The Health Metrics That Matter Most For Longevity - Dr Peter Attia - #613

Dr Peter Attia is a physician, longevity expert, podcaster and an author. Working out what to actually do if we want to maximise our health and lifespan has become an increasingly difficult task. There are an unlimited number of wellness approaches available, but thankfully Dr Attia has spent his career assessing the most important strategies we all should be focussing on for fitness and longevity. Expect to learn how to best increase your chances of living longer, the role of fasting in longevity, the most important metric that predicts a long healthy life, the longterm effects of vaping and alcohol, how you can prevent cognitive decline, the vital signs that everyone overlooks, how to design a science-backed weekly workout regime and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:26) Peter’s Unique Perspective on Longevity (04:30) Finding the Right System For You (08:19) Difference Between Slow Death & Long Death (10:49) How to Build a Framework for Longevity Success (17:29) Correctly Forming Longevity Strategies (24:34) Are People Right to Demonise Meat-Eaters? (27:21) Blending Fasting with Performance & Fitness (33:23) Should We Be Worried About Artificial Sweeteners? (38:17) Most Important Metrics for Checking Vitals (48:25) Health Metrics That People Overlook (56:44) The Importance of Strength & Stability (1:13:49) Peter’s Thoughts on Vaping (1:17:30) The Trend of Decreasing Alcohol Consumption (1:21:29) Important Things to Know About Alzheimer’s (1:26:12) Is Exercise More Important than Diet? (1:29:35) Why Cardiovascular Disease is Killing So Many (1:36:02) Balancing Compliance for Health & Enjoying Life (1:42:02) What Peter Sacrificed to Write His Book (1:51:01) Peter’s Rejuvenating Practices (2:04:15) Where To Find Peter Extra Stuff: Buy Outlive - https://amzn.to/413jYwH  Check out Peter's website - https://peterattiamd.com/  Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices