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Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia Drive
460 episodes · Health · by Peter Attia
About Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia Drive is a Health podcast with 460 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
Sugar vs Sweetener Decisions Appetite and Metabolic Effects Beverages as Best Test Case Protein Products and Palatability Treats and Dessert Substitutions Sweetener Safety and Tolerability Context-Based Decision Framework Childhood Trauma and Family Origin
Notable Guests on Peter Attia Drive
Recent Episodes
#410 ‒ The biology of pregnancy: physiologic adaptation, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, childbirth, and long-term maternal health | Kathryn Gray, M.D., Ph.D. — October 05, 2026#409 ‒ Inside modern drug development: the science, economics, and regulatory hurdles behind bringing new medicines to patients | Lloyd Klickstein, M.D., Ph.D. — September 28, 2026#408 ‒ AMA #89: Thyroid health: interpreting symptoms, diagnosing and treating dysfunction, and navigating the gray zone — September 21, 2026#407 ‒ Preventing cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease: lowering LDL early, APOE4, and promising new therapies | Michael Davidson, M.D. — September 14, 2026Blood pressure: how to measure, manage, and treat high blood pressure (AMA #48 rebroadcast) — September 07, 2026#406 ‒ Migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache: symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment | Brian Grosberg, M.D. — August 31, 2026#405 ‒ AMA #88: Metabolic liver health: how to assess risk, catch dysfunction early, and prevent or reverse liver disease — August 24, 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. — 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, 2026Building 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, 2026Building & 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, 2025The 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, 2025Longevity 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
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