Dr. Peter Attia on Life-Extension, Drinking Jet Fuel, Ultra-Endurance, Human Foie Gras, and More

Dr. Peter Attia on Life-Extension, Drinking Jet Fuel, Ultra-Endurance, Human Foie Gras, and More
Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2014/12/18/peter-attia/

Start [00:00]
Obsessions on performance [11:35]
Is hemoglobin A1C a running 3-month average of your aggregate glucose level? [16:50]
Managing metabolic syndrome [17:15]
Synthetic ketones [19:45]
Advantages of consuming synthetic ketones [28:55]
Ketoacidosis vs. ketosis [31:10]
The difference between exogenous and endogenous [34:40]
Tests with metabolic chambers [35:15]
Health complications related to blood bio-markers [41:45]
The bio-effects of swimming from Catalina Island to Los Angeles [51:05]
Questioning fecal matter transplants [53:45]
Daily cycles of testosterone and how this effects testing [46:35]
The sloppy thinking around life extension [58:45]
Death avoidance, IGF-1 and growth hormone use [01:03:00]
Heart-rate optimization for longevity [1:14:15]
Exercise recommendations for extending life [1:21:15]
Addressing cancer, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disease [1:44:45]
Rapid Fire Questions: Meditation, favorite $100 spend, the successful, and the punchable [1:31:30]


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