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The Peter Attia Drive

Expert insight on health, performance, longevity, critical thinking, and pursuing excellence. Dr. Peter Attia (Stanford/Hopkins/NIH-trained MD) talks with leaders in their fields.

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#369 ‒ Rethinking protein needs for performance, muscle preservation, and longevity, and the mental and physical benefits of creatine supplementation and sauna use | Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

Episode Date: October 20, 2025

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#368 ‒ The protein debate: optimal intake, limitations of the RDA, whether high-protein intake is harmful, and how to think about processed foods | David Allison, Ph.D.

Episode Date: October 13, 2025

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#367 - Tylenol, pregnancy, and autism: What recent studies show and how to interpret the data

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

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#366 ‒ Transforming education with AI and an individualized, mastery-based education model | Joe Liemandt

Episode Date: September 29, 2025

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#365 ‒ Training for longevity: A roundtable on building strength, preventing injury, meeting protein needs, guidance for women and youth athletes, and more | Gabrielle Lyon, Mike Boyle, Jeff Cavaliere

Episode Date: September 22, 2025

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#364 – AMA #75: Diets: how to evaluate and implement any diet including keto, carnivore, vegan, Mediterranean, and more

Episode Date: September 15, 2025

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#363 ‒ A new frontier in neurosurgery: restoring brain function with brain-computer interfaces, advancing glioblastoma care, and new hope for devastating brain diseases | Edward Chang, M.D.

Episode Date: September 8, 2025

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Lower back pain: causes, treatment, and prevention of lower back injuries and pain | Stuart McGill, Ph.D. (#287 rebroadcast)

Episode Date: September 1, 2025

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#362 ‒ Understanding anxiety: defining, assessing, and treating health anxiety, OCD, and the spectrum of anxiety disorders | Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.

Episode Date: August 25, 2025

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#361 - AMA #74: Sugar and sugar substitutes: weight control, metabolic effects, and health trade-offs

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

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#360 ‒ How to change your habits: why they form and how to build or break them | Charles Duhigg, M.B.A

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

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#359 ‒ How metabolic and immune system dysfunction drive the aging process, the role of NAD, promising interventions, aging clocks, and more | Eric Verdin, M.D.

Episode Date: August 4, 2025

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#358 ‒ Peter’s takeaways on navigating HRT, rejuvenating the face, understanding the biology of aging, optimizing fertility, and learning to live well from the dying | Quarterly Podcast Summary #6

Episode Date: July 28, 2025

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#357 ‒ A new era of longevity science: models of aging, human trials of rapamycin, biological clocks, promising compounds, and lifestyle interventions | Brian Kennedy, Ph.D.

Episode Date: July 21, 2025

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#356 - AMA #73: Preserving brain health, optimizing exercise programming, improving body composition, and more

Episode Date: July 14, 2025

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Navigating bone health: early life influences and advanced strategies for improvement and injury prevention (#214 rebroadcast)

Episode Date: July 7, 2025

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#355 – Skincare strategies, the science of facial aging, and cosmetic-intervention guidance | Tanuj Nakra, M.D. & Suzan Obagi, M.D.

Episode Date: June 30, 2025

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#354 – What the dying can teach us about living well: lessons on life and reflections on mortality | BJ Miller, M.D. and Bridget Sumser, L.C.S.W.

Episode Date: June 23, 2025

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#353 - AMA #72: Fasting: benefits for body composition and disease prevention, potential risks, and Peter’s updated practical framework

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

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#352 ‒ Female fertility: optimizing reproductive health, diagnosing and treating infertility and PCOS, and understanding the IVF process | Paula Amato, M.D.

Episode Date: June 9, 2025

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