#111 – AMA #14: What lab tests can (and cannot) inform us about our overall objective of longevity
“Metabolic health really matters. It is the common thread that links all of these chronic diseases.” — Peter Attia
Coronary artery calcium scan
After last week’s deep dive into the relationship between LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease, I thought it would not hurt to go a bit deeper in the weeds. You’ll recall that atherosclerosis takes the greatest proportion of lives when people are in their later years, but it’s a disease that takes a…
#51 – Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D.: The pervasive effect of stress – is it killing you?
“The [stress response] system has been serving vertebrates, doing a lot of help for them for an awful long time, and it’s only been a very recent modification to instead secrete [cortisol] in response to thinking about taxes.” —Robert Sapolsky
#19 – Dave Feldman: stress testing the lipid energy model
“I am on a journey of science, not of advocacy: I’m going to be quite a skeptic.” —Dave Feldman
Transcript — The Drive — Dave Feldman
Transcript of episode 19 of The Drive with Peter Attia, released October 8, 2018.
#03 – Ron Krauss, M.D.: a deep dive into heart disease
“Anybody interested in this field should probably understand the origins.” —Ron Krauss
When does heart disease begin (and what this tells us about prevention)?
Before I get into this post I want to lay a few things out.