#134 – James O’Keefe, M.D.: Preventing cardiovascular disease and the risk of too much exercise
“If exercise were a drug, it would be the best drug we have for preventing heart disease . . .. But like with any drug, you’ve got to get the dose right.” — James O’Keefe
#129 – Tom Dayspring, M.D.: The latest insights into cardiovascular disease and lipidology
“Atherogenic lipoproteins are really the issue behind clinical atherosclerotic vascular disease. … The data has just become so overwhelming.” —Tom Dayspring
#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…
#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.