Peptides, Perimenopause & the Wellness Tool Nobody Is Talking About ft. Dr. Mary Pines

Listener Gina had a question: what's the deal with peptides — the ones that aren't GLP-1s, the ones all over social media? Are they legit or total BS? Danna immediately said: Mary. Dr. Mary Pines is back on SFH for the first time in three years, neck-deep in the peptide scene and ready to spill everything.

About Dr. Mary Pines: PhD-level functional medicine practitioner specializing in hormonal and metabolic health for midlife women. She's been working with peptides for nearly a decade and recently folded peptide therapy into her 12-week program Better Beyond 40. She also hosts The Better Beyond Podcast — and yes, Danna was a guest on it. Check out that episode.

What You'll Learn:

1. What peptides actually are and how they differ from hormones
2. The Cold War origin story of BPC-157 (Soviet super soldiers, no joke)
3. The autoimmune and allergy connection — and the peptide that can calm a haywire immune system
4. Whether lifestyle alone can boost peptide production naturally
5. Why sourcing is the single biggest issue — and what to watch out for
6. The four peptides worth knowing about as starting points
7. Why peptides are never step one, and what needs to come first

Real Talk Moments: Danna asks if there's a peptide that can kill cortisol. The answer is a compassionate "no — but also maybe." She also opens up about doing everything right and still waking at 4:30am wired and suffering. Turns out Dr. Mary's functional medicine doctor has the same problem. The solidarity was real. Megan, meanwhile, catches Dr. Mary appearing on another podcast and declares full mock-betrayal: "Cheating on me with another podcast."

Dr. Mary's Parting Wisdom: "Your body knows what to do with these things. We're really just replacing something that was lost."

Connect with Dr. Mary Pines: Everything you need to know about Mary can be found on her website: https://bit.ly/4uH6yWE

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K, love you, byeeeeeChapters:

00:00 Peptides Who They’re For

04:00 What Peptides Are and Why They Work

11:56 Immune Balance GLP-1 and Lifestyle Boosts

19:43 Symptoms Labs First

22:08 Peptide Sourcing Reality

26:02 Top Peptides and Wrap

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