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The Peter Attia Drive

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD 477 - #405 ‒ AMA #88: Metabolic liver health: how to assess risk, catch dysfunction early, and prevent or reverse liver disease

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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Published 24 Aug 2026

Duration 39:23

Episodes

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#405 ‒ AMA #88: Metabolic liver health: how to assess risk, catch dysfunction early, and prevent or reverse liver disease

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24 Aug 2026

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#404 ‒ Mental health beyond neurotransmitters: the role of hormones in psychiatry, why symptom reduction isn't enough, and the future of psychedelic therapies | Linus Abrams, M.D.

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17 Aug 2026

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#403 ‒ Peptides: separating scientific promise from marketing hype

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10 Aug 2026

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#402 ‒ NMR blood analysis: how heart disease risk, insulin resistance, inflammation, and mortality risk can be assessed from a single blood sample | Jim Otvos, Ph.D.

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03 Aug 2026

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#401 ‒ How curiosity transforms medicine: extraordinary discoveries that changed modern healthcare

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27 Jul 2026

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#400 ‒ AMA #87: Environmental pollution and longevity: air pollution, noise, light, EMFs, and practical strategies to mitigate health risks

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20 Jul 2026

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#399 ‒ The evolution of Alzheimer's disease and dementia care: how early detection, personalized treatment, new therapies, and a multimodal approach are changing the landscape | Gayatri Devi, M.D.

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13 Jul 2026

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Building strength and muscle mass: how to optimize training, nutrition, and more for longevity (AMA #71 rebroadcast)

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06 Jul 2026

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#398 ‒ AMA #86: GLP-1 RAs and muscle loss: new data, better questions, and how to preserve muscle during weight loss

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29 Jun 2026

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#397 ‒ Endometriosis and adenomyosis: diagnosis, fertility, reproductive aging, and emerging treatments | Renato Tomioka, M.D., Ph.D.

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22 Jun 2026

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#396 ‒ Breast cancer screening: understanding risk, deciding when to start and how often to screen, and choosing the right imaging strategy

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15 Jun 2026

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#395 - Brain lipidology: understanding APOE, cholesterol homeostasis, Alzheimer's disease risk, and the effects of lipid-lowering therapies on brain health | Tom Dayspring, M.D.

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08 Jun 2026

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#394 ‒ Sleep pharmacology: the role of medications in healthy sleep, the promise of emerging therapies, and the evidence for common sleep supplements

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01 Jun 2026

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#393 ‒ AMA #85: A guide to medications and supplements: determining what to take, what to skip, and how to know if they're working for you

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25 May 2026

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#392 - Genetic testing: when it's valuable, how to choose the right test, and what to do with the results

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18 May 2026

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#391 ‒ Colorectal cancer screening: importance of early screening, colonoscopy as a screening and preventive tool, and how to build a personalized strategy

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11 May 2026

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#390 ‒ AMA #84: Family health history, preventing heart disease, metabolic health, strength training efficiency, dementia risk reduction, NAD supplements, and hydration

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04 May 2026

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#389 - Thinking scientifically: why it's hard, why it matters, and a practical toolkit

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27 Apr 2026

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#388 — Prostate cancer screening: why current PSA guidelines are failing men and how modern tools improve early detection and save lives

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20 Apr 2026

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#387 - AMA #83: Peptides—evaluating the science, safety, and hype in a rapidly growing field

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13 Apr 2026

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#386 - Aging clocks—what they measure, how they work, and their clinical and real-world relevance

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06 Apr 2026

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#385 - AMA #82: Applying the tools of longevity in the real world: disease prevention, DEXA scans, artificial sweeteners, injury recovery, stability training, habit formation, protein intake and mTOR activation, and more

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23 Mar 2026

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#384 - Special episode — Obicetrapib: The CETP inhibitor with cardiovascular benefits and potential Alzheimer's prevention

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16 Mar 2026

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#380 ‒ The seed oil debate: are they uniquely harmful relative to other dietary fats? | Layne Norton, Ph.D.

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19 Jan 2026

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#379 - AMA #79: A guide to cardiorespiratory training at any fitness level to improve healthspan, lifespan, and long-term independence

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12 Jan 2026

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#378 ‒ Women's health and performance: how training, nutrition, and hormones interact across life stages | Abbie Smith-Ryan, Ph.D.

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05 Jan 2026

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Building & Changing Habits | James Clear (#183 rebroadcast)

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29 Dec 2025

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#377 ‒ Special episode: Understanding true happiness and the tools to cultivate a meaningful life—insights from past interviews with Arthur Brooks

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22 Dec 2025

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#376 - AMA #78: Longevity interventions, exercise, diagnostic screening, and managing high apoB, hypertension, metabolic health, and more

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15 Dec 2025

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#375 - Ketogenic diet, ketosis & hyperbaric oxygen: metabolic therapies for weight loss, cognition, Alzheimer's & more | Dom D'Agostino, Ph.D.

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08 Dec 2025

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#374 - The evolutionary biology of testosterone: how it shapes male development and sex-based behavioral differences, | Carole Hooven, Ph.D.

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01 Dec 2025

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The impact of gratitude, serving others, embracing mortality, and living intentionally | Walter Green (#288 rebroadcast)

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24 Nov 2025

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#373 – Thyroid function and hypothyroidism: why current diagnosis and treatment fall short for many, and how new approaches are transforming care | Antonio Bianco, M.D., Ph.D.

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17 Nov 2025

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#372 - AMA #77: Dietary fiber and health outcomes: real benefits, overhyped claims, and practical applications

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10 Nov 2025

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#371 – Women's sexual health: desire, arousal, and orgasms, navigating perimenopause, and enhancing satisfaction | Sally Greenwald, M.D., M.P.H.

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03 Nov 2025

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Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter's frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more (re-broadcast)

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27 Oct 2025

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#370 - AMA #76: Peter evaluates longevity drugs, aspirin for CVD, and strategies to improve muscle mass — proven, promising, fuzzy, noise, or nonsense?

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27 Oct 2025

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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.

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20 Oct 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.

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13 Oct 2025

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

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06 Oct 2025

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

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29 Sep 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

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22 Sep 2025

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

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15 Sep 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.

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08 Sep 2025

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

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01 Sep 2025

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

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18 Aug 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

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11 Aug 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.

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04 Aug 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

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28 Jul 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.

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21 Jul 2025