Peptides for Women

Welcome back to Peptides for Women podcast!In this episode, I’m joined by Dustin Robinson, founding partner of LumaLex Law, an attorney, CPA, and entrepreneur who works with companies in emerging and highly regulated industries. We’re talking about the legal and regulatory side of the peptide industry, including research-use peptides, compounding pharmacies, telehealth, social media, and what doctors and consumers should understand as the industry continues to evolve.Dustin shares why peptides, psychedelics, cannabis, healthcare, and other industries can be so complicated from a legal perspective. We also talk about the differences between research-use-only (RUO) products and regulated compounding pharmacies, how state and federal regulations can overlap, and why the laws surrounding peptides can change so quickly.We also get into the recent discussions around peptides being considered for the 503A bulk drug list, what that could mean for access, the future of peptide supply chains, and why the demand for peptides could create new challenges for pharmacies and API manufacturers.Finally, Dustin explains some of the legal risks around affiliate marketing and social media, including why peptide companies and influencers need to be careful about what they say online and how Meta handles content related to regulated industries.In this episode, we cover:Why emerging industries like peptides, psychedelics, cannabis, and healthcare have complicated legal frameworksHow Dustin’s firm uses AI and legal technology to keep up with changing regulationsCorporate practice of medicine (CPOM) and why telehealth companies need to understand state-specific lawsHow MSO-PC structures work and why they can be different from state to stateThe difference between 503A compounding pharmacies and RUO productsWhy an RUO product is not the same thing as a prescriptionThe legal risks doctors may face when using RUO products with patientsWhy some peptides have been difficult to compound through 503A pharmaciesThe recent PCAC discussions around several peptides and what could happen nextFDA rulemaking and the idea of “enforcement discretion”Why peptide demand could potentially outpace the regulated supply chainWhere peptide APIs come from and the difference between regulated and unregulated supply chainsCertificates of Analysis (COAs) and why independent batch testing mattersThe legal risks of affiliate marketing for RUO companiesWhy companies can be responsible for claims made by their affiliatesSocial media, Meta, and why peptide and other regulated-industry accounts can be removedWhy educational content may be safer than promoting personal useDustin’s thoughts on AI and how it is changing businesses and law firmsWhat the future could look like as AI becomes more integrated into everyday lifeConnect with Dustin Robinson!Website: https://www.lumalexlaw.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustinr10/?hl=enLinks & Resources:🔗 Learn more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠elliemd.com/JenniferWoodwardNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎯 Take my free peptide quiz and get a personalized, midlife-smart roadmap for the peptides that actually match your symptoms and goals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quiz.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/peptide-quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎓 Enroll in the Peptides for Practitioners Certification Course and get $100 off for podcast subscribers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/TrVo7mCz?coupon_code=PFPJENNIFER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧬 Want to pair GLP-1s with functional lab testing? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://learn.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/invitation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Grab The Body Edit Guide here for full protocols, labs, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stan.store/jenniferwoodwardnutrition/p/get-the-body-edit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‼️Disclaimer‼️This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Always speak with your licensed healthcare provider before starting or changing any medication or treatment plan.

Welcome back to Peptides for Women podcast!In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Aleksandra Gajer, a medical doctor specializing in functional and metabolic health, to talk about her journey from emergency medicine to functional medicine and how peptides have become an important part of her own health journey and her work with women.Dr. Gajer shares how her experience with Lyme disease and the limitations she saw in conventional medicine led her to explore a deeper approach to health. We talk about mitochondrial health, healing peptides, growth hormone secretagogues, hormones, and how she approaches peptide protocols based on each woman’s individual symptoms, labs, and goals.She also explains how she uses peptides like MOTC, SS31, NAD+, BPC-157, KPV, thymus, sermorelin, tesamorelin, and more, including how she thinks about supporting mitochondrial function and muscle mass in midlife women.In this episode, we cover:Dr. Gajer’s journey from emergency medicine to functional medicineHer experience with Lyme disease and chronic health strugglesWhy she felt conventional medicine was missing somethingHow hormones became an important part of her practiceHow peptides became the “icing on the cake” for her and her patientsHer personal experience using healing peptides after Lyme diseaseBPC-157, KPV, thymus, and Alpha-1 for immune and healing supportWhy mitochondrial health is especially important for women in midlifeHow MOTC, SS31, and NAD+ work differently to support mitochondriaHow she approaches peptide protocols based on a woman’s symptoms and labsGrowth hormone secretagogues and supporting muscle mass and sleepSermorelin, tesamorelin, CJC-1295, and ipamorelinWhy some women may experience anxiety with ghrelin-related peptidesTesamorelin and visceral fatHow hormones and peptides can work together for midlife womenA patient story involving hormones, a GLP-1, sermorelin, and MOTCPinealon and the future of brain health and longevityWhy prioritizing your health can change how you experience midlifeConnect with Dr. Aleksandra Gajer!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegajerpractice/Website: https://thegajerpractice.com/Links & Resources:🔗 Learn more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠elliemd.com/JenniferWoodwardNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎯 Take my free peptide quiz and get a personalized, midlife-smart roadmap for the peptides that actually match your symptoms and goals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quiz.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/peptide-quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎓 Enroll in the Peptides for Practitioners Certification Course and get $100 off for podcast subscribers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/TrVo7mCz?coupon_code=PFPJENNIFER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧬 Want to pair GLP-1s with functional lab testing? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://learn.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/invitation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Grab The Body Edit Guide here for full protocols, labs, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stan.store/jenniferwoodwardnutrition/p/get-the-body-edit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‼️Disclaimer‼️This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Always speak with your licensed healthcare provider before starting or changing any medication or treatment plan.

Welcome back to Peptides for Women podcast!In this episode, I’m joined by Lois Essenfeld, a certified Institute for Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition trainee, to talk about her long health journey through severe endometriosis, medically induced menopause, hormone-positive breast cancer, difficult menopause symptoms, and eventually discovering GLP-1 and peptide therapy.Lois was diagnosed with severe endometriosis in her 20s and went through surgery that removed most of one ovary. She was then placed into medical menopause with Lupron and spent more than 20 years on birth control. Years later, at age 48, she was diagnosed with hormone-positive breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy.Her experience with Tamoxifen was extremely difficult, and although switching medications helped mentally and emotionally, she continued to struggle with hot flashes, night sweats, joint pain, inflammation, weight gain, and feeling disconnected from her body. Because of her history, hormone replacement therapy wasn't an option for her.Then she discovered functional health, FDN, and eventually GLP-1 therapy. After starting a low dose of tirzepatide, Lois noticed a dramatic improvement in her joint pain and inflammation within days, followed by improvements in her hot flashes, night sweats, and overall quality of life.Now, Lois is passionate about learning more about peptides and helping other women navigate their own health journeys through midlife.In this episode, we cover:Lois's experience with severe endometriosis and why it took years to get the right diagnosisBeing put into medical menopause at just 26Her fertility journey and becoming a mom after losing most of one ovaryHer experience with hormone-positive breast cancer at 48Why Tamoxifen was so difficult for herSwitching from Tamoxifen to anastrozoleHot flashes, night sweats, joint pain, inflammation, and weight gain during menopauseWhy hormone replacement therapy wasn't an option for LoisHer journey into health coaching and Functional Diagnostic NutritionHow she discovered peptides and GLP-1 therapyWhat changed for her after starting tirzepatideThe importance of understanding your options instead of making health decisions from fearHer interest in learning more about peptides as a cancer survivorThe emerging research around GLP-1s and cancerHow Lois hopes to help other women through midlife and menopauseConnect with Lois Essenfeld!Website: ⁠⁠https://letitgowellness.com/⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/letitgowellness/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LetItGoWellnessFree Midlife Healthy Aging Roadmap: https://letitgowellness.com/roadmap (Download Lois Essenfeld’s practical 5-page Roadmap and choose one realistic place to begin.)Links & Resources:🔗 Learn more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠elliemd.com/JenniferWoodwardNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎯 Take my free peptide quiz and get a personalized, midlife-smart roadmap for the peptides that actually match your symptoms and goals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quiz.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/peptide-quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎓 Enroll in the Peptides for Practitioners Certification Course and get $100 off for podcast subscribers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/TrVo7mCz?coupon_code=PFPJENNIFER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧬 Want to pair GLP-1s with functional lab testing? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://learn.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/invitation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Grab The Body Edit Guide here for full protocols, labs, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stan.store/jenniferwoodwardnutrition/p/get-the-body-edit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‼️Disclaimer‼️This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Always speak with your licensed healthcare provider before starting or changing any medication or treatment plan.

Welcome back to Peptides for Women podcast!In this episode, I’m joined by Alissa Meisel, an occupational therapist, board-certified health and wellness coach, and founder of Meisel Health, to talk about her incredible 150+ pound weight-loss journey and how bariatric surgery, GLP-1s, peptide therapy, and lifestyle changes became different tools along the way.Alissa has spent years struggling with her weight, dieting, exercising, and trying to figure out why nothing seemed to work long-term. After infertility treatments contributed to significant weight gain, she ultimately underwent sleeve gastrectomy in 2020 and lost more than 100 pounds.Years later, despite continuing to exercise, prioritize protein and hydration, and do everything she had been doing to maintain her weight, she began gaining weight again. That’s when she began exploring GLP-1s and peptide therapy, which became another tool in her health journey and helped her lose an additional 30 pounds.In this episode, we talk about the physical AND emotional side of weight loss, why mindset matters, what happens after bariatric surgery, and how feeling comfortable and confident in your body can impact every area of your life, including your marriage and intimacy.In this episode, we cover:Alissa’s lifelong struggle with dieting, weight, and an all-or-nothing mindsetHow her college years changed her relationship with food and exerciseThe emotional connection between food, stress, and comfortHer experience with infertility treatments and gaining over 100 poundsWhy she ultimately chose sleeve gastrectomy in January 2020What life was really like after bariatric surgery, including severe complications and the mental/emotional challenges she experiencedThe lack of support she felt after surgery and why she created a roadmap for other womenRegaining 20 pounds years after losing more than 100 poundsWhy training for a half marathon didn’t produce the results she expectedHow GLP-1 therapy and peptide therapy became another tool in her journeyLosing an additional 30 pounds and reaching more than 150 pounds of total weight lossWhy Alissa believes sustainable weight loss requires more than one toolThe importance of mindset, fear, judgment, and self-advocacyHow losing weight changed Alissa’s confidence and relationship with her bodyThe connection between body confidence, intimacy, and marriageWhy busy women need to make space for themselves, their health, and their relationshipsHow Alissa went from working in clinical healthcare to helping women with metabolic health and wellnessConnect with Alissa Meisel!Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/alissaameisel/⁠Website: https://www.meiselhealth.com/Links & Resources:🔗 Learn more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠elliemd.com/JenniferWoodwardNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎯 Take my free peptide quiz and get a personalized, midlife-smart roadmap for the peptides that actually match your symptoms and goals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quiz.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/peptide-quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎓 Enroll in the Peptides for Practitioners Certification Course and get $100 off for podcast subscribers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/TrVo7mCz?coupon_code=PFPJENNIFER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧬 Want to pair GLP-1s with functional lab testing? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://learn.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/invitation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Grab The Body Edit Guide here for full protocols, labs, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stan.store/jenniferwoodwardnutrition/p/get-the-body-edit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‼️Disclaimer‼️This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Always speak with your licensed healthcare provider before starting or changing any medication or treatment plan.

Welcome back to Peptides for Women podcast!In this episode, I’m joined by Nerida Bint, Australia’s leading emotional intelligence coach and creator of The Emotional Home framework. Nerida shares her personal journey with weight gain, emotional eating, and Retatrutide, including how she lost 14 kilos (about 30 pounds) in 14 weeks after years of trying to lose weight through diet and exercise.We also talk about the emotional patterns behind food and how becoming more aware of her habits helped Nerida change the way she eats, trains, recovers, and takes care of herself. Plus, we dive into her shift from intense CrossFit training to strength training, her current peptide routine, nervous system regulation, self-worth, and how emotional intelligence can transform your relationships.In this episode, we cover:Nerida’s journey from competitive CrossFit and owning women’s gyms to struggling with weight gain in her 40sHow she lost 14 kilos (30 pounds) in 14 weeks using RetatrutideHer experience with food noise, emotional eating, and habitual snackingHow Retatrutide helped her become more aware of her eating patterns and portion sizesWhy Nerida views peptides as a tool to support healthy habits, rather than a replacement for themHer shift from intense CrossFit workouts to more sustainable strength training, walking, and recoveryWhy recovery, nervous system regulation, and sustainable movement became such an important part of her lifestyleNerida’s current peptide routine, including Retatrutide, BPC-157, MOTC, Kisspeptin, and GHK-CuHer experience noticing changes during her menstrual cycle after starting KisspeptinWhy baseline bloodwork and follow-up testing can provide useful data during a health journeyNerida’s work around emotional intelligence, self-worth, subconscious beliefs, and nervous system regulationWhat Nerida means by your “emotional home” and how childhood emotional patterns can influence your adult lifeHow becoming more emotionally aware helped transform Nerida’s relationships and communicationNerida’s advice for women who want to communicate more effectively with their partnersConnect with Nerida Bint!Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/neridabint/?hl=enWebsite: https://www.neridabint.com/Links & Resources:🔗 Learn more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠elliemd.com/JenniferWoodwardNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎯 Take my free peptide quiz and get a personalized, midlife-smart roadmap for the peptides that actually match your symptoms and goals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quiz.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/peptide-quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎓 Enroll in the Peptides for Practitioners Certification Course and get $100 off for podcast subscribers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/TrVo7mCz?coupon_code=PFPJENNIFER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧬 Want to pair GLP-1s with functional lab testing? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://learn.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/invitation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Grab The Body Edit Guide here for full protocols, labs, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stan.store/jenniferwoodwardnutrition/p/get-the-body-edit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‼️Disclaimer‼️This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Always speak with your licensed healthcare provider before starting or changing any medication or treatment plan.