Peter Attia
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#401 ‒ How curiosity transforms medicine: extraordinary discoveries that changed modern healthcare
“The history of medicine is full of examples where we didn't invent the underlying mechanism.
#398 ‒ AMA #86: GLP-1 RAs and muscle loss: new data, better questions, and how to preserve muscle during weight loss
“When patients are counseled thoroughly on how to consume protein [in the right amount] and how to properly engage in resistance training, we're seeing very little lean mass lost.” —Peter…
#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.
#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…