In this episode, host Komkwuan “Kwuan” Paruchabutr, DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CNM, FACNM, FNAP, FAAN, joins Carmen Stansberry, FNP-C, WHNP-BC, and Jackie Giannelli, FNP-BC, NCMP, to discuss the state of longevity medicine in the current healthcare system, particularly for women as they approach the midlife transition that is perimenopause and menopause. They explore the nuances that providers practicing longevity medicine navigate, such as how to look at lab markers, consider peptides, and the role of cellular biology.

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Show Notes:

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Carmen Stansberry, FNP-C, WHNP-BC

Jackie Giannelli, FNP-BC, NCMP

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Longevity Medicine: Lab Markers, Peptides, and NAD