Peter Attia Drive

453 episodes · Health · by Peter Attia

About Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia Drive is a Health podcast with 453 episodes in the PodLexicon database, each accompanied by a full searchable transcript and AI-generated summary. 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. PodLexicon indexes every episode of Peter Attia Drive and turns each one into a searchable AI summary — find the episode that covers a topic, track how that topic evolved over time, or compare what different guests said about it.

Topics Covered on Peter Attia Drive

Notable Guests on Peter Attia Drive

• Lewis Howes
• Andrew Huberman
• Peter Atiyah
• Dan Harris
• Matthew Walker
• Andy Galpin
• Rhonda Patrick
• David Sinclair
• Guy Winch
• Scott Harrison

Recent Episodes

• #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. — August 17, 2026
• #403 ‒ Peptides: separating scientific promise from marketing hype — August 10, 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. — August 03, 2026
• #401 ‒ How curiosity transforms medicine: extraordinary discoveries that changed modern healthcare — July 27, 2026
• #400 ‒ AMA #87: Environmental pollution and longevity: air pollution, noise, light, EMFs, and practical strategies to mitigate health risks — July 20, 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. — July 13, 2026
• Building strength and muscle mass: how to optimize training, nutrition, and more for longevity (AMA #71 rebroadcast) — July 06, 2026
• #398 ‒ AMA #86: GLP-1 RAs and muscle loss: new data, better questions, and how to preserve muscle during weight loss — June 29, 2026
• #397 ‒ Endometriosis and adenomyosis: diagnosis, fertility, reproductive aging, and emerging treatments | Renato Tomioka, M.D., Ph.D. — June 22, 2026
• #396 ‒ Breast cancer screening: understanding risk, deciding when to start and how often to screen, and choosing the right imaging strategy — June 15, 2026
• #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. — June 08, 2026
• #394 ‒ Sleep pharmacology: the role of medications in healthy sleep, the promise of emerging therapies, and the evidence for common sleep supplements — June 01, 2026
• #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 — May 25, 2026
• #392 - Genetic testing: when it's valuable, how to choose the right test, and what to do with the results — May 18, 2026
• #391 ‒ Colorectal cancer screening: importance of early screening, colonoscopy as a screening and preventive tool, and how to build a personalized strategy — May 11, 2026
• #390 ‒ AMA #84: Family health history, preventing heart disease, metabolic health, strength training efficiency, dementia risk reduction, NAD supplements, and hydration — May 04, 2026
• #389 - Thinking scientifically: why it's hard, why it matters, and a practical toolkit — April 27, 2026
• #388 — Prostate cancer screening: why current PSA guidelines are failing men and how modern tools improve early detection and save lives — April 20, 2026
• #387 - AMA #83: Peptides—evaluating the science, safety, and hype in a rapidly growing field — April 13, 2026
• #386 - Aging clocks—what they measure, how they work, and their clinical and real-world relevance — April 06, 2026
• #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 — March 23, 2026
• #384 - Special episode — Obicetrapib: The CETP inhibitor with cardiovascular benefits and potential Alzheimer's prevention — March 16, 2026
• #381 ‒ Alzheimer's disease in women: how hormonal transitions impact the female brain, the role of HRT, genetics, and lifestyle on risk, and emerging diagnostics and therapies | Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D. — January 26, 2026
• #380 ‒ The seed oil debate: are they uniquely harmful relative to other dietary fats? | Layne Norton, Ph.D. — January 19, 2026
• #379 - AMA #79: A guide to cardiorespiratory training at any fitness level to improve healthspan, lifespan, and long-term independence — January 12, 2026
• #378 ‒ Women's health and performance: how training, nutrition, and hormones interact across life stages | Abbie Smith-Ryan, Ph.D. — January 05, 2026
• Building & Changing Habits | James Clear (#183 rebroadcast) — December 29, 2025
• #377 ‒ Special episode: Understanding true happiness and the tools to cultivate a meaningful life—insights from past interviews with Arthur Brooks — December 22, 2025
• #376 - AMA #78: Longevity interventions, exercise, diagnostic screening, and managing high apoB, hypertension, metabolic health, and more — December 15, 2025
• #375 - Ketogenic diet, ketosis & hyperbaric oxygen: metabolic therapies for weight loss, cognition, Alzheimer's & more | Dom D'Agostino, Ph.D. — December 08, 2025
• #374 - The evolutionary biology of testosterone: how it shapes male development and sex-based behavioral differences, | Carole Hooven, Ph.D. — December 01, 2025
• The impact of gratitude, serving others, embracing mortality, and living intentionally | Walter Green (#288 rebroadcast) — November 24, 2025
• #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. — November 17, 2025
• #372 - AMA #77: Dietary fiber and health outcomes: real benefits, overhyped claims, and practical applications — November 10, 2025
• #371 – Women's sexual health: desire, arousal, and orgasms, navigating perimenopause, and enhancing satisfaction | Sally Greenwald, M.D., M.P.H. — November 03, 2025
• #370 - AMA #76: Peter evaluates longevity drugs, aspirin for CVD, and strategies to improve muscle mass — proven, promising, fuzzy, noise, or nonsense? — October 27, 2025
• Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter's frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more (re-broadcast) — October 27, 2025
• #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. — October 20, 2025
• #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. — October 13, 2025
• #367 - Tylenol, pregnancy, and autism: What recent studies show and how to interpret the data — October 06, 2025
• #366 ‒ Transforming education with AI and an individualized, mastery-based education model | Joe Liemandt — September 29, 2025
• #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 — September 22, 2025
• #364 – AMA #75: Diets: how to evaluate and implement any diet including keto, carnivore, vegan, Mediterranean, and more — September 15, 2025
• #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. — September 08, 2025
• Lower back pain: causes, treatment, and prevention of lower back injuries and pain | Stuart McGill, Ph.D. (#287 rebroadcast) — September 01, 2025
• #361 - AMA #74: Sugar and sugar substitutes: weight control, metabolic effects, and health trade-offs — August 18, 2025
• #360 ‒ How to change your habits: why they form and how to build or break them | Charles Duhigg, M.B.A — August 11, 2025
• #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. — August 04, 2025
• #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 — July 28, 2025
• #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. — July 21, 2025