Episode Details

Is metformin really as dangerous as it's been made out to be? What are the best peptides to use for muscle gain, fat loss and cognition? How can you get started with testosterone optimization therapy?

I answer all these questions and many more in this podcast with Jay Campbell, a Champion Men’s Physique Competitor and the best selling author of the Testosterone Optimization Bible and of The Definitive Testosterone Replacement Therapy Manual: How to Optimize Your Testosterone for Lifelong Health and Happiness... (along with a host of other books linked to in the resources section below).

As a 17 year TRT patient, Jay is a master at manipulating and tweaking the human endocrine system to optimize performance and health. He has experience working with thousands of men and women in optimizing their nutrition, exercise, fitness and fat loss. Jay makes it his personal mission to affect positive and rapid change in each and every client who enters the mastermind program.

During our absolutely epic discussion, you'll discover: -Jay's daily routine and why he eats only 3 days per week...

• Metformin
• Armour Desiccated Thyroid
• Lion's Mane
• Curcumin, turmeric,
• Protein powder, MCT oil
• Practice intermittent fasting if you're not fast-adapted or want to lose weight
• The cold-filtration whey isolate Jay recommends...
  • 70% of people have some sort of response (allergic or otherwise) to whey protein
  • True Nutrition 
  • Ben has used Mt. Capra 
  • Cold filtration similar to micro-filtration for wine
  • Thorne Mediclear 

-Jay's response to Ben's concerns about the use of Metformin...

• Mitochondrial dysfunction
  • 2 studies by Dr. Chandler Mars
  • Morbidly obese diabetics using a disproportionate amount of Metformin
  • "Life extension dose" varies due to body size, ancestry, etc.
  • Jay has used Metformin for 17 years
  • Lactic Acidosis: studies done on samples not representative of the population
  • Gastric issues are a result of Metformin cleaning up microbiota
    • Subsides as the biome becomes used to Metformin
  • Metformin protects the brain and cleans vascular pathways

-How to go about getting Metformin...

• Tell your doctor you want it because it's cardio-protective, prevents cancer and is believed to stop the progress of neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimers
• It's also very affordable
• inhousepharmacy.vu

-Whether Berberine should be used, and if so, as an alternative or a supplement to Metformin...

• Berberine is similar to Metformin, but isn't as regulated and is much more expensive
• Berberine doesn't have a good reputation among people in the know
• Metformin is the most studied drug in the world (because of diabetes)

-Jay's favorite peptides and what to look for when choosing a peptide for yourself...

• Peptides are a great option for an aging man or woman to slow down aging process, increase sleep, etc.
• Ipamorelin (GHRP)
  • Highest efficacy if combined with a growth hormone
  • Best peptide for women by far
• Neanderthal genes
• Quercetin
• Tesamorelin
  • FDA approved; created by Merck
  • Creat