Peter Attia
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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
“The science here is not the bottleneck. The tools exist. The evidence is strong.
Beyond the mammogram: a framework for smarter breast cancer screening
A risk-based framework for deciding when, how often, and which way to…
#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.
"Unfortunately, a prevalent belief out there in the real world is ‘I don't ever want to lower LDL cholesterol too much, because I'll deprive the brain and I'll injure the brain’ . .
The beginning of the end of atherosclerosis?
Optimized programs with heavy weights are the gold standard for trained athletes. How much do they matter when starting fresh?
#394 ‒ Sleep pharmacology: the role of medications in healthy sleep, the promise of emerging therapies, and the evidence for common sleep supplements
“Different drugs vary in how quickly they work, how long they last, and which sleep problems they target.
Resistance training: lowering the barrier to entry
Optimized programs with heavy weights are the gold standard for trained athletes. How much do they matter when starting fresh?
Growth hormone for musculoskeletal system repair
Despite the mechanism, growth hormone has not delivered on its promise for adult tissue…
#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
“Poor problem definition almost guarantees some sort of false positive.” —Peter…
#392 - Genetic testing: when it's valuable, how to choose the right test, and what to do with the results
“Like every tool we have in medicine, [genetic testing] has real strengths and real limitations, and its value depends almost entirely on how thoughtfully it is used.” —Peter…
#391 ‒ Colorectal cancer screening: importance of early screening, colonoscopy as a screening and preventive tool, and how to build a personalized strategy
“Most cancers are something that happen to you, but colorectal cancer is one of the few that you can intercept before it even exists.” —Peter…