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Sep 2024
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#319 ‒ Peter's key takeaways on liver he...

Peter Attia, MD
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In this quarterly podcast summary (QPS) episode, Peter summarizes his biggest takeaways from the last three months of guest interviews on the podcast. Peter shares key insights from each episode, covering diverse topics such as liver health with Julia Wattacheril, heart rate variability with Joel Jamieson, artificial intelligence with Zak Kohane, klotho for brain health with Dena Dubal, and lactate and lactate metabolism with George Brooks. Additionally, Peter shares any personal behavioral adjustments or modifications to his patient care practices that have arisen from these engaging discussions.

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We discuss:

  • Overview of topics, and the positive feedback on the quarterly podcast summary format [2:00];
  • Julia Wattacheril episode: liver health and disease [4:00];
  • Noninvasive methods to diagnose liver conditions, and how to manage and improve liver health [16:00];
  • Joel Jamieson episode: heart rate variability (HRV) for training and health [27:15];
  • Practical tools for measuring HRV and how it informs training and recovery decisions [37:00];
  • Zak Kohane episode: artificial intelligence and medicine [47:15];
  • The current role of AI in medicine and how it could revolutionize medicine in the future [53:45];
  • The limitations and concerns pertaining to AI [1:00:15];
  • Dena Dubal episode: the potential benefits of klotho for brain health [1:05:00];
  • Animal studies on klotho and brain health [1:11:00];
  • Genetics-based variations in klotho levels in humans and their impact on cognition, disease risk, and longevity [1:14:15];
  • Testing klotho levels, the significance of the KL-VS variant, the role of exercise in increasing klotho, and more [1:17:30];
  • The potential of klotho as a treatment for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease [1:23:15];
  • George Brooks episode: a new paradigm to think about lactate and lactate metabolism [1:27:45];
  • The potential for lactate infusions to aid in brain recovery following a head injury [1:34:00];
  • The relationship between lactate and cancer, and the impact of exercise on lactate levels and cancer risk [1:36:30]; and
  • More.

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