Evidence standards and randomized trials

The peptide industry just hit $328 million in imports from China in nine months, and the fastest-growing buyers aren't bodybuilders. They're women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s who were told their labs look "fine" when they know something is deeply wrong.In this episode, I break down why peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500 are being aggressively marketed to women in perimenopause, why there isn't a single randomized controlled trial proving they're safe or effective in humans, and what the actual evidence says about brain fog, muscle loss, joint pain, and metabolic decline.

I explore why the "your bloods are normal" dismissal has destroyed women's health, how hormone replacement therapy actually protects your brain when timed correctly, why GLP-1s work when peptides don't, and what protein, sleep, and resistance training do that no research chemical can replicate, because the foundations of brain health will never trend on TikTok, but they're the only things backed by decades of rigorous science.

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*TOPICS DISCUSSED*

00:00 Intro: Why women are the fastest-growing peptide buyers

07:01 Perimenopause reality: why "your labs look fine" is destroying women's health

15:20 What peptides actually are and the missing human evidence

31:00 Quality control disasters and documented side effects

39:50 What actually works: resistance training, protein, and muscle preservation

44:30 Hormone replacement therapy and brain protection

51:14 GLP-1 receptor agonists: evidence-based use vs. gray market risks

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I’m Louisa Nicola - clinical neurophysiologist - Alzheimer’s prevention specialist - founder of Neuro Athletics.

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