Peter Attia· MD
but it's also a great teaching point that says don't go after blood pressure until you've fixed uric acid get that uric acid below five and then start playing with the blood pressure medication if you need it but i mean the broader point is try to fix the insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome first which in this case he didn't have but he did have the elevated uric acid before you go after the knee-jerk and easy reaction which is here's a drug to treat blood pressure thank you for listening to today's sneak peek ama episode of the drive if you're interested in hearing the complete version of this ama you'll want to become a member we created a membership program to bring you more in-depth exclusive content without relying on paid ads membership benefits are many and beyond the complete episodes of the ama each month they include the following ridiculously comprehensive podcast show notes that detail every topic paper person and thing we discuss on each episode of the drive access to our private podcast feed the qualis which are a super short podcast typically less than 5 minutes released every tuesday through friday which highlight the best questions topics and tactics discussed on previous episodes of the drive this is particularly important for those of you who haven't heard all of the back episodes becomes a great way to go back and filter and decide which ones you want to listen to in detail really steep discount codes for products i use and believe in but for which i don't get paid to endorse and benefits that we continue to add over time if you want to learn more and access these member-only benefits head over to petertiammd.com forward slash subscribe lastly if you're already a member but you're hearing this it means you haven't downloaded our member-only podcast feed where you can get the full access to the ama and you don't have to listen to this you can download that at peteratiammd.com forward slash members you can find me on twitter instagram and facebook all with the id peteratia md you can also leave us a review on apple podcast or whatever podcast player you listen on this podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine nursing or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice no doctor-patient relationship is formed the use of this information and the materials linked to this podcast is at the user's own risk the content on this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice diagnosis or treatment users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice from any medical condition they have and they should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions finally i take conflicts of interest very seriously for all of my disclosures and the companies i invest in or advise please visit petertiammd.com forward slash about where i keep an up-to-date and active list of such companies [Music] [Music]