1: Imagine we go to the doctor. We are tested for Type 2 diabetes.

Suppose our hemoglobin A1c test result is 6.5 percent or higher. In that case, we will receive “extensive treatment, including drugs that help the body produce more insulin, drugs that reduce the amount of glucose the body produces, and eventually, the hormone insulin itself, to ram glucose into their highly insulin-resistant tissues,” Peter Attia writes in … continue reading

1: “As a surgical resident at Johns Hopkins, I would learn that death comes at two speeds: fast and slow,” Peter Attia writes in his book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.

Peter had chosen Hopkins for his medical residency because of its top-notch reputation for excellence in liver and pancreatic cancer surgery.

But the fact it was located in downtown Baltimore also meant he and his fellow … continue reading