Jess Alderman

Jan 11, 2025 | peterattiamd.com | Jess Alderman |Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia

High blood pressure (hypertension) affects nearly half of all U.S. adults, and we’ve all heard that it poses an enormous threat to many aspects of health. I’ve often emphasized that blood pressure management – with lifestyle modifications and, in some cases, antihypertensive medications – is one of the most impactful moves you can make toward a longer, healthier life.

Oct 5, 2024 | peterattiamd.com | Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia |Jess Alderman

Recently, several news outlets latched onto some interesting data reported this summer in Nature Aging: aging isn’t linear, but instead occurs in two sharp peaks over the course of human adulthood, corresponding approximately to ages 44 and 60.1 Great, another reason to dread the big “6-0.”We know that aging is caused by changes at the molecular level that lead to downstream effects like disease and degeneration.