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The Peter Attia Drive
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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#396 ‒ Breast cancer screening: understanding risk, deciding when to start and how often to screen, and choosing the right imaging strategy
Peter Attia hosts this episode of The Drive Podcast focused entirely on breast cancer screening optimization. As a physician specializing in longevity medicine, Attia provides a comprehensive framewor…
Genetic testing: when it's valuable, how to choose the right test, and what to do with the results
Peter Attia, host of The Drive Podcast, delivers a comprehensive framework for understanding genetic testing's clinical utility. As a physician focused on longevity science, Attia addresses the gap be…
‒ Colorectal cancer screening: importance of early screening, colonoscopy as a screening and preventive tool, and how to build a personalized strategy
Peter Attia, host of The Drive Podcast, delivers a comprehensive overview of colorectal cancer screening in this sneak peek episode. As a physician focused on longevity medicine, Attia emphasizes the …
‒ AMA #84: Family health history, preventing heart disease, metabolic health, strength training efficiency, dementia risk reduction, NAD supplements, and hydration
Peter Attia hosts this Ask Me Anything episode 84 of The Drive podcast, focusing on practical applications of health science rather than deep scientific dives. The episode covers building meaningful f…
Thinking scientifically: why it's hard, why it matters, and a practical toolkit
Peter Attia hosts this introspective episode of The Drive Podcast, stepping back from typical health and longevity topics to examine the upstream skill of scientific thinking. As a physician and longe…
AMA #83: Peptides—evaluating the science, safety, and hype in a rapidly growing field
Peter Attia hosts this Ask Me Anything episode of The Drive podcast, addressing one of the most requested topics: peptides. The discussion aims to provide a framework for evaluating peptides rather th…
Aging clocks—what they measure, how they work, and their clinical and real-world relevance
Peter Attia hosts this special episode of The Drive Podcast, focusing entirely on aging clocks - biological tests that claim to measure how fast you're aging beyond chronological age. The episode exam…
AMA #82: Applying the tools of longevity in the real world: disease prevention, DEXA scans, artificial sweeteners, injury recovery, stability training, habit formation, protein intake and mTOR activation, and more
Peter Attia hosts AMA episode 82 of The Drive podcast, focusing on practical health applications rather than deep scientific dives. The episode covers how health priorities shift across decades, chron…
Special episode — Obicetrapib: The CETP inhibitor with cardiovascular benefits and potential Alzheimer's prevention
Peter Attia hosts this special episode of The Drive Podcast, diving deep into obicetrapib, a CETP inhibitor that has captured his attention for both cardiovascular and potential Alzheimer's disease ap…
‒ Alzheimer's disease in women: how hormonal transitions impact the female brain, the role of HRT, genetics, and lifestyle on risk, and emerging diagnostics and therapies | Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.
Peter Attia hosts neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi, director of the Women's Brain Initiative at Weill Cornell Medicine and pioneer in brain imaging for Alzheimer's disease. Mosconi leads research on ho…
‒ The seed oil debate: are they uniquely harmful relative to other dietary fats? | Layne Norton, Ph.D.
Peter Attia hosts Lane Norton, a nutrition scientist and evidence-based researcher, for what was originally planned as the inaugural episode of a rigorous debate series on seed oils. The debate format…
AMA #79: A guide to cardiorespiratory training at any fitness level to improve healthspan, lifespan, and long-term independence
Peter Attia hosts AMA episode 79 of The Drive podcast, focusing comprehensively on cardiorespiratory fitness, Zone 2 training, and VO2 max optimization. The episode serves as a practical guide for str…
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