Peter Attia
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Peter Attia explores strategies and tactics to increase lifespan, health span, and well-being, and optimize cognitive, physical, and emotional health. Peter is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. His practice deals extensively with nutritional interventions, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, emotional and mental health, and pharmacology to increase lifespan (how long..
Peter Attia
22h ago
A refresher on why you should care about body composition and a practical guide to determining and interpreting your measurements
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Peter Attia
4d ago
“The probability that having a high VO2 max, high muscle mass, and high muscle strength are going to increase the length of your life and improve the quality of your life. . .is so high that to act in disregard of that is irresponsible.” —Peter Attia
The post #300 – Special episode: Peter on exercise, fasting, nutrition, stem cells, geroprotective drugs, and more — promising interventions or just noise? appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more
Peter Attia
6d ago
How much time should a person spend exercising? However long it takes to see meaningful improvements in VO₂ max and strength
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Peter Attia
1w ago
“Senna lived 10 lives in his 34 years. And not only that, he's one of the few people who still matters in his death.” —Peter Attia
The post Special episode with Dax Shepard: F1 and the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s death appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more
Peter Attia
1w ago
A recent study claims that late-night sleep loss is more damaging than early-night sleep loss, but the data leave ample room for doubt
The post Does the timing of sleep loss during the night impact subsequent negative metabolic effects? appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more
Peter Attia
2w ago
"It's the exercise that makes you respond way more to the same or less amount of protein that you ingest.” —Luc van Loon
The post #299 ‒ Optimizing muscle protein synthesis: the crucial impact of protein quality and quantity, and the key role of resistance training | Luc van Loon, Ph.D. appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more
Peter Attia
2w ago
Distracting from the approaches that matter
The post More “hack” than “bio”: why biohacking sends the wrong messages about the pursuit of health and longevity appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more
Peter Attia
3w ago
“If we inquire, if we become curious about ourselves, we learn so much more about what is going on inside of us and it can guide us towards change.” —Paul Conti
The post #298 ‒ The impact of emotional health on longevity, self-audit strategies, improving well-being, and more | Paul Conti, M.D. appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more
Peter Attia
3w ago
A recent report that high protein intake contributes to atherosclerosis has limited relevance to anyone but transgenic mice
The post Silencing the alarm over a recent paper on dietary protein and atherosclerosis appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more
Peter Attia
1M ago
Age-related muscle declines are not as inevitable as you might think.
The post Resistance training partially reverses some of the hallmarks of aging type II muscle fibers appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more