Peter Attia· MD
I want to figure out a way to live longer than I am otherwise on a trajectory to live which means I have to delay the onset of the things that will kill me yeah and I want to improve the quality of my life
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
I want to figure out a way to live longer than I am otherwise on a trajectory to live which means I have to delay the onset of the things that will kill me yeah and I want to improve the quality of my life
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I am not convinced that longevity as a game is going to be won on the back of extending the time you have a disease I have never seen a shred of evidence to suggest that that is the answer everything in humans and animals points to the opposite end of the spectrum longevity is about delaying the time it takes until disease comes
so if you want to live longer the mathematical equivalent function is delay the onset of chronic disease not figure out ways to live longer once you have chronic disease