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Why Does Peter Attia Swap Progesterone Pills for an IUD? · Huberman Lab

Exercise, Nutrition, Hormones for Vitality & Longevity | Dr. Peter Attia

My guest this episode is Dr. Peter Attia, M.D., who trained at Stanford University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Attia is host of The Drive podcast and is a world expert on behavioral approaches, nutritional interventions, supplementation and pharmacological techniques to improve lifespan…

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Why Does Peter Attia Check Lipoprotein Little a Once? at 10:06

Peter Attia calls lipoprotein little a the single most prevalent genetic driver of atherosclerosis. Full answer
Why Does Women's Bone Density Beat Body Fat at Fifty? at 15:24

On Huberman Lab, body fat is the least interesting of the four results a DEXA scan produces and ranks fourth for health. Full answer
How Did Australian Women Who Never Lifted Start Deadlifting? at 23:58

On Huberman Lab, a study done in Australia took older women who looked to be in their sixties or seventies and who had never lifted weights, and put them on a… Full answer
How Did Last-decade Questions Let Peter Attia Design a Program? at 27:15

Peter Attia defines the marginal decade as the last decade of life and says everyone will have one. Full answer
How Did Low Cardio Fitness Raise Death Risk Fivefold? at 38:22

On Huberman Lab, cardiorespiratory fitness shows a profound link to all-cause mortality. Full answer
How Much Did Weekly Exercise Cut Alzheimer's Risk? at 46:44

Going from completely sedentary to 15 metabolic equivalent hours a week produces probably a 50 percent reduction in risk, equal to half the benefit of going… Full answer
How Did Peter Attia Cycle Nicotine and Feel No Withdrawal? at 51:26

Peter Attia has cycled nicotine on and off for the last 10 years and calls it a concentration enhancing substance. Full answer
How Did Armodafinil Leave Huberman Lab's Host Unblinking? at 55:00

On Huberman Lab, half a recommended dose of armodafinil, prescribed by a doctor, was a powerful stimulant. Full answer
How Did a Little Progesterone End Premenstrual Syndrome? at 1:03:02

On Huberman Lab, a low dose of progesterone through the last half of the luteal phase, and sometimes through the entire luteal phase, makes all premenstrual… Full answer
How Small Was the Estrogen Progesterone Breast Cancer Rise? at 1:11:31

On the show, the relative risk increase of breast cancer in the estrogen plus synthetic progesterone group versus placebo was 25 to 27 percent. Full answer
How Did Estrogen Alone Lower Breast Cancer Risk? at 1:14:50

On Huberman Lab, estrogen plus synthetic progesterone reached one breast cancer case in a thousand and just hit statistical significance at a p-value of 0.05. Full answer
Why Does Peter Attia Swap Progesterone Pills for an IUD? at 1:17:08

On the show, hormone replacement therapy for a woman is preferred from her gynecologist, with an endometrial ultrasound every year and a pap smear every year… Full answer
Why Does Cutting Carbs Lower Free Testosterone? at 1:24:30

On Huberman Lab, insulin suppresses sex hormone binding globulin. Full answer
How Did Swallowing Anavar Triple a Liver Test? at 1:30:08

On Huberman Lab, a clinician stopped using Anavar to lower SHBG. The question was whether Anavar was still used because Anavar is too potent. Full answer
How Did Peter Attia Leave Most Supplements Unjustified? at 1:44:48

Peter Attia gives patients who arrive on a long supplement list a homework exercise: answer seven questions for every supplement. Full answer
How Did Peter Attia Get Ripped With Low Testosterone? at 1:55:19

Peter Attia says the only purpose of fixing testosterone is to give someone the capacity to work harder, recover more from workouts, and experience more… Full answer
Why Doesn't Food Cholesterol Change Blood Cholesterol? at 2:03:23

On Huberman Lab, dietary cholesterol plays no role in serum cholesterol and has no bearing on it. Full answer
How Did Semaglutide Help Before the Full Study Dose? at 2:37:15

On Huberman Lab, semaglutide is catabolic across the board, so patients lose fat and also lose muscle. Full answer

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