Dr. Peter Attia

The same is also true for cardiovascular disease. We do see that over time, that risk will return to the baseline risk. But remember, as you're aging, what's happening to your baseline risk? It's going way up. Age is the single biggest predictor of risk for both cardiovascular disease and cancer. Okay. Yeah.

The same is also true for cardiovascular disease. We do see that over time, that risk will return to the baseline risk. But remember, as you're aging, what's happening to your baseline risk? It's going way up. Age is the single biggest predictor of risk for both cardiovascular disease and cancer. Okay. Yeah.

So you never want to escape the fact that even though you're quitting and that's driving risk down, age is driving it up. So you never really want to take your pedal off the metal when it comes to prevention.

So you never want to escape the fact that even though you're quitting and that's driving risk down, age is driving it up. So you never really want to take your pedal off the metal when it comes to prevention.

So you never want to escape the fact that even though you're quitting and that's driving risk down, age is driving it up. So you never really want to take your pedal off the metal when it comes to prevention.

Exercise is very important. Again, the benefits of exercise when it comes to brain health, metabolic health, heart health are probably the most obvious. I think when it comes to cancer, it's less obvious. Of all the four diseases, I call them the four horsemen in the book, I think cancer is by far the one we understand the least in terms of what's driving risk.

Exercise is very important. Again, the benefits of exercise when it comes to brain health, metabolic health, heart health are probably the most obvious. I think when it comes to cancer, it's less obvious. Of all the four diseases, I call them the four horsemen in the book, I think cancer is by far the one we understand the least in terms of what's driving risk.

Exercise is very important. Again, the benefits of exercise when it comes to brain health, metabolic health, heart health are probably the most obvious. I think when it comes to cancer, it's less obvious. Of all the four diseases, I call them the four horsemen in the book, I think cancer is by far the one we understand the least in terms of what's driving risk.

So we know that metabolic disease drives risk. So obesity and type 2 diabetes clearly driving risk. We have some ideas as to why, but beyond that and smoking, we don't have a great sense. And I don't think there's anybody who's listening to us right now who can't relate to the idea that otherwise completely normal, healthy people still get cancer.

So we know that metabolic disease drives risk. So obesity and type 2 diabetes clearly driving risk. We have some ideas as to why, but beyond that and smoking, we don't have a great sense. And I don't think there's anybody who's listening to us right now who can't relate to the idea that otherwise completely normal, healthy people still get cancer.

So we know that metabolic disease drives risk. So obesity and type 2 diabetes clearly driving risk. We have some ideas as to why, but beyond that and smoking, we don't have a great sense. And I don't think there's anybody who's listening to us right now who can't relate to the idea that otherwise completely normal, healthy people still get cancer.

I'm sure you know people who are 40, 50 years old, picture of health, and they still get cancer.

I'm sure you know people who are 40, 50 years old, picture of health, and they still get cancer.

I'm sure you know people who are 40, 50 years old, picture of health, and they still get cancer.

Well, and I would say this, once you've got your house in order, health-wise, it's the biggest risk. Because you can drive the risk down of metabolic disease, of cardiovascular disease, and even of neurodegenerative disease, especially dementing diseases. We can drive these down. People often ask me, Peter, your whole life is this longevity thing. How are you going to die?

Well, and I would say this, once you've got your house in order, health-wise, it's the biggest risk. Because you can drive the risk down of metabolic disease, of cardiovascular disease, and even of neurodegenerative disease, especially dementing diseases. We can drive these down. People often ask me, Peter, your whole life is this longevity thing. How are you going to die?

Well, and I would say this, once you've got your house in order, health-wise, it's the biggest risk. Because you can drive the risk down of metabolic disease, of cardiovascular disease, and even of neurodegenerative disease, especially dementing diseases. We can drive these down. People often ask me, Peter, your whole life is this longevity thing. How are you going to die?

And I say, honestly, it's going to vary by decade. But if you said to me in the next decade, if you had a crystal ball that said, Peter, you're not going to make it to, I'm 52, you're not going to make it to 62, why? There's really two things. It's cancer and accidental death. You know, I mean, they're going to get cancer and succumb to it, or I'm going to die in an accident.

And I say, honestly, it's going to vary by decade. But if you said to me in the next decade, if you had a crystal ball that said, Peter, you're not going to make it to, I'm 52, you're not going to make it to 62, why? There's really two things. It's cancer and accidental death. You know, I mean, they're going to get cancer and succumb to it, or I'm going to die in an accident.

And I say, honestly, it's going to vary by decade. But if you said to me in the next decade, if you had a crystal ball that said, Peter, you're not going to make it to, I'm 52, you're not going to make it to 62, why? There's really two things. It's cancer and accidental death. You know, I mean, they're going to get cancer and succumb to it, or I'm going to die in an accident.