Longevity · Longevity
The Four Horsemen
Peter Attia's frame for the chronic diseases that kill most adults: atherosclerotic heart disease, cancer, neurodegeneration and metabolic dysfunction, how they share roots, and the levers (exercise, nutrition, sleep, emotional health, drugs) that delay them.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Lipids; statins; metabolic health. Next: Cancer screening; brain aging; building a longevity plan. Sources: Peter Attia, *Outlive* (2023); CDC leading causes of death; Mandsager et al., *JAMA Netw Open* (2018) on fitness and mortality.Next: 1. The horsemen