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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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#415 ‒ AMA #91: Understanding lab testing: what blood work can and cannot tell you about your health and disease risk
Nov 2026
#414 ‒ Resistance training as we age: optimizing exercise selection and training intensity for muscle growth, function, and injury risk management | Jeff Cavaliere, M.S.P.T., C.S.C.S.
Nov 2026
#413 ‒ The neuroscience of emotion: challenging conventional theories of emotion, how the brain predicts and constructs our experiences, and gaining greater control over how we feel | Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D.
Oct 2026 · 4 books
Cover of How Emotions Are Made
How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett
“She's best known for her theory of constructed emotion, and she's the author of How Emotions Are Made”
Cover of Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett
“And seven and a half lessons about the brain”
Cover of Beck Depression Inventory
Beck Depression Inventory
Aaron T. Beck
“In this case I was using a number of clinical skills but including the back depression inventory and the back anxiety”
Cover of Principles of Neural Design
Principles of Neural Design
Peter Sterling and Simon Laughlin
“Called the Mm, is it called the principles? No. What's it called? We're gonna find it. We're gonna put it in the show. It'll come to me. Yeah. This book is like this is a this is a masterpiece ... Principles of Neural Design”
#412 ‒ The evolving science of cancer: emerging approaches to prevention and early detection, and the advances reshaping treatment | Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Oct 2026 · 3 books
Cover of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee
“Sid is a physician, oncologist, researcher. and a Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies”
Cover of The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History
Siddhartha Mukherjee
“as well as other books, The Gene”
Cover of The Song of the Cell
The Song of the Cell
Siddhartha Mukherjee
“And the song of the cell”
#411 ‒ AMA #90: Strong convictions, loosely held: how Peter's views on fasting, keto, metformin, rapamycin, whole-body MRI, and exercise have changed
Oct 2026 · 1 book
Cover of Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia
“As someone asked me once, you know, if you were to write Out Live ten years from now, do you think it would be the same book that you wrote? you know, three years ago”
#410 ‒ The biology of pregnancy: physiologic adaptation, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, childbirth, and long-term maternal health | Kathryn Gray, M.D., Ph.D.
Oct 2026
#409 ‒ Inside modern drug development: the science, economics, and regulatory hurdles behind bringing new medicines to patients | Lloyd Klickstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Sep 2026 · 1 book
Cover of The Transformed Cell
The Transformed Cell
Steve Rosenberg
“The first person who I ever read articulating this was Steve Rosenberg, wrote one of my favorite books about science called The Transformed Cell. This book is over 30 years old”
#408 ‒ AMA #89: Thyroid health: interpreting symptoms, diagnosing and treating dysfunction, and navigating the gray zone
Sep 2026
#407 ‒ Preventing cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease: lowering LDL early, APOE4, and promising new therapies | Michael Davidson, M.D.
Sep 2026
Blood pressure: how to measure, manage, and treat high blood pressure (AMA #48 rebroadcast)
Sep 2026
#406 ‒ Migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache: symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment | Brian Grosberg, M.D.
Aug 2026 · 1 book
Cover of The International Classification of Headache Disorders
The International Classification of Headache Disorders
International Headache Society
“The international classification of headache disorders. Kind of like the Bible of headed, but with no mention of God in it”
#405 ‒ AMA #88: Metabolic liver health: how to assess risk, catch dysfunction early, and prevent or reverse liver disease
Aug 2026
#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.
Aug 2026
#403 ‒ Peptides: separating scientific promise from marketing hype
Aug 2026
#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.
Aug 2026
#401 ‒ How curiosity transforms medicine: extraordinary discoveries that changed modern healthcare
Jul 2026
#400 ‒ AMA #87: Environmental pollution and longevity: air pollution, noise, light, EMFs, and practical strategies to mitigate health risks
Jul 2026
#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.
Jul 2026
Building strength and muscle mass: how to optimize training, nutrition, and more for longevity (AMA #71 rebroadcast)
Jul 2026
#398 ‒ AMA #86: GLP-1 RAs and muscle loss: new data, better questions, and how to preserve muscle during weight loss
Jun 2026
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