#183 Longevity, Healthspan and Lifespan with Peter Attia MD

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;