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Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is as Deadly as End-Stage Kidney Disease, Data Show

11Apr

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Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is as Deadly as End-Stage Kidney Disease, Data Show

When people think of life-threatening medical conditions, end-stage kidney disease — requiring dialysis and a waiting list for an organ transplant — typically comes to mind as a grave prognosis. But new comparative risk data presented by Dr. Peter Attia, a guru in longevity medicine, reveal that being profoundly unfit carries a similar level of danger. Attia, speaking with neuroscientist and podcaster Dr. Andrew Huberman, laid out a series of hazard ratios for various conditions and behaviors, allowing a direct comparison: Condition / Risk FactorIncrease in All-Cause Mortality RiskEnd-stage kidney disease (on dialysis)175% (hazard ratio 2.75)Low strength (vs. high strength)250% (hazard ratio 3.5)Low muscle mass (vs. high muscle mass)200% (hazard ratio 3.0)Bottom 25% VO2 max (v...

Don’t Talk About Supplements Until You Can Deadlift Your Body Weight

In the world of health optimization, it is not uncommon to hear hours of debate about whether vitamin D should be taken with K2, or whether a carnivore diet outperforms a vegan diet for inflammation. But according to a new "rule" jokingly coined by respected neuroscientist and podcaster, Dr. Andrew Huberman, those conversations should be off-limits until basic fitness standards are met. Introducing "Attia's Rule" — named after Dr. Peter Attia, whose frustration with supplement and nutrition dogma has reached a boiling point. "I just can't get enough of the machinating and arguing about this supplement versus that supplement," Attia said. "And I feel like you shouldn't be having those arguments until you have your exercise house in order." Huberman, a Stanford neurobiology pro...

VO2 Max Is the ‘Single Strongest’ Predictor of Longevity, Says Longevity Expert Dr. Peter Attia

Fitness enthusiasts and biohackers often obsess over supplements, red light therapy, and cold plunges. But according to Dr. Peter Attia, host of The Drive podcast and a world expert in longevity science, none of those interventions comes close to the power of a single metric: VO2 max. VO2 max measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during intense exercise. It is the maximum volume (V) of oxygen (O2) your body can consume, transport, and utilize per minute during intense exercise. It is a premier indicator of cardiovascular fitness, endurance capacity, and long-term health, often measured in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute. In a recent conversation with Dr. Andrew Huberman of Stanford University, Attia revealed that cardiorespirator...