Dr. Abid Hussain is a triple board-certified cardiologist in cardiology, internal medicine, and functional medicine. After years in the traditional hospital system in New Jersey, he walked away to focus on what actually prevents disease — and now practices at the Boulder Longevity Institute, combining conventional medicine with peptides, HRT, and longevity protocols.
This is one of the most important conversations we've had on the podcast. If you're using hormones, peptides, or GLPs — or you're thinking about it — you need to hear what a real cardiologist has to say about all of it.
In this episode, Hunter and Dr. Abid cover why cholesterol alone is a terrible predictor of heart disease, what APOB and particle size actually tell you, and why the AI-powered cardiac imaging most people have never heard of is the real state of the art. They break down the testosterone and heart disease myth — fully debunked — along with hematocrit, blood clots, and what's actually dangerous on TRT. They cover the Women's Health Initiative, why bioidentical and synthetic hormones are not the same thing, and what women of any age need to know about HRT.
Then the conversation shifts to peptides — how BPC-157, TB-500, and Thymosin Alpha-1 benefit the cardiovascular system, what the SELECT trial proved about GLPs and heart health, why synthetic growth hormone and secretagogues are completely different, and how to think about cancer risk before starting GH protocols. They close with SS-31, Humanin, MOTS-C, and why the order you use mitochondrial peptides in actually matters — plus a deep dive into SGLT2 inhibitors, the most underrated longevity drug almost nobody in this space is talking about.
Episode 3 of The Hunter Williams Podcast.
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