Peter Attia· MD
The good news: we have a “drug” that is very effective at delaying the onset of death and preserving healthspan. This drug is called exercise, and nothing else rivals it.
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The good news: we have a “drug” that is very effective at delaying the onset of death and preserving healthspan. This drug is called exercise, and nothing else rivals it.
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and of these I I just again maybe we all have our biases in our blind spots but I just think exercise is in a league of its own in terms of its potential uh both on the lifespan axis so it you know its ability to extend life and reduce all cause mortality is well documented we'll talk about that right uh but also on the health span side it has no rival
and then if you look at the concept of Health span you know you may get six or eight years of of improved Health span so Health span as you know Peter is is how long you can you know how disability free you are and so you have you know four or five year increase in life expectancy in a four or five year additional increase in health span
and of these I just again maybe we all have our biases in our blind spots but I just think exercise is in a league of its own in terms of its potential both on the lifespan axis so it you know its ability to extend life and reduce all cause mortality is well documented we'll talk about that right but also on the health span side it really has no rival