Interventions for cardiovascular disease also reduce the risk of dementia

This clip is from episode #311 ‒ Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter's frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more

In the full episode, we discuss:

- Overview of episode topics and structure
- How Peter defines longevity
- Why healthspan is a crucial component of longevity
- The evolution of medicine from medicine 1.0 to 2.0, and the emergence of medicine 3.0
- Overview of atherosclerotic diseases: the 3 pathways of ASCVD, preventative measures, and the impact of metabolic health
- Cancer: genetic and environmental factors, treatment options, and the importance of early and aggressive screening
- Neurodegenerative diseases: causes, prevention, and the role of genetics and metabolic health
- The spectrum of metabolic diseases
- Why it’s never too late to start thinking about longevity
- The 5 components of the longevity toolkit
- Peter’s framework for exercise—The Centenarian Decathlon
- Peter’s nutritional framework: energy balance, protein intake, and more
- Sleep: the vital role of sleep in longevity, and how to improve sleep habits
- Drugs and supplements: Peter’s framework for thinking about drugs and supplements as tools for enhancing longevity
- Why emotional health is a key component of longevity
- Advice for newcomers on where to start on their longevity journey
- More.

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The Peter Attia Drive is a deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing longevity, and all that goes into that from physical to cognitive to emotional health. With over 90 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including exercise, nutritional biochemistry, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more.

Peter Attia 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.

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[wishbone]

I have been working out since I was 14. I have survived coronary bypass at 44 and bladder cancer at 76. And I am still going strong in the gym.

[amoon]

Outlive has been one of the best books of the decade - Spark and Exercised come in next-

[jeffblair]

Interesting research as well correlating leg strength to cognitive health.

[jamesbubbastew]

Exercise converts the dense VSLDL into fluffy LDL which doesn't plaque the arteries

[Mr.Nobody]

She is right Inflammation is the cause to most if not all diseases

[jordanslingluff]

The most you ever use your brain is while you are moving. People think it's when they think.

[robinr.]

🌷 Oh dear… I’ve head this… I KNOW this… I need to get off my tutu and do something about it!!! I’m in my 70s & use a cane- but that probably means I need to move even more! I don’t know why I’m not more motivated! Oh dear 😱 …

[frankbarry]

Next “Expert”…”Throw away statins, they destroy the myelin in your brain”. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[kaptan]

Anyone notice he looks like the Muppet Eagle? Sam Eagle😂

[rfborden]

Men don't forget to donate blood at least twice a year. It's better than cholesterol drugs.

[willemvanriet]

Every time you say “better metabolic health” you may as well add lowering carbs

[quixo]

Could oxygen supplementation help this

[jayswavely]

I get destroyed when I tell some people I take a Statin.

[Roberto-cggr]

Have a mendelian Randomization for insulin resistance. LMHR clearly shows High LDL has zero Coronary Calcium Score

[deborahcambria]

I thought low cholesterol was good for heart, but higher cholesterol was good for your brain

[ThoughtsOnNews]

Except statins and Repatha but that’s splitting hairs …

[WholeLottaLoveHandles]

I can’t even comprehend ApoB. I’ll just keep it simple: eat meat. That should take care of everything

[cathyjennings]

Low blood pressure is UNHEALTHY, UNHEALTHY, NOT mHEALTHY EITHER😮😢😢😢😢😢