The Coolest, Craziest Peptides You've Never Heard Of (& Where To Get Them), Boosting Testosterone Without Drugs, The Newest Creatine Booster & More With LVLUP Health's Kyal Van Der Leest
Ben Greenfield Life
Ben Greenfield
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🗓️ 6 July 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, you'll get to discover the fascinating realm of revolutionary peptides with two-time guest, Kyal Van Der Leest — a distinguished naturopath, nutritionist, supplement formulator, and the founder of LVLUP Health (use code BEN10 to save 10%). Discover how these powerful compounds can rapidly repair tissues, elevate your energy by boosting NAD levels, sharpen your mind, and even naturally enhance sexual health, offering alternatives to medications like Viagra. Kyal and I will also unravel some of the most innovative peptides you may have never heard of (but should definitely get to know).
Additionally, you'll explore the compelling synergies between peptides and functional fillers for optimized absorption, the wonders of COX-2 inhibitors for inflammation, and the multifaceted benefits of GHK-Cu for anti-aging and longevity. Kyal will also break down the science and applications of peptides like PEA for sleep and inflammation, 5-amino-1MQ for boosting NAD levels, and Tβ4 fragments for pain and wound healing.
You'll also delve into practical tips for maximizing the effects of these potent compounds, discover why Kyal advocates for funding and research in peptides, and how contamination concerns emphasize the need for good manufacturing practices. Our conversation broadens to encompass intriguing topics including the nuances of gut health, innovative testosterone optimization methods, the significance of the blood-brain barrier in preventing neurodegenerative conditions, and much more!
Kyal Van Der Leest is the founder, formulator, and face of LVLUP Health, an Australian-based supplement company. Under his guidance, LVLUP Health (use code BEN10 to save 10%) has created a diverse range of cutting-edge supplements, utilizing incredibly powerful ingredients that you may not have heard of before. His formulations aim to simplify complex health protocols, reducing the need for multiple products by offering all-in-one solutions that make supplementation easy and effective. LVLUP products incorporate a unique combination of the best ingredients from functional medicine, naturopathy, and nutrition, targeting the multiple mechanisms driving health conditions. These include orally bioavailable peptides, herbal botanical extracts, isolated herbal constituents, bioidentical and activated nutritionals, and vitamins, ensuring the highest efficacy.
Without further ado, get ready for an enlightening journey into the world of peptides, packed with actionable insights that promise to elevate your fitness, health, and overall well-being. And if you didn't catch my first fascinating show with Kyal, you can click the link below to check it out:
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| 0:00.0 | My name is Ben Greenfield life podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | It's best to take your peptides away from food, especially if it's a high protein meal, |
| 0:08.0 | because those endogenous enzymes that are being upregulated and the stomach acid that's being turned out in preparation or in |
| 0:15.6 | reaction to you consuming your meal will compromise the ability of the peptides to be absorbed. |
| 0:20.9 | One's like the BPC157 are a bit more resistant because that's where they're made in the stomach acid. |
| 0:26.1 | They kind of are the exception to a lot of the rules that we apply to these orally bioavailable |
| 0:30.4 | peptides in that it's made there and it's resistant but ones like |
| 0:33.9 | kPV or g hk copper or the TB4 fragments they're more fragile and that's why we have to |
| 0:40.4 | be intelligent in how we take them and how we buffer them or also how we deliver them. |
| 0:47.1 | Fitness, nutrition, biohacking, longevity, life optimization, spirituality, and a whole lot more. |
| 0:55.0 | Welcome to the Ben Greenfield Life Show. |
| 0:58.0 | Are you ready to hack your life? |
| 1:00.0 | Let's do this. Propolis is where it's at. You ever heard of it? |
| 1:14.0 | Propolis is what bees. Yes, our bee friends use it to protect the hive. |
| 1:20.0 | It fights germs, it supports your immune system with antioxidants and minerals and vitamins. |
| 1:25.0 | Over 300 different beneficial compounds, it's freaking propolis. |
| 1:29.0 | Who knew? |
| 1:30.0 | It's even an antimicrobial. It's antifungal. |
| 1:32.0 | It helps to fight germs. |
| 1:34.3 | Somebody was recently asking me what they should do for sore throat. |
| 1:38.5 | I told them propolis because it actually not only supports the immune system system but it sues the throat. |
| 1:45.0 | So whether you're a singer or a beat poet or you're a sick person, |
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