Longevity

After more than six years of research, planning, and writing, Peter’s book, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, is officially available as of March 28th. In this episode, Peter sits down with co-author Bill Gifford to provide a...

Fragility is the enemy of performing the activities of daily living.  If you want to be able to walk up the stairs or play with kids on the floor well into your 80s and 90s, you’re going to need...

Currently, about one-third of all adults in the U.S. are receiving some form of psychotherapy. While the idea of talking to a therapist is still taboo for some, more people are seeking therapy than ever before in history. This...

Ethan Weiss is a preventative cardiologist at UCSF, an entrepreneur-in-residence at Third Rock Ventures, where he is working on a project related to cardiometabolic disease, and a previous guest on The Drive. In this episode, Ethan compares and contrasts...

In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter focuses the discussion on two topics getting a lot of attention recently. He first dives deep into GLP-1 agonists, most notably semaglutide and tirzepatide, which originally came to market as diabetes...

In 2014, a retrospective study was published by Bannister et al. which laid the foundation for metformin – traditionally a first-line treatment for type II diabetes – to be regarded as a potential “anti-aging” drug for the general population....

Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and host of the popular podcast, The School of Greatness. In this episode, Lewis opens up about the various hardships and traumatic events he experienced starting at a...

If you’ve watched or read the news at all over the last week, chances are high that you’re aware of a study published this past Monday reporting that the common sweetener erythritol increases risk of heart attack, stroke, and...

Animal studies have long been invaluable in advancing biomedical research, allowing us to probe the physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying disease in powerful ways that currently aren’t possible with human or in vitro studies. Among their many advantages, they...

Siddhartha Mukherjee is an oncologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and previous guest on The Drive. In this episode, Sid discusses many of the subjects of his latest book, The Song of the Cell, including the incredible discovery of the cell...