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Outlive

Written by: Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford - contributor
Narrated by: Peter Attia MD
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert

“One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics

Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health.

For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than waiting.

This is not “biohacking,” it’s science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia’s aim is less to tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about long-term health, in order to create the best plan for you as an individual. In Outlive, listeners will discover:

• Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn’t tell you enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack.
• That you may already suffer from an extremely common yet underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic diseases of aging.
• Why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity “drug”—and how to begin training for the “Centenarian Decathlon.”
• Why you should forget about diets, and focus instead on nutritional biochemistry, using technology and data to personalize your eating pattern.
• Why striving for physical health and longevity, but ignoring emotional health, could be the ultimate curse of all.

Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap, you can plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before.

*Includes a downloadable PDF of charts, graphs, and illustrations from the book, along with other valuable resources

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Peter Attia and Bill Gifford (P)2023 Random House Audio

What the critics say

Outlive completely transformed my approach to growing old. Peter Attia is among the most brilliant people I’ve ever met, and he’s succeeded in packing a life’s worth of insights into this book. It promises to be one of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics

“In Outlive, Peter Attia explores the science of not just prolonging life, but also prolonging aliveness. Attia makes the crucial connection between overall health and relational health.”—Esther Perel, New York Times bestselling author, psychotherapist, and podcast host of Where Should We Begin?

“Finally, there is a modern, thorough, clear, and actionable manual for how to maximize our immediate and long-term health. Firmly grounded in data and real-life conditions, Outlive makes obvious which actions we all need to take, and just as important, what all we need to pay attention to in order to live a long, vital life. As the most accurate and comprehensive health guide published to date, Outlive is not just informative, it is important.”—Andrew Huberman, PhD, professor, Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, creator of the Huberman Lab podcast

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Not what I was expecting

Nothing new and too vague and subjective. Many of the lab testing is not available “on demand” ….maybe in other counties but not in Canada .

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Where can we see the PDF?

I love the book! So glad I bought the audio version but I can’t seem to find all the PDF document he refers to several times.
Anyone can help? Thanks!

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Unexpected

The information provided for physical well-being is well presented and greatly helps in navigating today's world of "doctor google," especially nutrition.
As a dad the latter chapters on mental health displayed a vulnerability not expected, and forced me to start my own journey to heal- thank you.

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Too long winded

I enjoyed the beginning of the book. I enjoyed the medical information. As it evolved it began getting too long winded. I also didn’t need to hear the author’s personal story in such detail. In end section felt like this was the author’s personal journal for his therapy. Sorry but I did not really appreciate that section. All the best to you Peter.

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Excellent Read / Listen!

This is by far the best health and longevity book I have listened to! I have never written a review before on an audiobook but felt I needed to try my first with this one.
I have listened to numerous audiobooks from Asprey, Hyman, Robins, Gundry, Longo, Bredesen to Amen and many more and I have found this one the best. Peter goes into just enough detail on health concepts but does not get too far into the the weeds with scientific terms you need to be a Dr. to understand. There were many times I rewound the audiobook to write down some of the things I will try and implement in my life. I was a little nervous it was 17+ hours and that I would never get through it all, but that was not an issue with the information and relatable stories Peter told.
I also enjoyed that he was the narrator. Well done Peter, well done!!

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What a story! Comprehensive and detailed as well as engaging.

Thank you for sharing so many wonderful anecdotes from your life. And thank you for sharing your personal story, it makes it so much more engaging and meaningful. At times, the details were quite thick and even as a medical resident, I felt almost caught up in the weeds. I was quite thankful for my background of medical training in order to better comprehend some of the more nuanced topics. But your ability to explain things, utilize anecdotes, and succinctly summarize allows for easier understanding. I feel as though you explained everything so well, and provided such practical approaches to each subject that this book can be utilized by all readers who are eager to learn. You are a bridge builder and olive branch extender. Thank you for sharing your stories with the world.

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A must-read for anyone who cares about their health

Probably the best resource I’ve ever read on health and longevity. I loved his approach to working backward from what you want to be able to do in your last decade and training for it. This book really hit home the importance of exercise as the most impactful tool for health.

He isn’t the most animated narrator but I like his podcast and I think the content is interesting enough to compensate (I listened on 1.2x).

The people dismissing the last chapter in their reviews very clearly miss the point of emotional health being critical, or else why bother striving for longevity in the first place? I think reading this book will be the first time many men give any thought to their emotional health and his story was very moving.

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You’ll reread it

Bought the hardcover midway though the audiobook, with no regrets. This is a book I’ll use as a reference in order to continue to apply what I’ve learned.

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An amazing book about health and prevention!!!

This book is written in such an amazing, educational and easy to understand language. This is very difficult task to do, when it comes to the medical terminology. Peter Attia made it so interesting! Thank you for your personal insights and your story about emotional health issues. I felt really moved by it. I’m sure that it’ll help a lot of people to seek help! Overall BRILLIANT WORK!!! THANK YOU!!!

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Enjoyed the book very much

As a nutritionist and someone that enjoys learning different points of view and research on longevity and disease reversal, I am thrilled I came across this book. I felt the author gives a fair description of the medicine 2.0 as he calls it, and I liked what he had to say.

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