Today’s medical and pharmacological systems have been successful in responding to trauma — reducing childhood mortality and fatalities from any number of catastrophes.
But as we live longer, more of us face chronic diseases that need more prevention, sometimes decades before any given catastrophe. That’s “Medicine 3.0,” and before the systems ever get an overhaul, there are lessons for us. Improve not just life span, but health span.
That’s the argument of the popular 2022 book “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” by physician and longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia. It’s no fad diets or quirky health plans. It’s a bit more like a contribution to health like what economist Emily Oster did for pregnancy — ripping through research to piece together a more commonsense and modern approach to the world.
Below I share a few changes I’m trying to incorporate into my lifestyle and other notes from the book.
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