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Alzheimer's Fraud Exposed | Charles Piller

2026-11-1050:40

Alzheimer's research fraud: what happens when influential studies cannot be trusted? In this episode of Health Longevity Secrets, Robert Lufkin MD speaks with investigative journalist Charles Piller about research integrity, the amyloid hypothesis, and the human cost of unreliable science. We discuss Matthew Schrag's image analysis, the retracted 2006 Nature paper, simufilam, and why patients need both rigorous research and better care. Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction01:40 — Charles Pill...

Are Peptides Legal Now? What Actually Changed

2026-11-0308:10

On October 28, 2026, HHS said it will allow pharmacies to compound six popular peptides: BPC-157, TB-500, KPV, MOTS-c, Semax, and Epitalon. Not one of them is FDA approved, and the Associated Press reported that FDA scientists opposed the change. In this episode, Robert Lufkin MD explains what the policy actually allows, the conditions pharmacies have to meet, and what the human evidence shows for each of the six peptides. He also covers the risks and three questions to ask before considering...

Your Mitochondria Are Eating You Alive (How to Rebuild Them) | Oct 27, 2026

2026-10-2708:19

Inside every one of your cells live tiny ancient bacteria called mitochondria. When they fail, and they fail decades before you feel sick, they drive cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes. Here's how they fail, and how to rebuild them without drugs. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:33 What mitochondria actually are 02:01 The four ways mitochondria fail 03:56 The diseases this explains 05:34 How to rebuild your mitochondria 07:35 The bottom line Key takeaways Mitochondria decide whet...

Elizabeth Holmes's Blood Test Dream Is Coming True Without Her

2026-10-2007:37

Elizabeth Holmes went to prison for promising hundreds of blood tests from a single drop of your finger. Some of what she promised is now FDA cleared, and some of it may never be possible at all. With the new documentary You Can See Everything in theaters, Robert Lufkin MD looks at what Theranos promised, what really happened, what is actually FDA cleared in 2026, the physics of a single drop, and which home and finger-stick tests you can trust. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/CjpbudYdV1I ...

EXPLAINER: Did Plague Just Escape From a Russian Lab?

2026-10-1307:58

A young scientist died in a Russian plague lab. Officials deny an accident. Is biowarfare a real threat, or is the bigger risk something else? Robert Lufkin MD looks at the death of a young lab worker at Russia's Irkutsk anti-plague institute, why Moscow's denials are hard to take at face value, and what Annie Jacobsen's book Biological War: A Scenario gets right and wrong. Untreated pneumonic plague is almost always fatal. The right antibiotics cut deaths sharply. A strain that shrugs off t...

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