# @richroll on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-03-20T19:23:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** rich roll (@richroll) — https://gondola.cc/richroll

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WHY EMOTIONAL HEALTH MIGHT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT HEALTHSPAN PILLAR

Today I’m proud to share a uniquely powerful 2nd conversation with peterattiamd—Peter as you have never before seen or heard him.

Perhaps the best and most qualified source of grounded, evidence-based science and medical advice on the internet, Peter is an endless source of well-considered information on a wide array of important topics, from heart, brain & metabolic health to athletic performance & more.

Aside from F1 (& maybe LEGO), Peter’s great obsession is healthspan. Sidestepping the moonshot futurism that dominates headlines, Peter’s focus is instead placed on the key factors that unnecessarily drive premature demise & the foundational pillars upon which to chart now a path to enjoy greater vitality in our later decades.

The condensed wisdom of Peter’s immersion into all things healthspan comes to life in ‘Outlive’—his new must-read primer on the science and art of longevity that hits bookstores next week. 

I was profoundly impacted by this book, particularly his final chapter on emotional health, in which Peter details with laudable vulnerability his personal struggles and path to wholeness, purpose and peace.

It is this chapter—and aspect of Peter’s story—that provides the focus of today’s exchange.

If you are familiar with Peter’s podcast ‘The Drive’ or his many appearances on other podcasts (all great, especially his recent episodes with hubermanlab and timferriss), this one hits different. Raw and emotional at times, it’s a conversation that has stayed with me. 

I’m confident it will impact you similarly.

Thank you Peter for trusting me with your story and for having the courage to venture places most wouldn’t dare.

My hope is that this conversation will leave you thinking more deeply about the quality of your own emotional well-being and the profound importance it plays in every facet of your life. May it motivate you to attend to your emotional health with newfound care and greater intentionality.

To watch on YT or listen on your preferred platform, click link in bio.

✌🏽🌱 -Rich

📷 davygreenberg 

#neuroscience #medicine #longevity #lifespan #healthspan #richroll

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