Diet Doctor Podcast #2:

Dr. Peter Attia

Starting as a cancer surgeon and researcher, Dr. Peter Attia would never have predicted where his professional career would lead. Between long work days and grueling swimming workouts, Peter became an incredibly fit endurance athlete somehow on the brink of diabetes.


 
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Starting as a cancer surgeon and researcher, Dr. Peter Attia would never have predicted where his professional career would lead. Between long work days and grueling swimming workouts, Peter became an incredibly fit endurance athlete somehow on the brink of diabetes. That turned out to be a benefit for the rest of us because what followed was a self-described obsession with health and longevity.

About the video

Recorded in San Diego, July 2018, published in September 2018.
Host: Dr. Bret Scher
Cinematography: Giorgos Chloros
Camera operators: Giorgos Chloros, Jonatan Victor and Simon Victor
Sound: Dr. Bret Scher
Editing: Simon Victor

Table of contents

  1:25  Welcome, Peter Attia
  1:50  Peter’s story, from surgery to longevity
  7:08  Peter’s own health journey
14:15  Thoughts on ketosis
19:20  Effectc of coming out of ketosis and stopping the ketogenic diet
25:30  Biochemistry, nutrients, and longevity
29:43  Cycling, how does it work and who can benefit from it?
33:30  Thoughts on mTOR and protein
40:45  What can glucose do?
47:05  Effects of cortisol
49:37  Individualized testing
51:08  What does the life of Peter look like now?
55:47  Final words


Transcript

Table of contents

  1:25  Welcome, Peter Attia
  1:50  Peter’s story, from surgery to longevity
  7:08  Peter’s own health journey
14:15  Thoughts on ketosis
19:20  Effectc of coming out of ketosis and stopping the ketogenic diet
25:30  Biochemistry, nutrients, and longevity
29:43  Cycling, how does it work and who can benefit from it?
33:30  Thoughts on mTOR and protein
40:45  What can glucose do?
47:05  Effects of cortisol
49:37  Individualized testing
51:08  What does the life of Peter look like now?
55:47  Final words


Starting as a cancer surgeon and researcher, Dr. Peter Attia would never have predicted where his professional career would lead. Between long work days and grueling swimming workouts, Peter became an incredibly fit endurance athlete somehow on the brink of diabetes. That turned out to be a benefit for the rest of us because what followed was a self-described obsession with health and longevity.
Transcript

About the video

Recorded in San Diego, July 2018, published in September 2018.
Host: Dr. Bret Scher
Cinematography: Giorgos Chloros
Camera operators: Giorgos Chloros, Jonatan Victor and Simon Victor
Sound: Dr. Bret Scher
Editing: Simon Victor

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