Peter Attia | Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity | Talks at Google

Founder of Early Medical, Peter Attia, MD, joins us to discuss his book "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity," a groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer than conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health. Peter brings his expertise as a visionary physician and leading longevity expert to the table.

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 simultaneously lengthening their lifespan and increasing their healthspan. He is also the host of "The Drive," one of the most popular podcasts covering the topics of health and medicine. Additionally, he is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity."
Peter received his medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine and trained for five years at Johns Hopkins Hospital in general surgery. During this time, he was the recipient of several prestigious awards, including resident of the year. He then spent two years at the National Institutes of Health as a surgical oncology fellow at the National Cancer Institute, where his research focused on immune-based therapies for melanoma.

Moderated by Tara Seppa.

[SilverFank]

Ty Google for covering the topic of longevity, one of my favourite future technologies ♥️

[FitnessAndLongevityWithHan]

I discover Peter when I turned 50. I’m now just about to turn 54. I quit alcohol, have improved my Vo2 max and have the Hollywood body I always wanted. Thanks Peter 💪🏼

[franciscogalan]

Summary of the talk (using AI tool, Recall, + Chat GPT):

**Introduction of Dr. Peter Attia and His Work**
Peter Attia, MD, founded Early Medical, a practice applying "Medicine 3.0" to lengthen both lifespan and healthspan (00:17). He earned his MD from Stanford and trained in surgery at Johns Hopkins (00:29). He hosts *The Drive* podcast and authored *Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity*, a #1 NYT bestseller (00:40).

**Dr. Attia's Non-Traditional Path to Medicine**
Initially aspiring to be a boxer, his math talent redirected him to engineering before pivoting to medicine (01:30–03:44).

**The Concept of Longevity and Healthspan**
"Medicine 3.0" emphasizes lifespan (years lived) and healthspan (quality of life: physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being). *Outlive* serves as a guide to actionable longevity practices (04:32–07:12).

**The Four Horsemen of Death**
Dr. Attia highlights four major health risks: diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes, which amplify the others (09:11–10:32).

**Training for the Marginal Decade and Centenarian Decathlon**
He advocates "training" rather than "exercise" to maintain functionality into old age, focusing on daily and recreational activities people want to sustain (13:28–15:50).

**Five Key Domains for Longevity**
Success in aging depends on nutrition, exercise, sleep, emotional health, and exogenous molecules (16:09–17:47).

**Nutrition and Energy Balance**
The body’s resilience in processing energy underscores the importance of a balanced diet and sufficient protein intake for muscle and enzyme production (18:32–20:50).

**The Importance of Exercise**
Exercise significantly impacts lifespan and healthspan, with metrics like VO2 max and strength correlating with lower mortality rates (21:28–24:31).

**Evaluating Supplements**
Attia suggests focusing on deficit replacement over supernormal levels and stresses understanding supplements’ efficacy and safety before use (25:48–28:21).

**Balancing Data with Intuition**
Wearables and data tracking can help but aren't essential for everyone. Use tools wisely to inform, not dictate, decisions (28:52–32:20).

**Prioritizing Time and Energy**
Balancing work, family, and self-care is crucial, especially during the most productive and family-focused decades of life (33:03–35:28).

**Emotional Health and Mortality**
Emotional well-being can improve with age and is as important as physical and cognitive health (36:01–38:41).

**Introspection, Self-Awareness, and Openness to Change**
Personal growth requires recognizing mistakes, embracing change, and balancing preparation with luck in achieving longevity (39:10–40:20).

**Updates and Insights Not Included in *Outlive***
Recent developments in longevity include reevaluating metformin for insulin resistance and GLP-1 agonists like semaglutide for weight loss and metabolic health (40:41–44:27).

**The Obesity Crisis and Its Factors**
The obesity epidemic (40% in the US) stems from multiple societal and biological factors. Solutions require cultural shifts and nuanced policy changes (44:51–48:35).

**A Multifaceted Approach to Health and Longevity**
Lifestyle changes and pharmacological interventions must complement each other for effective health improvement (49:13–49:49).

**The Potential of AI in Healthcare**
AI could revolutionize healthcare by reducing administrative burdens, improving drug discovery, and facilitating the transition to "Medicine 3.0" (50:06–53:17).

[aaroncjansen]

Peter Attia is truly a national treasure!

[pamelagarami]

These discussions are very thought provoking. Super -interesting subject matter being discussed here!

[orcanimal]

What's truly impressive is how many opportunities Peter has to answer a question with the basic grifter shtick or give a platitude answer yet he always gives a humble and honest response. His answer to the "what would you do if you were made healthcare administrator of the US" is prime example of that - (praphrasing) "I don't know, it's a really big probalm I'd probably spend 6 month putting my head down and just interviewing people, and maybe I'd try to focus on lowering healthcare costs." That is such a genuine answer and I can think of dozens of health/nutirition grifters who would've just spewed out some basic rhetoric.

[kbkesq]

Don’t skip Peter’s bio- it’ll really surprise you! Very interesting and not at all expected.

[oonaghcleary]

Great to hear Peter speak he keeps it simple and he is so knowledgeable

[thefamily-lafamiglia]

I would love to know why someone as yung and "healty as you" is on pcsk9 inhibitor and zatia? Is your cholesterol that high? Your lifestyle alone is not helping ? I look into pcsk9 inhibitor for myself, but after extensive research, unless cholesterol levels are extremely high, it's not recommended. I should be able to bring my levels close to an acceptable range with my lifestyle changes. However, my small particles may still be little over the range. Therefore, I may take Zetia, which may be able to reduce small particles without lowering all the other levels drastically

[WestCParallel]

Does anyone have a link or reference to the science article that Peter was referencing? Had to do with human extinction, and it was referenced around the eight minute mark. Thanks.

[me-lgyw]

I feel like I have watched this already. When was this recorded? Is this a repost from somewhere else?

[JahNawl]

finally ... A useful talk without a status quo agenda (remember the origins of Google: think "3 letter agencies")

[SgtSam]

Robert Kennedy loves surrounding himself with guys like Dr. Attia. I’m sure they’ve crossed paths before. Hopefully, the can connect and Dr. Attia can have some influence on the new HHS secretary

[Malavander]

I think "will power" is way more genetic than he even lets on.

[nalgene]

Narcissism. That's his recipe for longevity.

[ghislaind]

If you need to listen to this to know you need to stop smoking, drink water and exercise… you have a problem 😂

[stevemills]

The way he wears his shoes hurts his credibility. And it's annoying AF.

[y.g.]

Attia has amazing talent of being 80% wrong on all his points, he is talking in such a confident way that poor audience tends to trust him, until they know better.

[kbkesq]

Like him but my biggest gripe with the health podcasters is they didn’t speak out against the covid vaccines. Especially for people under 50 but when you get under 30 years old it really was more harm than good by a large margin. They didn’t protect against infection other than perhaps 2 months then failed. Peter is speaking to a room full of vaxxed, boosted woke people who care about their health and thought they were doing the right thing to trust the science. Peter and huberman Rhonda Patrick all moved on.

[happyhealthylifeever]

Attia has become a leading figure in spreading misinformation about nutrition