Dr. Peter Attia
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It's kind of a picture. And then we've kind of talked about sleep and stress, obviously metabolic health in general. What are some of the other modifiable things that you see? The most common is a varicocele. Okay. Tell people what a varicocele is.
It's kind of a picture. And then we've kind of talked about sleep and stress, obviously metabolic health in general. What are some of the other modifiable things that you see? The most common is a varicocele. Okay. Tell people what a varicocele is.
But sorry, there are no valves in that vein? Correct. So what's the head it has to climb? That's got to be this. 30 centimeters. So how is it doing that without a valve? I don't know. That's a pretty big distance to travel without a valve. They do it at night. I don't know. Yeah. Interesting. Okay.
But sorry, there are no valves in that vein? Correct. So what's the head it has to climb? That's got to be this. 30 centimeters. So how is it doing that without a valve? I don't know. That's a pretty big distance to travel without a valve. They do it at night. I don't know. Yeah. Interesting. Okay.
Oh, it is? Okay. Yeah.
Oh, it is? Okay. Yeah.
That's the most common thing.
That's the most common thing.
So they're non-modifiable now? Right. Okay, so you talked about a few of those already. What are some other ones on the genetic side?
So they're non-modifiable now? Right. Okay, so you talked about a few of those already. What are some other ones on the genetic side?
No phenotype.
No phenotype.
Yeah. No phenotype. Normal. A Y chromosome deletion male?
Yeah. No phenotype. Normal. A Y chromosome deletion male?
I'm sorry. I thought you meant a complete deletion of the Y-chromosome. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm sorry. I thought you meant a complete deletion of the Y-chromosome. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Partial.
Partial.
And until they try to conceive, they would never know this. Right. Everything else is normal. Right. So then there's environmental lifestyle things. So I think obesity is a big one. And do you think that that's mostly propagated through the endocrine system then?
And until they try to conceive, they would never know this. Right. Everything else is normal. Right. So then there's environmental lifestyle things. So I think obesity is a big one. And do you think that that's mostly propagated through the endocrine system then?