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The Drive with Peter Attia
Hosted by Peter Attia, MD
The Drive is a deep-dive podcast on health, medicine, and longevity hosted by physician Peter Attia, MD. Episodes cover exercise, nutrition, sleep, and the science of living longer.
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Jan 25, 2026•2h 14m•10 insights•5 min read
381‒Alzheimer’s disease in women: how hormonal transitions impact the brain, new therapies, & more
- •The shocking reason why women are 2x more likely to develop Alzheimer's - and it's NOT just about aging
- •Brain scans reveal: Alzheimer's actually starts in midlife, decades before symptoms appear
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Jan 15, 2026•2h 25m•10 insights•5 min read
380 ‒ The seed oil debate: are they uniquely harmful relative to other dietary fats?
- •🔬 The shocking truth behind why a 7-year study on heart health deliberately hid its most controversial findings for 13 years
- •💥 Revealed: The $10M nutrition experiment that proves most health 'experts' might be dead wrong about fat
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Jan 11, 2026•38m•10 insights•5 min read
A guide to cardiorespiratory training at any fitness level to improve longevity (AMA 79 sneak peek)
- •The shocking truth about V2 max: How a single metric can predict your risk of early death by 400-500%
- •Why Peter Attia thinks most people are 'leaving years of life on the table' with their current exercise approach
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Jan 4, 2026•2h 24m•10 insights•5 min read
378 ‒ Women’s health & performance: how training, nutrition, & hormones interact across life stages
- •The shocking truth about bone density: Why osteoporosis is actually a 'childhood disease' for women
- •Why most female athletes secretly quit sports after menstruation - and the hidden performance impacts nobody talks about
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Dec 17, 2025•1h 38m•10 insights•5 min read
#377 ‒ Special episode: Understanding true happiness and the tools to cultivate a meaningful life
- •The shocking truth: Why happiness is NOT a feeling, but a complex system you can actually engineer
- •Evolution's cruel hack: How your brain is designed to keep you perpetually unsatisfied
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