; Peter Attia once told me he respected me and offered me a job as a fact-checker (which I declined). After medical school, Attia spent five years at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland as a general surgery resident. As an Amazon Associate, Freakonomics may earn commissions from qualifying purchases made through links on this site. Steve LEVITT: It is such a pleasure to be talking today with my good friend Peter Attia, physician, endurance athlete, longevity expert, podcaster. Dr. Peter says there are four main ways to do it. But theyre not really set up to do big, big thinking. So its basically what allows somebody to go without food for long periods of time. And to me, we want to minimize that gap, right? Its a very expensive study for one year. 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. When it comes to chronic and life-threatening diseases, Dr. Peter said it comes down to three major things: So the big three are, in order, atherosclerotic disease so thats vascular disease, meaning heart disease and stroke. I am a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. Then a 90-minute nap in the middle of the day is restorative and additive to what you get at night. Donate here: DID THE DIETARY GUIDELINES (AND LOW-FAT DIETS, SUGAR, ETC.) But its crazy. Dr. Attia is a huge proponent of supplementing with magnesium. We talk once every six months or four months. And when I was applying for my first grant, I went to the senior people around the M.I.T. Dr. Peter focuses on the applied science of longevity, the extension of human life, and overall well-being. One half of all Americans are on that spectrum. Dr. Peter Attia. No government funds at all, is that right? ATTIA: Yeah, but you have to remember, I mean, the N.I.H. And I felt great. Prior to that, in 1996, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from Queen's University. Its about exercising intentionally. 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.. So, nicotine leads to the up-regulation of an enzyme I wont bother to name that is beneficial to how the muscles can utilize fat for energy and how the fat cells refrain from just taking more fat in as storage. And you would say, Peter, those seem really easy, and youd be right as a 37-year-old stud, but the point is most 60 year olds couldnt do them. Dr. Peter Attia. And thats really about the highest praise I can offer anyone I know. Why didn't you address what Nina has brought up? Nina Teicholz misleads readers by chronically failing to disclose how her work is financially supported, How to use psyllium husk supplements to reduce or in some cases replace cholesterol medications, THE SQUAT AND THE DEADLIFT ARE DANGEROUS, SPECIALIST LIFTS THAT SHOULD NOT BE USED BY MOST PEOPLE, PART 3, A comprehensive debunking of Peter Attias claims about continuous glucose monitoring, with a cameo appearance by david Sinclair. When I first met you, that was your obsession, nutrition. And I ended up having a C.T. Dr. Peter is working hard to keep his body strong and healthy functioning even into old age. And then take a little step further, and you reach neurodegenerative disease, of which Alzheimers disease is far and away the most common and also the most rapidly increasing. And so I want to challenge you to do that. So the brain could use it as a glucose substitute, and it would offset 50 to 60 percent of its glucose requirement. LEVITT: So can you talk about ketosis a little bit and what that means? What the three main pieces of our healthspan are. The House of Representatives is not exactly filled with people who understand science. Both of them are funded by the Arnold Foundation, with substantial ties to animal agriculture industry lobbying. I think there [are] basically three ways that we can approach dealing with this: One of these is through psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and then behavioral therapy, which Im an overwhelming proponent of in particular a type of behavioral therapy called Dialectical Behavioral Therapy or DBT. Dr. Peter Attia. Its also the one that seemed the most conflicted. He is of Coptic Egyptian descent. Right? So that comes in mostly two forms in the United States, which is sucrose, or table sugar, which is that white granular powder, or high fructose corn syrup, which is a syrupy liquid approximation of that. When it comes to reversing the effects of Type 2 diabetes and preventing further chronic health problems, sleep is essential. He hosts the popular podcast The Tim Ferriss Show, movies depicting minor league hockey teams. scan a couple days later. But I tried to build a mathematical model to address a problem in the I.C.U. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimers disease, and type 2 diabetes. And I think youve come to appreciate, in recent years, the importance of sleep. But I have to say, hes also completely, totally insane. This magnesium features what's called an enteric coating to protect it from premature disintegration. Thats actually a billion dollar question. All rights reserved. I went to the senior people around the M.I.T night until like 5:00 in the I.C.U of Representatives not! 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