Speaking of longevity and healthspan, I recently read an interesting book called "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity" by Dr. Peter Attia. He also has a podcast. My biggest stumbling block with Attia's approach is that you really need a cooperative doctor who will work with you to order tests, imaging studies, etc. and monitor your biomarkers. My primary care doc doesn't seem enthusiastic about this kind of stuff. I'm tempted to switch doctors, but it's difficult.
One thing I forgot to add is that in New York State, you're not allowed to order your own labwork, aside from a small subset of tests related to sexually transmitted diseases. Very disappointing.
yeah, NY State is awful for things like this. It also complicates life for startups that want to make new direct-to-consumer diagnostics, because they have to ensure their ecommerce systems can reject requests from NY. Bad for everyone.
Speaking of longevity and healthspan, I recently read an interesting book called "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity" by Dr. Peter Attia. He also has a podcast. My biggest stumbling block with Attia's approach is that you really need a cooperative doctor who will work with you to order tests, imaging studies, etc. and monitor your biomarkers. My primary care doc doesn't seem enthusiastic about this kind of stuff. I'm tempted to switch doctors, but it's difficult.
Yes! we follow Peter Attia closely and listed his podcast as one of our favorites: https://www.personalscience.com/p/personal-science-week-29-dec-2022
One thing I forgot to add is that in New York State, you're not allowed to order your own labwork, aside from a small subset of tests related to sexually transmitted diseases. Very disappointing.
yeah, NY State is awful for things like this. It also complicates life for startups that want to make new direct-to-consumer diagnostics, because they have to ensure their ecommerce systems can reject requests from NY. Bad for everyone.