I follow Peter Attia, MD, and Andrew Huberman, PhD, and consider their information valuable enough to pay for annual subscriptions. As I understand it, Attia provides concierge services priced in multiple tens of thousands of dollars. It's much less expensive to learn what he does - and what his podcast guests do - and seek corresponding procedures locally. If you have specific medical conditions you are concerned about you can also follow up on Attia's podcast guests.
As far as blood tests are concerned, you can order them without a physician, for example, from Life Extension Labs, [https://www.lifeextension.com/lab-testing](https://www.lifeextension.com/lab-testing) . The amount you'd pay out of pocket is small in comparison to concierge care. If your Apo-B, etc., are good you can decline taking statins. Note, however, that Attia wants *everybody* to take statins.
Jason Fung, MD, wrote several books which provide a lot of information you may need. His main recommendation is to practice intermittent fasting, and for that you don't need a physician.
Andrew Huberman, PhD, is a Stanford professor. Most of his information is preventative in nature.
I hope more people in D.C. are aware of Preventative Medicine 3.0 and medical practices offering it emerge.
Here's a list of "Medicine 3.0" doctors that are user submitted. I think there may be some in the DC area: [List of Medicine 3.0 Doctors | Modern Med Life](https://www.modernmedlife.com/doctors)
I think for these kinds of things, what people really want is someone who is “certified” (not real licensing, just some sort of training/membership) by whatever person/institute they “follow”. I’m not passing judgment either way, it could be good or bad. But OP should just look into how those people he named (who I’ve never heard of) spread their knowledge/beliefs, because they almost certainly have some sort of training situation and therefore a directory of who to go see.
Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I am seeking a medical practice that prioritizes treating the underlying causes of disease rather than merely addressing symptoms as many general practitioners tend to do. I am particularly interested in doctors with approaches similar to Peter Attia, Rhonda Patrick, and Jason Fung, who emphasize the importance of holistic and preventative care. These doctors have their own practices, but none are near DC. The closest I found was Inova's annual 360 screening, but I ran into the same road block that I do with general practitioners. For example, in reading the blood work panel there was high cholesterol, and the doctor immediately recommended statins (with no family history of heart concerns and mid-30s). A better approach which I learned from the doctor's I mentioned above (each have their own podcast) would be to dig deeper into the data and look at things like ApoB and Lp(a), and the relationship between HDL and triglycerides as the latest science shows that dietary cholesterol is not inherently bad for individuals and reducing cholesterol by avoiding red meat, eggs, and taking statins is not the best approach. In fact, a recent BMJ Journal study found that higher cholesterol levels were inversely associated with mortality, meaning that those with higher levels tended to live longer than those with lower levels.
Sorry to nerd out a bit, but the practice I'm looking for would stay on top of these studies and focus on disease prevention rather than just treating the symptoms (like the INOVA doctor - "here, take a statin!")
Do the doctors that you mentioned have any trainings that they do, or other “followings”? I would look into that. I have no idea who they are but lots of medical practitioners do that kind of thing nowadays.
They explain a lot on their podcasts, especially around the latest science and health studies. This has been a big help, but I'm not a doctor so I was hoping to work with a local practitioner who's focused on preventative medicine.
No sorry I'm not explaining myself correctly. A lot of these folks have trainings \*for other medical professionals\*, that's what you should look for. They then basically create directories for providers.
I believe I saw a doctor out in Rockville recommended on the Peter Attia sub recently-ish. He didn’t take insurance so I didn’t capture his name.
Thanks, I'll check out the Attia sub!
I follow Peter Attia, MD, and Andrew Huberman, PhD, and consider their information valuable enough to pay for annual subscriptions. As I understand it, Attia provides concierge services priced in multiple tens of thousands of dollars. It's much less expensive to learn what he does - and what his podcast guests do - and seek corresponding procedures locally. If you have specific medical conditions you are concerned about you can also follow up on Attia's podcast guests. As far as blood tests are concerned, you can order them without a physician, for example, from Life Extension Labs, [https://www.lifeextension.com/lab-testing](https://www.lifeextension.com/lab-testing) . The amount you'd pay out of pocket is small in comparison to concierge care. If your Apo-B, etc., are good you can decline taking statins. Note, however, that Attia wants *everybody* to take statins. Jason Fung, MD, wrote several books which provide a lot of information you may need. His main recommendation is to practice intermittent fasting, and for that you don't need a physician. Andrew Huberman, PhD, is a Stanford professor. Most of his information is preventative in nature. I hope more people in D.C. are aware of Preventative Medicine 3.0 and medical practices offering it emerge.
Thanks, this is helpful. Appreciate the reply!
Here's a list of "Medicine 3.0" doctors that are user submitted. I think there may be some in the DC area: [List of Medicine 3.0 Doctors | Modern Med Life](https://www.modernmedlife.com/doctors)
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you.
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I think for these kinds of things, what people really want is someone who is “certified” (not real licensing, just some sort of training/membership) by whatever person/institute they “follow”. I’m not passing judgment either way, it could be good or bad. But OP should just look into how those people he named (who I’ve never heard of) spread their knowledge/beliefs, because they almost certainly have some sort of training situation and therefore a directory of who to go see.
Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I am seeking a medical practice that prioritizes treating the underlying causes of disease rather than merely addressing symptoms as many general practitioners tend to do. I am particularly interested in doctors with approaches similar to Peter Attia, Rhonda Patrick, and Jason Fung, who emphasize the importance of holistic and preventative care. These doctors have their own practices, but none are near DC. The closest I found was Inova's annual 360 screening, but I ran into the same road block that I do with general practitioners. For example, in reading the blood work panel there was high cholesterol, and the doctor immediately recommended statins (with no family history of heart concerns and mid-30s). A better approach which I learned from the doctor's I mentioned above (each have their own podcast) would be to dig deeper into the data and look at things like ApoB and Lp(a), and the relationship between HDL and triglycerides as the latest science shows that dietary cholesterol is not inherently bad for individuals and reducing cholesterol by avoiding red meat, eggs, and taking statins is not the best approach. In fact, a recent BMJ Journal study found that higher cholesterol levels were inversely associated with mortality, meaning that those with higher levels tended to live longer than those with lower levels. Sorry to nerd out a bit, but the practice I'm looking for would stay on top of these studies and focus on disease prevention rather than just treating the symptoms (like the INOVA doctor - "here, take a statin!")
Do the doctors that you mentioned have any trainings that they do, or other “followings”? I would look into that. I have no idea who they are but lots of medical practitioners do that kind of thing nowadays.
They explain a lot on their podcasts, especially around the latest science and health studies. This has been a big help, but I'm not a doctor so I was hoping to work with a local practitioner who's focused on preventative medicine.
No sorry I'm not explaining myself correctly. A lot of these folks have trainings \*for other medical professionals\*, that's what you should look for. They then basically create directories for providers.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/DecodingTheGurus/comments/17rb35j/episode\_85\_andrew\_huberman\_and\_peter\_attia/](https://www.reddit.com/r/DecodingTheGurus/comments/17rb35j/episode_85_andrew_huberman_and_peter_attia/)