Peter Attia
@PeterAttiaMD
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Former national level tic-tac-toe player. Still play for fun, but not quite as good. Also, play a LOT of Uno.
Austin, TX
Joined August 2011
How one exercise restored independence for a 70-year-old patient | Stuart McGill, Ph.D. (@drstuartmcgill ). This clip is from episode # 287 of The Drive which was rebroadcasted on 9/1/25. In the full episode, we cover:. -The difference between acute and chronic back pain, and
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When should you stop deadlifting? | Stuart McGill, Ph.D. (@drstuartmcgill ). This clip is from episode # 287 of The Drive which was rebroadcasted on 9/1/25. In the full episode, we cover:. -The difference between acute and chronic back pain, and the mechanics behind each.-How
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This week, we're rebroadcasting episode #287 of The Drive with Stuart McGill, Ph.D., a world-renowned spine expert and chief scientific officer at Backfitpro.
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“All I did was learn from the best weightlifters in the world, people who know how to move load, learn what the efficiency was and turn it into a hack to change a person's life.” —Stuart McGill
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This week, I’m sharing another collection of oldies-but-goodies—highlighting past newsletters on melatonin supplements, hearing and dementia, AI in health assessments, vegan diets, and metabolic health. Full article linked below.
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Highlighting past newsletters on melatonin supplements, hearing and dementia, AI in health assessments, vegan diets, and metabolic health
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We’ve launched our second topic guide: zone 2 training. This guide pulls together years of content to explain what zone 2 is, why it matters for aerobic fitness and metabolic health, and how to apply it effectively in your own training.
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The next conservative era has arrived. Join the movement rebuilding America from the ground up.
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Physical Symptom vs. Medical Issue | Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. This clip is from episode # 362 of The Drive which was released on (8/25/25). In the full episode, we cover:. -How avoidance rewires the brain and turns everyday worry into disordered anxiety.-Why uncertainty
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In episode #362, I sit down with Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., clinical and research psychologist with expertise in treating a variety of anxiety conditions using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other evidence-informed approaches.
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"Avoidance is a behavioral coping tool that's highly effective in the moment for the anxiety, but ineffective long-term for functioning, that is shared amongst almost all the anxiety disorders.”...
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After an onslaught of mainstream articles questioning protein needs, it’s time to question the questioning with a critical look at existing data. Full article linked below.
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After an onslaught of mainstream articles questioning protein needs, it’s time to question the questioning with a critical look at existing data
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Natural sugar vs. refined sugar | Peter Attia. This clip is from “Ask Me Anything” episode # 74 (Ep. # 361) of The Drive which was released on 8/18/25. In the full episode, I cover:. -Why sugar drives appetite and fat gain: the combined effect of low satiety, insulin spikes, and
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In today's "Ask Me Anything" episode of The Drive, (Ep. #361, AMA #74), I explain how to evaluate sugar and its substitutes in the context of health.
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“When you live in a black and white world, and everything has to be good or bad, and natural is good and not natural is bad, and you are a robot, life is a painful place to exist.” —Peter Attia
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A new study tested whether weighted vests can help achieve and sustain weight loss. Full article linked below.
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A new study tested whether weighted vests can help achieve and sustain weight loss
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Why tiny habits are the secret to long-term success | Charles Duhigg, M.B.A. (@cduhigg). This clip is from episode # 360 of The Drive which was released on 8/11/25. In the full episode, we cover:. -How cue-routine-reward loops drive nearly half of daily behaviors.-Why positive
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How do rewards build habits? | Charles Duhigg, M.B.A. (@cduhigg) . This clip is from episode # 360 of The Drive which was released on 8/11/25. In the full episode, we cover:. -How cue-routine-reward loops drive nearly half of daily behaviors.-Why positive reinforcement beats
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Why to-do lists work | Charles Duhigg, M.B.A. (@cduhigg). This clip is from episode # 360 of The Drive which was released on 8/11/25. In the full episode, we cover:. -How cue-routine-reward loops drive nearly half of daily behaviors.-Why positive reinforcement beats punishment
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How to help your kids build better habits | Charles Duhigg, M.B.A. (@cduhigg) . This clip is from episode # 360 of The Drive which was released today (8/11/25). In the full episode, we cover:. -How cue-routine-reward loops drive nearly half of daily behaviors.-Why positive
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I appreciate when ppl send us videos like this one. They are 100% AI fakes. We'll deal with the companies doing this (it's staggering how much $ we spend on legal fees/wk), but we must. And it's getting harder each mo as fakes get better. Shame on these scum bags. I'm genuinely.
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In episode #360, I sit down with Charles Duhigg, M.B.A., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author, to explore how habits are formed, broken, and sustained through the science of reinforcement, environmental cues, and identity.
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"Humans are habit machines. We literally have evolved a brain that is fantastic at making habits.” —Charles Duhigg
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A critical look at the latest observational study on plant compounds and longevity. Full article linked below.
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A critical look at the latest observational study on plant compounds and longevity
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How Much Exercise Is Really Enough for Longevity?. This clip is from the video “How much time should a person spend exercising?“ which was released on my YouTube channel on 5/4/24. “How much time do I need to spend exercising?” It’s a question I hear often, and it is the subject
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LLMs are getting better, faster, and smarter, and as they do, we need new ways to use them. Applications build with LLMs have transitioned from asking LLMs to write to letting LLMs drive actions. With that, comes new challenges in developing agentic applications.
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"Normal" Lab Values Don't Necessarily Mean Optimal | Eric Verdin, M.D. This clip is from episode # 359 of The Drive which was released on 8/3/25. In the full episode, we cover:. -Why immune dysfunction may be the “fifth horseman” of aging.-Thymic shrinkage, chronic inflammation
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