Dr. Peter Attia

You know, it would matter very specifically on which one we're talking about. I certainly won't ask for a show of hands, but just based on the age of everyone in this room, it's impossible for me to imagine that nobody in this room hasn't already faced some of these diseases.

You know, it would matter very specifically on which one we're talking about. I certainly won't ask for a show of hands, but just based on the age of everyone in this room, it's impossible for me to imagine that nobody in this room hasn't already faced some of these diseases.

So if you're sitting in this room and you already had a stent placed in your coronary arteries, that says, look, you've already had a brush with coronary artery disease. Maybe someone in this audience has already had a heart attack and you're fortunate enough to have survived it. Well, the short answer is, look, the fact that you've survived it is great. And that means you get a second chance.

So if you're sitting in this room and you already had a stent placed in your coronary arteries, that says, look, you've already had a brush with coronary artery disease. Maybe someone in this audience has already had a heart attack and you're fortunate enough to have survived it. Well, the short answer is, look, the fact that you've survived it is great. And that means you get a second chance.

Many people don't. So many people's first brush with heart disease is death. In fact, on average, about 50% of people, one in two people that have a heart attack, it's immediately fatal. So if you're in that group where you've had that heart attack or you know somebody who has and they've lived to tell about it, they're in the lucky camp.

Many people don't. So many people's first brush with heart disease is death. In fact, on average, about 50% of people, one in two people that have a heart attack, it's immediately fatal. So if you're in that group where you've had that heart attack or you know somebody who has and they've lived to tell about it, they're in the lucky camp.

And what they should be doing is everything in their power to not only prevent it from happening again, but to strengthen their body. And so the first thing I do is I ask myself, what were the conditions that I had that led to this heart attack in the first place? Now, some of these conditions you don't have a lot of control over. Genetics play a strong role here.

And what they should be doing is everything in their power to not only prevent it from happening again, but to strengthen their body. And so the first thing I do is I ask myself, what were the conditions that I had that led to this heart attack in the first place? Now, some of these conditions you don't have a lot of control over. Genetics play a strong role here.

But there are many things that can be controlled, such as cholesterol levels. Blood pressure, smoking, those would be the big three. And we have ways to manage all of those things. Also, we know that exercise plays a very important role, as does metabolic health. So I've met many people who have had that near brush with death from that point of a first heart attack. They survive it.

But there are many things that can be controlled, such as cholesterol levels. Blood pressure, smoking, those would be the big three. And we have ways to manage all of those things. Also, we know that exercise plays a very important role, as does metabolic health. So I've met many people who have had that near brush with death from that point of a first heart attack. They survive it.

And what do they do? They turn it around and they say, look, I'm going to lose 30 pounds. I'm going to stop smoking or I'm going to manage my blood pressure, cholesterol better. I'm going to take up exercise. And I know people that have gone on to live 30 years after that event that might have happened when they were 60 and they live until they're in their 90s.

And what do they do? They turn it around and they say, look, I'm going to lose 30 pounds. I'm going to stop smoking or I'm going to manage my blood pressure, cholesterol better. I'm going to take up exercise. And I know people that have gone on to live 30 years after that event that might have happened when they were 60 and they live until they're in their 90s.

So I guess I would always frame it through the lens of, hey, am I fortunate enough to have survived this thing? And if so, what am I going to do going forward?

So I guess I would always frame it through the lens of, hey, am I fortunate enough to have survived this thing? And if so, what am I going to do going forward?

So someone here asked, what happens to our balance as we age? Falls seem to be so prevalent here in our senior community. Can we help these problems from increasing as we age?

So someone here asked, what happens to our balance as we age? Falls seem to be so prevalent here in our senior community. Can we help these problems from increasing as we age?

Yes. If there's a fifth horseman out there, it's accidental death. Now, what constitutes accidental death varies a lot by age. So when we're talking about people that are Olivia's age, the most common cause of accidental death is going to be car accidents and overdoses, drug overdose. When you talk about people my age, the most common cause of accidental death is overdose by far.

Yes. If there's a fifth horseman out there, it's accidental death. Now, what constitutes accidental death varies a lot by age. So when we're talking about people that are Olivia's age, the most common cause of accidental death is going to be car accidents and overdoses, drug overdose. When you talk about people my age, the most common cause of accidental death is overdose by far.

When you talk about people your age, it's a total flip and the prevalence of accidental death goes up by five or six fold and it is virtually all related to falling. So I guess there's two questions. Why are falls so lethal? And maybe more importantly, why do people above the age of 65 fall so much more? And by the way, why do women fall disproportionately more than men?

When you talk about people your age, it's a total flip and the prevalence of accidental death goes up by five or six fold and it is virtually all related to falling. So I guess there's two questions. Why are falls so lethal? And maybe more importantly, why do people above the age of 65 fall so much more? And by the way, why do women fall disproportionately more than men?