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Unlocking the Science of Longevity with Peter Attia, MD

The Rich Roll Podcast

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What the Fuck Is Up With Grip Strength?

Grip strength is a proxy for the kind of strength that's important to be working on and thinking about as we age. When your grip strength suffers, it limits your ability to do pretty much anything with your hands from opening a door or pulling something. If you look at the the association between grip strength and any disease, all cosmortality, I include onset of dementia, death from dementia, it doesn't matter. The stronger you grip, the longer you live.

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