Dan Stickler, MD joins us on the podcast for another episode on an emerging trend in medicine--peptides. Dr. Stickler is our medical director here at Neurohacker Collective, and is also cofounder of the Apeiron Center for Human Potential and the Apeiron Academy. In this episode we discuss what peptides are, how to use them, and how they will fit in to a new paradigm of health care. Here are some points we cover:

* Complex vs. complicated systems

* Why peptides can’t be patented

* Discussion about BPC-157, thymosin beta 4, thymosin alpha 1, and epitalon

* Risks of using peptides on your own

* How Dr. Stickler personally measures his epigenetic age and the length of his telomeres

* Senescent/zombie cells and aging

* Gene editing

* Effects of pesticides, plastics, and other endocrine disruptors

* A look at how we treat our health will affect future generations

* How to measure the success of health protocols and treatments

For full show notes visit: https://neurohacker.com/what-are-peptides-their-role-in-health-aging (https://neurohacker.com/what-are-peptides-their-role-in-health-aging)