The Peter Attia Drive

By Peter Attia, MD

Medicine

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Expert insight on health, performance, longevity, critical thinking, and pursuing excellence. Dr. Peter Attia (Stanford/Hopkins/NIH-trained MD) talks with leaders in their fields.

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#241 ‒ Living intentionally...

02.06.2023

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Ric Elias, the founder of Red Ventures and previous guest on The Drive, returns to discuss his evolving ...

The Peter Attia Drive episodes:

02.06.2023 #241 ‒ Living intentionally, valuing time, prioritizing relationships, and more keys to a rich life \| Ric Elias (Part 2) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Ric Elias, the founder of Red Ventures and previous guest on The Drive, returns to discuss his evolving ...
01.30.2023 #240 ‒ The confusion around HDL and its link to cardiovascular disease \| Dan Rader, M.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Dan Rader is a Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he ...
01.23.2023 #239 ‒ The science of strength, muscle, and training for longevity \| Andy Galpin, Ph.D. (PART I) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Andy Galpin is a Professor of Kinesiology at California State University at Fullerton, where he studies muscle adaptation ...
01.16.2023 #238 – AMA #43: Understanding apoB, LDL-C, Lp(a), and insulin as risk factors for cardiovascular disease View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter answers questions related to the leading cause of death in ...
01.09.2023 #237 ‒ Optimizing life for maximum fulfillment \| Bill Perkins View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Bill Perkins is one of the world’s most successful hedge fund managers and entrepreneurs, and the author of ...
01.02.2023 #236 ‒ Neurodegenerative disease: pathology, screening, and prevention \| Kellyann Niotis, M.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Kellyann Niotis is a neurologist specializing in risk reduction strategies for the prevention or slowing of neurodegenerative disorders. ...
12.26.2022 James Clear: Building & Changing Habits (#183 rebroadcast) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter James Clear is the author of the New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits. His extensive research into human ...
12.19.2022 #235 ‒ Training principles for mass and strength, changing views on nutrition, creatine supplementation, and more \| Layne Norton, Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Layne Norton holds a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences and is a physique coach, natural bodybuilder and powerlifter, and ...
12.12.2022 #234 ‒ Chris Hemsworth on Limitless, longevity, and happiness View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Chris Hemsworth, best known for his role as Thor in the Marvel movies, joins Peter to discuss his ...
12.05.2022 #233 - AMA #42: Optimizing sleep - bedtime routine, molecule regimen, sleep trackers, sauna, & more View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter answers a number of questions on optimizing sleep. He describes ...
11.28.2022 #232 ‒ Shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand: diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of the upper extremities \| Alton Barron, M.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Alton Barron is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in the shoulder, elbow, and hand. In this episode, Alton breaks ...
11.21.2022 A masterclass on insulin resistance—mechanisms and implications \| Gerald Shulman, M.D., Ph.D. (#140 rebroadcast) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Gerald Shulman is a Professor of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, and the Director of the Diabetes Research ...
11.14.2022 #231 - AMA #41: Medicine 3.0, developments in the field of aging, healthy habits in times of stress, and more View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter answers a wide variety of questions, starting with a discussion ...
11.07.2022 #230 ‒ Cardiovascular disease in women: prevention, risk factors, lipids, and more \| Erin Michos, M.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Erin Michos is an internationally-known leader in preventive cardiology and women’s cardiovascular health. In this episode, Erin discusses ...
10.31.2022 #229 ‒ Understanding cardiovascular disease risk, cholesterol, and apoB View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this special episode of The Drive, we have pulled together a variety of clips from previous podcasts ...
10.24.2022 #228 ‒ Improving body composition, female-specific training principles, and overcoming an eating disorder \| Holly Baxter, APD View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Holly Baxter is an accredited practicing dietician (APD), competitive bodybuilder, fitness and nutrition educator, and coach. In this ...
10.17.2022 #227 - AMA #40: Body composition, protein, time-restricted feeding, fasting, DEXA scans, and more View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter discusses the importance of understanding body composition and explains how ...
10.10.2022 #226 ‒ The science of happiness \| Arthur Brooks, Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, professor at Harvard University, a columnist for The Atlantic, and the bestselling ...
10.03.2022 #225 ‒ The comfort crisis, doing hard things, rucking, and more \| Michael Easter, MA View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Michael Easter is the author of the bestseller, The Comfort Crisis. He’s also a journalist, Professor of Journalism ...
09.26.2022 #224 ‒ Dietary protein: amount needed, ideal timing, quality, and more \| Don Layman, Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Don Layman is a Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He ...
09.19.2022 #223 - AMA #39: The Centenarian Decathlon, zone 2, VO2 max, and more View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter describes what it means to exercise with the goal of ...
09.12.2022 #222 ‒ How nutrition impacts longevity \| Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Dr. Matt Kaeberlein is a globally recognized expert on the biology of aging and recurring on The Drive. ...
09.05.2022 #221 ‒ Understanding sleep and how to improve it View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this special episode of The Drive, we have pulled together a variety of clips from previous podcasts ...
08.29.2022 #220 ‒ Ketamine: Benefits, risks, and promising therapeutic potential \| Celia Morgan, Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Celia Morgan is a Professor of Psychopharmacology at the University of Exeter who has authored numerous publications on ...
08.22.2022 #219 ‒ Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): skills for overcoming depression , emotional dysregulation, and more \| Shireen Rizvi, Ph.D., ABPP View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Shireen Rizvi is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at Rutgers University, where she is also the ...
08.15.2022 #218 - AMA #38: Can you exercise too much? View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter dives deep into the question of whether there is such ...
08.08.2022 #217 ‒ Exercise, VO2 max, and longevity \| Mike Joyner, M.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Mike Joyner is a physician-researcher and one of the world’s leading experts on human performance and exercise physiology. ...
08.01.2022 #216 - Metabolomics, NAD+, and cancer metabolism \| Josh Rabinowitz, M.D., Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Josh Rabinowitz is a Professor of Chemistry and Integrative Genomics at Princeton University, where his research focuses on ...
07.25.2022 #215 - The gut-brain connection \| Michael Gershon, M.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Mike Gershon is a Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University and has been at the ...
07.18.2022 #214 - AMA #37: Bone health—everything you need to know View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter dives deep into the topic of bone health and explains ...
07.11.2022 #213 ‒ Liquid biopsies and cancer detection \| Max Diehn, M.D. Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Max Diehn is a Professor of Radiation Oncology at Stanford and a clinical radiation oncologist specializing in lung ...
07.04.2022 Earning the gift of life \| Ric Elias (#79 rebroadcast) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this episode, Ric Elias, founder of Red Ventures, opens up about the fateful day he knew for ...
06.27.2022 #212 - The neuroscience of obesity \| Stephan Guyenet, Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Stephan Guyenet is a neuroscientist focused on the neuroscience of obesity and energy homeostasis. He is the author ...
06.20.2022 #211 - AMA #36: Fruits & vegetables—everything you need to know View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter discusses the nutritional profiles of various fruits and vegetables as ...
06.13.2022 #210 - Lp(a) and its impact on heart disease \| Benoît Arsenault, Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Benoît Arsenault is a research scientist focused on understanding how lifestyle and genetic factors contribute to cardiovascular disease ...
06.06.2022 #209 ‒ Medical mistakes, patient safety, and the RaDonda Vaught case \| Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Marty Makary is a surgeon, public policy researcher, and author of the New York times best-sellers Unaccountable and ...
05.30.2022 The Art of Stability \| Beth Lewis (Ep. #131 Rebroadcast) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Beth Lewis is a former professional dancer and a self-described “educator of movement” who has an unmatched ability ...
05.23.2022 #208 - Tragedy, grief, healing, and finding happiness \| Kelsey Chittick View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Kelsey Chittick is the author of Second Half: Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing. In this ...
05.16.2022 #207 - AMA #35: "Anti-Aging" Drugs — NAD+, metformin, & rapamycin View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter is joined by special guest, Dr. Matt Kaeberlein. Together they ...
05.09.2022 #206 - Exercising for longevity: strength, stability, zone 2, zone 5, and more View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this special episode of The Drive, we have pulled together a variety of clips from previous podcasts ...
05.02.2022 #205 - Energy balance, nutrition, & building muscle \| Layne Norton, Ph.D. (Pt.2) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Layne Norton holds a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences and is a physique coach, natural bodybuilder, and previous guest ...
04.25.2022 #204 - Centenarians, metformin, and longevity \| Nir Barzilai, M.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Nir Barzilai, Director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is back ...
04.18.2022 #203 - AMA #34: What Causes Heart Disease? View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter dives deep into the topic of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)—the ...
04.11.2022 #202 - Peter on nutrition, disease prevention, sleep, and more — looking back on the last 100 episodes View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this second edition of the “Strong Convictions, Loosely Held” episode, Peter discusses topics on which his thoughts ...
04.04.2022 In remembrance of Sarah Hallberg, D.O., M.S. (Ep. #162 Rebroadcast) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Episode Description: Today’s episode of The Drive is a rebroadcast of the conversation with Sarah Hallberg (released on May 17th, 2021). It's with great sadness ...
03.28.2022 #201 - Deep dive back into Zone 2 \| Iñigo San-Millán, Ph.D. (Pt. 2) View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Episode Description: Iñigo San-Millán is an internationally renowned applied physiologist and a previous guest on The Drive. His research and clinical work focuses on exercise-related ...
03.21.2022 #200 - AMA #33: Hydration—electrolytes, supplements, sports drinks, performance effects, and more Become a Member to Listen to the Full Episode View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Episode Description: In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter discusses all things related to hydration, starting with how water is distributed in ...
03.14.2022 #199 - Running, overcoming challenges, and finding success \| Ryan Hall View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Episode Description: Ryan Hall is the fastest American ever to run the marathon (2:04:58) and half marathon (59:43) and is the author of the book ...
03.07.2022 #198 - Eye health—everything you need to know \| Steven Dell, M.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Episode Description: Steven Dell is an ophthalmologist, current Medical Director of Dell Laser Consultants, and a leader in refractive eye surgery with over 20 patents ...
02.28.2022 #197 - The science of obesity & how to improve nutritional epidemiology \| David Allison, Ph.D. View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Episode Description: David Allison is an award-winning scientific writer who has been at the forefront of obesity research for the last 20 years. Currently the ...

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