#085 Dr. Peter Attia on Mastering Longevity – Insights on Cancer Prevention, Heart Disease, and Aging

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Peter Attia, MD is a highly respected expert in preventive medicine, focused on the crucial subject of longevity and cardiovascular health. He's also the author of the NY Times best selling book Outlive - which I highly recommend if you have not read it already. Peter's philosophy transcends the conventional goal of merely extending lifespan; it's about enriching the quality of every year, ensuring that each stage of life is lived with optimal health and vitality.
In this episode, we discuss:
• (00:00) Introduction
• (07:36) Defining cardiovascular disease
• (09:43) Coronary plaque and fatality risk
• (13:34) How ApoB predicts heart disease
• (21:34) Factors elevating ApoB
• (27:23) Does high ApoB cause cardiovascular disease
• (37:01) ApoB thresholds for ASCVD prevention
• (40:27) Dietary factors raising ApoB
• (49:33) Genetics of ApoB and LDL
• (53:24) Does low LDL increase cancer?
• (56:19) Cholesterol-lowering drugs
• (59:59) Statins, uses, and side effects
• (1:03:12) Are statins toxic to mitochondria?
• (1:09:56) Ubiquinol for statin-induced muscle soreness
• (1:11:09) How to train in zone 2
• (1:17:09) Statins and neurodegenerative disease risk
• (1:21:54) Cholesterol synthesis in the brain (desmosterol role)
• (1:25:58) Statin alternatives
• (1:36:49) Berberine for CVD Risk Reduction?
• (1:39:36) Muscle as a glucose sink
• (1:51:38) Hemoglobin A1C Levels and Mortality Data
• (1:55:35) 80/20 Zone 2/VO2 Max Training Protocol
• (2:02:12) Insights from VO2 max testing data
• (2:12:17) How obesity increases cancer risk
• (2:15:03) Cancer screening
• (2:40:32) Menopause – hormonal shifts and health effects
• (2:45:13) Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• (2:58:57) Perimenopause diagnosis with hormone levels
• (3:02:04) HRT's impact on dementia, cancer, and heart disease risk
• (3:07:42) Vitamin D
• (3:16:24) Testosterone replacement for women's sexual function
• (3:18:47) HRT safety 10 years post-menopause
• (3:23:05) Testosterone & TRT
• (3:32:33) Blood pressure
• (3:45:30) Peter's longevity optimization routines
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