Peptide Q&A #45 – High SHBG, AOD Debate, Barrett's Syndrome & Burn Recovery

Summary

Peptide of The Week Podcast

Episode: Peptide Q&A #45 – High SHBG, AOD Debate, Barrett's Syndrome & Burn Recovery

Hosts: JD Denham & William T. Ha
Date: June 11, 2026

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Episode Overview

This energetic Q&A episode sees JD Denham and Will Ha answering listener questions about peptides, hormones, diet strategies, and longevity protocols. The hosts tackle nuanced issues like high SHBG, the reality of AOD 9604 for fat loss, gut issues (including Barrett's syndrome), recovery from burns, and optimizing hormone levels and mitochondrial health. Both hosts share personal protocols, blunt insights, and actionable tips with a focus on real-world results—reminding listeners that putting in the work is as important as the latest compound or stack.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Opening Exchanges and Stoicism (01:09–10:02)

• The episode kicks off with banter about birthdays, aging, and the newfound appreciation for stillness and naps as one gets older.
• JD and Will discuss stoicism, referencing the "man in the arena" (Theodore Roosevelt) quote and the biblical prodigal son story as lessons in risk, failure, and growth.
  • Notable Quote:
    “You can’t see the beauty of the light unless you’ve seen the darkness.” – JD Denham (08:48)
• The importance of daring greatly, embracing discomfort, and risk as the source of growth—especially for men seeking to break out of mediocrity.

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Q&A Deep Dive

1. High SHBG & Free Testosterone Optimization (10:24–17:50)

Listener Case:
38-year-old male, high SHBG, low free T, active lifestyle, fasting, on NAD+, considering Kisspeptin, wants to improve free testosterone.

Insights:

• High SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin) can suppress free testosterone, lowering energy and libido.
• Fasting/calorie restriction can drive up SHBG; solution is often more calories (especially protein and carbs around workouts).
  • JD suggests an 80/20 carnivore diet with targeted carbs pre and post-workout.
  • Quote:
    “If your calories are too low ... bet you if you just raise your calories and eat more, you’re going to get a little bigger and you’re going to feel a little bit better.” – JD (13:36)
• Drug recommendations:
  • Enclomiphene if on TRT (acts downstream of the pituitary, unlike Kisspeptin)
  • Proviron: A mild oral anabolic that “tears off” SHBG, freeing up testosterone.
    • Quote: “You take Proviron, it just tears that all off and makes that androgen receptor fresh.” – Will (16:32)
  • Supplements: Magnesium, zinc, boron.
• Both hosts stress: Always share weight, age, and hormone status for targeted advice.

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2. Peptide Approaches for Gout (17:50–20:38)

Listener Case:
Family history of gout; looking for anti-inflammatory peptides.

Insights:

• Top picks: KPV, TA1, BPC-157 for anti-inflammation.
• AOD9604 may help indirectly (mitochondrial health, joint recovery), and SS31 is another honorable mention.
  • Quote: “When you read about AOD ... it can help with inflammation in tendon and joint recovery.” – Will (18:38)
• Non-peptide advice: Cut alcohol and sugar, and clean up the diet.

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3. Cycling Off GHK-Cu, MOTS-c, SS31 – Peptide Substitutes (20:38–24:11)

Listener Case:
Looking for what to run while cycling off GHK-Cu, MOTS-c, SS31; asks if GHK-Cu infusions via “Glow” or “CLO” really count as taking a break.

Insights:

• Using Glow/CLO is not taking a break from GHK-Cu.
• For mitochondrial support while off MotC/SS31: NAD+ is primary; 5-Amino-1MQ also mentioned.
• BPC/TB500/KPV can sub for the healing benefits of GHK-Cu.
• Cycling is mainly to avoid tolerance/build-up (especially copper with GHK-Cu).

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4. AOD 9604 Reality Check (24:12–28:57)

Listener Case:
Community is split: some say AOD9604 is magic, others call it useless. Why?

Insights:

• Hosts both favor AOD as an adjunct—works best if hormonally optimized, lean, and training hard.
• It’s not an “instant fat burner” or appetite suppressant (unlike, e.g., retatrutide).
  • Works “subtly and totally” over time (like HGH).
  • Quote: “It should not be your like, this is my fat burner ... it’s like the sauce on top.” – Will (27:19)
• AOD works best when in a fasted state; proper storage/prep of the peptide is crucial (mix with acetic acid, degrade-prone).
• If you’re out of shape or dieting poorly, AOD won’t perform miracles.

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5. Deep Dive: Female Listener, Low Energy, Gut & Hormonal Health (29:03–37:39)

Listener Case:
38F, celiac & GI issues, longstanding peptide stack but low energy, stubborn lower belly fat.

Insights:

• Top recommendation: Get full hormone panel (thyroid, testosterone, estrogen, cortisol, iron, B12, D, fasting insulin, etc.).
  • “Without a doubt, I’m almost certain that’s what it is ... hormones need to be checked.” – JD (31:06)
• For gut/autoimmune issues: Consider thymosin alpha, LL37, IP-10 protocol as per previous podcast guest, Dr. Scott.
• Sleep is critical: high cortisol from poor sleep can block weight loss no matter what.
• For nutrient absorption (due to celiac): test for malabsorption (organic acids, iron, vitamin panels).
• Peptides for sleep/circadian rhythm: Epitalon. For belly fat: Tesamorelin or similar secretagogues.

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6. Overwhelmed/Starter Protocol for 53M (37:48–40:38)

Listener Case:
53M, on TRT, wants simpler paths for longevity, starting mitochondrial support (SS31, MOTS-c, NAD+), ponders GH.

Insights:

• Great to start with mitochondrial peptides and NAD+.
• For GH support: recommend direct HGH (2 IU) at this age, or Tesamorelin/Ipamorelin blend.
• JD points to their library of protocols in the “premium membership” for tailored plans.

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7. Testosterone, Muscle Growth, Mixing Peptides (40:38–45:32)

Listener Case:
43M, strong progress (lost 30 lbs), on peptides (Tessa, IPA, Retta, NAD, AOD, Wolverine, etc.), considering IGF1, DHEA, and peptide stacking for himself and wife.

Insights:

• Congrats on progress! If still low free testosterone, it’s likely time to start TRT.
  • Quote: “You could feel freaking amazing [on TRT] ... in three weeks.” – JD (44:02)
• DHEA and/or enclomiphene are good pre-TRT options.
• Topical + injected GHK-Cu for wife is fine.
• Never mix AOD (mixed in acetic acid) in same injection as other peptides.

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8. Frustrated Brother: Retatrutide Not Working (45:32–51:55)

Listener Case:
Brother not losing weight on retta, busy schedule, eats on the go, no gym time, history of high-dose tirzepatide.

Insights:

• The hosts pull no punches—“hard talk” here.
  • Quote: “If you’re not going to lift weights and you’re not going to better your life because you’re busy, your kids are going to be like that.” – JD (47:26)
• The real problem is lifestyle, not the compound.
• Former high-dose tirzepatide means strong appetite suppression and possible rebound; retta dose is now too low to be effective.
• Key: No peptide stack will overcome poor diet and zero exercise. Build the basics first.

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9. Burn Recovery & Optimization Post-Injury (52:29–55:37)

Listener Case:
Firefighter, post-burn, partial amputations, huge weight loss, optimizing recovery (on BPC, TB, KPV, TRT, cycling fat burners), asks about further recovery/optimization stacks.

Insights:

• Commended for commitment and resilience.
• Recommendations:
  • If >40, add HGH (or at least secretagogues)
  • Add-in mitochondria-focused support (SS31, MOTS-c, NAD)
• Open offer: Firefighters, vets, LEOs—DM for extra support/resources.
  • Quote: “We are huge, huge supporters of police, army, veterans, firemen. ... We’d like to help you out.” – JD (53:35)

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10. Barrett’s Syndrome/GI Healing (55:38–60:34)

Listener Case:
Barrett’s syndrome, on glow/CLO and BPC, wants to avoid lifelong omeprazole, seeks peptide help.

Insights:

• Hosts empathize—JD shares his battle with GERD/Barrett's.
• Best protocol: Gut healing is the real route (not just symptom suppression):
  • Peptide combo: Thymosin alpha-1 (TA1), LL37 (low dose, long run), IP-10 (to “sweep out”)
  • BPC/KPV (oral and/or injectable) to support GI mucosa repair and motility
• Root cause is poor lower esophageal sphincter function + gastric motility; BPC has mechanistic rationale in both.
• Seek a doctor with gut-healing focus (e.g., Dr. Scott); consider full gut/microbiome workup.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Risk & Growth:
  “Men are supposed to climb. Climb ever. ... You want to get. You literally, like, seriously, like, dude, I. I will have to. If I had to, I’d wake up at 2 to go to the damn gym. I just would get it in.” – JD Denham (05:37, 51:55)
• On Hormones and Health:
  “You could be eating great, doing everything, but if your hormones aren’t right, you’ll never get where you want.” – JD (31:06-31:25)
• On AOD9604:
  “It works way better when everything else ... is going. Right.” – Will (27:20)
• On Blunt Truth:
  “No peptide stack will overcome poor diet and zero exercise. Build the basics first.” – summarized throughout, especially (47:26–51:55)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:09 – Opening, stoicism, "man in the arena"
• 10:24 – High SHBG/free T Q&A
• 17:50 – Gout & inflammation peptides
• 20:38 – Cycling off GHK-Cu, MOTS-c, SS31, and subs
• 24:12 – AOD9604 debate, fat burning
• 29:03 – Female listener, energy/gut/hormone optimization
• 37:48 – Starter/overwhelmed at 53
• 40:38 – 43M, muscle growth, IGF1, DHEA, mixing peptides for spouse
• 45:32 – “Busy dad” can’t lose weight on retta
• 52:29 – Firefighter burn recovery
• 55:38 – Barrett’s syndrome/gut healing peptides

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Takeaways

• Foundational health (training, diet, sleep, and hormone optimization) must always precede advanced peptide stacks.
• Peptides are adjuncts, not magic bullets—it’s about synergy, timing, and context.
• Testing is crucial: Share detailed background (age, weight, goals, labs) for tailored advice.
• Mindset matters: Growth, risk-taking, and “doing hard things” are recurring themes—getting uncomfortable leads to growth.
• Special support for frontline workers: Hosts offer gratitude and bonus resources for firefighters, police, LEOs, and veterans.

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To follow up on topics, request protocols, or connect with JD & Will’s expert network (like Dr. Scott), interact through the podcast’s channels or join their School and Premium Membership for curated stacks and advanced guides.

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This summary captures the hosts’ frank, actionable tone and covers every major segment and insight for listeners who want the real story on peptide performance and practical optimization.

Transcript

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[William T. Ha]

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[J.D. Denim]

Welcome back to the Peptide of the Week podcast. I'm your host, J.D. denim across the way, Mr. William T. Ha. Happy Tuesday.

[William T. Ha]

It's my birthday this weekend, which I don't really like. All the attention being paid to me or not very good at being served, you know, I mean, like, we go to the pool and Ali's like, all right, well, we gotta go do this errand. She's like, I'll do it. You just stay there. And I'm not very good at that. I'm like, no. I'm like, I'd rather go do the work and you relax. Yeah, but actually I would because I also not good at sitting still for very long. No, dude, I can't just, like, lay there in the sun for, like, two hours, really, and do nothing.

[J.D. Denim]

Oh, man, I can't.

[William T. Ha]

I mean, I need a book, I guess.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah, for sure.

[William T. Ha]

It's too damn hot, and I am just uncomfortable.

[J.D. Denim]

Isn't that crazy? As you are younger? I mean, everybody's heard this and has probably thought this, where when you're young, like, you don't take naps. You don't want to take a nap. You don't want to sit by a pool and read, like, as you get older. Naps, man. I just. Yeah, I could just get a nap in the day and then two, like, laying by a pool and, like, being. Having no questions asked me. Except for. Let me just read this book.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah, that's great.

[J.D. Denim]

That's what I love. Reading.

[William T. Ha]

Yes.

[J.D. Denim]

Like, you like stoicism?

[William T. Ha]

Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

[J.D. Denim]

Book that I read. I can't remember the name of it. I thought you'd like it. It's on stoicism. It's a very cool trait, dude.

[William T. Ha]

It's a very cool. Yes.

[J.D. Denim]

Like don't keep your your wits. Don't let people have the energy of revenue up.

[William T. Ha]

Uhhuh. That's everything is all about. Yeah, I mean it really is kind of Jedi stuff. Like stoicism is all about not wanting for anything, not needing anything, not ever allowing anybody to affect you and always having integrity and doing only things for the right reasons.

[J.D. Denim]

Huge.

[William T. Ha]

You know who's big on that and like does a lot of practice with this is Kate's father.

[J.D. Denim]

Oh yeah?

[William T. Ha]

Yeah. Interesting. If you ask Jeff, he'll tell you all about it and he really. Yeah, it's cool. I mean it's pretty hardcore if you go true stoic. Right?

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah. The book that I was reading, it was interesting. It was. It had even talked about how what's his name, what's the President Kennedy. When, when like all that stuff was going on with what was the war we were dealing with? Cuban missile, Cuban mission crisis. And I was talking about how pressure that he was under and I can't remember exactly what. But he. Because he was stoic and like kept calm because all his generals were like, blow them up.

[William T. Ha]

Right.

[J.D. Denim]

Because he kept his cool.

[William T. Ha]

We are. We have an Earth are alive.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

Earth isn't this nuclear wasteland.

[J.D. Denim]

Right.

[William T. Ha]

That's so good for him.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah. So last week we were talking about how presence. I'm not big on presence, but this is how I give presents. I'm not the best present giver, but I will tell you, Will gave me a Iron sharpens iron.

[William T. Ha]

Like yeah, yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

It still hangs in my office at the house and because I love iron Sherpa Zion. Proverbs 27:17. So I got this big dude, this thing which is. Which is the man in the arena. The Theodore Roosevelt is a famous speech. I would imagine most people know it because it's such a famous speech and it's always meant something to me. A good friend of mine gave out to me as I started my Instagram channel and I was getting tacked heavily, like just getting. Just vipers just attacking me. But talks about how, you know, the men who put themselves on the field are the ones that are going to succeed and the dudes in the stands are going to throw down shit. But men are on the field taking the bullets and taking the wounds are the ones that succeed.

[William T. Ha]

Like it's kind of like it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. I think the last line of that says right, the Hero, like, the true goal is to you will fail. Okay. But you actually have the high achievement. You have a chance to be a damn hero. And you are still a hero if you try and fail. Least you what the last line is.

[J.D. Denim]

So you got who at the best knows in the end the triumph over high achievement. And who at worst, if he fails, at least he fails by daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

[William T. Ha]

No victory nor defeat.

[J.D. Denim]

And just sit in mediocrity which men are supposed to climb. Climb ever.

[William T. Ha]

Yes.

[J.D. Denim]

Whatever it is. Your Everest is like, you know, and

[William T. Ha]

I said, do big and try and try.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

Failure is a part of life and success. Like, if we just only participate in things that we know we're going to win it.

[J.D. Denim]

That's.

[William T. Ha]

We don't.

[J.D. Denim]

Well, the reason that I gave that to you is because. Right. Like, you know, comfort is the enemy of progress.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

Like, so we. I've said it on this podcast numerous times. If you're new. Will doesn't like being on cameras. He's just not gig. That's why he's in the back doing the stuff. And I'm fine with the cameras, but somehow I did get him on here, and it was awkward at first because it wasn't a thing. It's awkward for anybody. It was awkward to me first, but he's obviously done really well. But you got uncomfortable, bro, and you grew. You're kicking ass now. So that's why I thought of that.

[William T. Ha]

So, yeah, that's good. It's funny, you know, Even so, my mother's got her master's in theology of religion, and we were at this kind of Bible study group the other night, and I was talking to our friend. I said, so, you know, what's up with the. The prodigal so son story, right? Like all of these. But it is. But like everybody always says. Oh, they. People use the word, oh, the prodigal son. Look, he's the one who's awesome and did good. But the story, if we all spend all the money. Yeah. The guy, the prodigal. So the screw up, right? Like the good doting son who stayed there, watched the family, tended the farm, kept everything stable and alive, and did everything he was told to do. Then you have the other one who left, partied, blew all the money, did nothing. He comes back and he's celebrated, and this other one is put down. What's up with that?

[J.D. Denim]

Well, it's about God's grace is new every day. So he's going to love you no matter what.

[William T. Ha]

Yep. That is it. My mother being having to write like, thesis in astrology and religion. Her point, she said, here's the deal. And you'll see this recurring time and time and time again in other Bible stories. She's in. Her argument, right. Is that basically the Bible, it is about rewarding the person who just dares. God doesn't care. Basically, it's a story of like, go fail. Just do something different. Go try. Put yourself out there. Yeah. And do something crazy.

[J.D. Denim]

Well, that's.

[William T. Ha]

Well, you failed. But like, that's how we progress and we get better. And that's how we actually. Instead of just idling, sitting in mediocrity, just doing this is what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm gonna do this.

[J.D. Denim]

And you slowly die like that.

[William T. Ha]

Yep.

[J.D. Denim]

I mean, it's not a knock on people that are fine with just kind of getting by. That's not. It's not a knock on those people. But I believe that's such kind of the genesis of warrior makers. You know, it kind of just happened how it happened. But it's been such a blessing of how it happens, because that warrior gene is another way that I would say this is the black sheep. But guys like you or me, we've tore our lives down. But let's talk about the other son. I don't want to hear a story about a dude that always had a shit together. That's boring. How to hear a story about a dude who ripped his damn life to pieces.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

And then had the balls to get back up and, like, make something better of yourself. Because oftentimes you can't see the beauty of the light unless you've seen the darkness.

[William T. Ha]

Absolutely. Right.

[J.D. Denim]

You know what I mean? You just can't really. Like. I remember when I first got sober, I went down and sat by the beach and like, for the first time probably ever, I was noticing the beauty of trees. I was noticed the beauty of just the calmness of sitting at the beach and being content with sitting at the beach. And I had never felt that and that serenity that comes along with sobriety. But I think chasing growth.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah. Yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

We're not being comfortable. We're supposed to be uncomfortable. But again, you know how I say it? Like, the men that have that warrior gene, the prodigal son, if you will change the damn world, because they take risks.

[William T. Ha]

Take risks. The only way that, yeah, you might

[J.D. Denim]

feel on your ass, you probably will. And it's good that you do because why you learn. Absolutely.

[William T. Ha]

You learn and maybe you're a martyr for others, but that still progresses. Everybody the species or else we would still be just hunting and gathering and just eating berries.

[J.D. Denim]

Hey, if we did, nobody had the risk to, to, to go and fight

[William T. Ha]

the damn fight or go kill, kill the animal. That's hard to kill. Anybody wants to meet and be like, damn, that's good.

[J.D. Denim]

Are you guys sick of these berries? I'm going to go off and try to fight this guy.

[William T. Ha]

So that's cool. I like a lot.

[J.D. Denim]

I got one for myself because I usually get one for me, one for you and my wife does that stuff. Babe, that's a little big, so I like it, but it's dope. Yeah. So good stuff, man. All right, today is a Q and A. Everybody's favorite man. And we, we love you guys. You're always so kind in your, in your questions and comments. So we appreciate every one of you guys. So we'll kick us off.

[William T. Ha]

Sure. All right, question one. Hi JD and well love the podcast. I listen every week. I'm 38 year old male with 810 total tests. My free test is 11. All right. Bioavailable is 310. I feel good, but want to feel optimal. My SHBG is above the normal range. Right. Through consultation, it seems like I'm not eating enough carbs, but I want to stay lean. I do 16 hour fasts four times a week and stick to meat, fat and fruit. And I do some form of working out every day with four days of lifting heavy each week. Currently I'm taking Reta 0.5mg Monday Thursday and 75mgs of NAD plus Monday Thursday. I was told to take boron and introduce more carbs into my diet. In doing some research, it seems like Kiss Peptin might help free up some of my testosterone. Is there anything else I should be considering? How would you go about addressing this?

[J.D. Denim]

Good one. That's a good question.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah, go ahead.

[J.D. Denim]

Recent weight loss. So if your sex hormone binding globulin is high, which it is, it's, it's going to basically hold down that test. So it's not going to release some of the free tests, which is for people that don't know the free test is what you want. It's going to give you your energy, most clarity of thought. Sex drive, we all want that sex drive and that is what you're low on. So you know, you want to get that down. Now Kiss pectin, you know, you work, but I think in Regards to your fasting and whatnot, you could be not eating enough calories. I'm sure you know this by now, that I fast a lot and I was going to really kind of bring down my fasting. I've really been studying it a lot, you know, and kind of circling in and out. But I think fasting is great for many reasons. But one of the things that you can do when you don't, when you fast is you don't eat enough or you don't definitely don't eat enough protein. So you want to increase your protein. Now, you can increase your carbs if you want, but I would just make sure you're eating enough calories and what's been working for me. And try this. I still love Carnivore. I'm saying like an 8020 carnivore and what I've done with a lot of thinking and like just methodically planning my diet out, I love to carnivore too much to just walk away for it. I'm eating carbs before I work out and carbs after I work out. Especially I'll up the carbs on leg day. So generally 40 to maybe 50 carbs before the workout and then around that same after workout. And then I fast. And so at nighttime it's. It's protein and it's. I'll bring the fat down a little bit because of the carbs, but just really high protein. And that works for, for me. So that will help. I think instead of adding something into the mix, I think if you just did something like that by make sure you're eating enough calories, that's going to change it a lot.

[William T. Ha]

Yep.

[J.D. Denim]

You know, if your calories are too low, if you're being overweight, you don't say your weight in here, did he?

[William T. Ha]

I don't think so. No. But it's something like he's in.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah. So you. Yeah, right, right. So too low calories can actually do what it's. What's doing. Absolutely. It's. This is like you're perfect. It sounds like why you're doing that as you have low calories. I bet you if you just raise your calories and eat more, you're going to get a little bigger and you're going to feel a little bit better. And so try what I'm doing. I literally just posted something today of my fasting protocol and when the my carbs. So if you look at the reel that I put today or it's a carousel, I wrote that up today. And how my Guys put it together. So check that out. Maybe.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah, I agree with everything you said. I think that other. It is very true. I think that the calories need to go up a little bit. Carbs go. And carbs go up. Like no calorie restriction and low, like insulin signaling and fasting can absolutely contribute to an elevated shbg. So maybe chill on the fasting. Listen to JD Also add carbs in. But like you did say, hey, I don't want to add carbs because I want to stay lean. So, so cool. Add carbs in. But be smart about when you introduce carbs.

[J.D. Denim]

That's it.

[William T. Ha]

You eat pre heavy lifting days. Okay. Like that's what you want to add them in. Like nothing at night. You can have some good, some good healthy natural carbs like in the morning time. Right? Because then you're moving all day long and burning those off. Right? But so you can add those in and that makes a. That will probably make a big difference drug wise. Enclomiphene is something to think about. I think the Kiss Peptin, since you're on trt, you're on trt, is it not?

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

Is it? Kiss Peptin may not do it. Because basically, if you're on trt, your pituitary is not thinking about making any more natural tests. And that's what kisspeptin does. And so it kind of shuts off that kisspeptin from working. But you can try. Enclomiphene would do the same thing. But it does not. It is not. It starts, it works downstream so it's not affected by your pituitary already saying, I have a lot of testosterone in me. Okay. If you're not on trt, then everything I'm saying is don't worry about it.

[J.D. Denim]

I don't think he doesn't say that.

[William T. Ha]

I don't think he does, actually. But. And clomiphene is a good idea also. The, the. You want to go straight to the source. And if you're willing to do this. Proviron. Proviron is an A. Yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

Fix it free. Great idea.

[William T. Ha]

Absolutely.

[J.D. Denim]

Oh, wow, that's great.

[William T. Ha]

Super duper mild anabolic androgenic steroid. Right? It's an oral tablets and people. The best you'll see out there, people go, oh, I take proviron because it enhances everything. Well, why does it enhance everything? It literally goes in. So your androgen receptor, right. And your sex hormone binding globulin essentially binds to this whole receptor. And. But we need this receptor. That's where the testosterone Connects. Once it connects. Hey, our body feels that test. Right. But if the whole thing is covered.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

The sex hormone binding then you have this much room for your test to grab on and. And that's not enough. So you take Reviron, it just tears that all off and makes that androgen receptor fresh. And now everything can attach to it. So now all the tests, everything else is going to work a whole lot better and your body will work a lot better.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah, that was a good, good call on that. I didn't think about provider. It really will free up some of your free tests. I would make sure you're on TRT though.

[William T. Ha]

Yes.

[J.D. Denim]

Just get PR could have shut you down.

[William T. Ha]

If anything. Proviron's the one that like does it actually on paper it says Providen will actually kind of boost testosterone. Natural testosterone. Now in practice, probably I don't really know. But yeah, it's hard to say because it still is a steroid. But I would. Yeah. I mean if anything provider be the one that I would say is probably is better off and you can maybe get away with not taking. Being on test.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

But better with tests because everything is.

[J.D. Denim]

Well, you're 38. So.

[William T. Ha]

Yes.

[J.D. Denim]

You know, I mean your free test is okay, 18. I mean it's actually bad. But that. That low. That low free test is too low, man.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah. And then magnesium, zinc are also good. Micronutrients and boron. Yeah, yeah, try them all. So see what do it that in whatever order you want to do it.

[J.D. Denim]

Good stuff. That was a good question. Like good stuff. Good stuff. We've had a question like that in a while. Enjoying the podcast and the community. Keep up the great work. My question is around gout, which is an unusual buildup uric. Uric acid in the joints, mostly in the toes and feet, causing redness, swelling and very painful situations that generally last a few days. There's a genetic component to gout and at family members who suffer from affliction intermediately. Are there any peptides that have been shown to prevent it or at least I crossed over that lower the symptoms the inflammatory response mitigation. Has KPV and TA1 come to mind Thoughts on this or anything else? Thank you. Good. Yep.

[William T. Ha]

Nailed it. So I would absolutely. KPV and TA1 and BPC. So like KPV for sure is known to just kind of inhibit the cascade of inflammation that may be happening and that is what happening when you of gout. BPC as well. So KPV, TA1, BPC and then even some honorable mentions. The funny thing is, when you read about aod, it's actually kind of this weird research finding that AOD can help with inflammation in, like, tendon and joint recovery. It's like, how does that even work? Because it's now, I guess it's a derivative of it comes from the HGH chain, but it has none of that growth possibility. But SS31. Honorable mention also for this to help reducing inflammation and because your mitochondria plays a role in how on in oxidative stress and how you handle your body handles inflammation. And AOD might also be something to throw it at it, but TA1, BPC and KPV are the top obvious winners.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah, I was curious about those. Anybody's weight? It would help. Guys, if you put your weight, age. Some of those things are important when it comes to answering some of these, at least the best that we're able to. He already said TA1 and KPV. Amazing. It's gonna lower your inflammation and boost your immunity. He really answered it. How about alcohol? Cut out alcohol. If you think, yeah, that's probably the most given. Hopefully you don't drink because that definitely can worsen gout for sure. At a buddy that drank so much and he had the worst gout. Couldn't even put, like, blankets over his toes.

[William T. Ha]

Jeez, he has, bro.

[J.D. Denim]

You think you might want to stop drinking?

[William T. Ha]

No.

[J.D. Denim]

And then sugar, which obviously goes off alcohol, but clean up the diet, maybe cut out some carbs for a bit, you know, and just kind of go that route, you know, and that might help. So there you go.

[William T. Ha]

All right, ready? This is a short one. Question number three. When you're cycling off GHKCU, MOT C and SS31, what are peptides? Replace the benefit of these PEPs when you're cycling off. If you cycle off GHKCU and add Glow or CLO, are you really cycling off? No. It's a valid question. So. No, I mean, GLOW and CLOW have GHKCU in there, so that does not count as cycling off of ghkcu. You are just adding bpc. You're continuing ghkcu. You're adding in bpc, TB, and KPV in the CLO scenario. Nad. So now you said, hey, what could I replace essentially with of mat C and SS31? Okay, those are mitochondrial peptides. They're focused on keeping your mitochondria, well, strong, healthy, and giving it energy. So NAD is the first one that comes to mind. Yeah, I would have 100% add in nad others. Well, no. What do you got? Did you think.

[J.D. Denim]

I mean NAD is great. You don't say much. It's super vague in regards to the question what's your age? What's your weight? Are you hormonally optimized? What's your objective you're taking these for Obviously I'm assuming for energy to maybe fix your mitochondria. But you do want to take a break. You know, I speak with experience. You want to take a break. Will already said NAD is going to be great. Hopefully you are on trt. I would throw in a pedagogue. I do wish I knew your weight because that kind of is contingent upon that HGH will always take the top seat then for I think Will and I both. I think he likes the TESSA ipa. I like to just plain tessa. But any secret agog would do well. And contingent upon the GHKU kcu. Why you're taking it. How about the GHKC Snap bait face here. I don't know what your your problem is your objective, but that would work for that. But trt, nad, Aceta, Cretagog or hgh and maybe the face serum contingent upon your objectives which you didn't state but maybe that answers it for you.

[William T. Ha]

5Amino 1 MQ is another one that can. Can help out in mitochondrial functions. So that's another good one to maybe replace. And it helps burn fat.

[J.D. Denim]

I love. You know.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah. And everything he just said is also will work. Not. I mean and then again in depending on why you were taking the GHKC, BPC and TB500 because they do share a lot of the same properties. So if you're looking you know, the

[J.D. Denim]

healing portions we probably put on any type of.

[William T. Ha]

You can have that on anything. And really the reason you want to cycle off is like the is is just because your body starts building a tolerance and it just stops working as. As well. So that's. That is the main reason in all these peptides that you want to cycle off. Not that like continued use is going to cause severe withdrawals or anything like that. Or it's bad for you. Now ghkcu, you get that one. You don't want to just constantly just flood yourself with copper. Yeah, that one you do want to cycle off for other reasons because it might end up being bad for you.

[J.D. Denim]

Right.

[William T. Ha]

After a while.

[J.D. Denim]

I would think though, even in like mitochondria, like we, we if like the objective is to fix this stuff and then to not run them in perpetuity. I mean TRT is probably will be around for perpetuity, maybe even hgh. But some, you know, the objective isn't like, let's take these forever. Right. And it'll be good for your pocketbook, but it's to fix the mitochondria, the SS31 first and mod C and then take a break. Nad without a doubt will be a good replacement. Yep, that's. You can replace it.

[William T. Ha]

All right.

[J.D. Denim]

All right. Okay. There seems to be no gray area with AOD 9604 in regards to if it works or not. People say it does or people say it's great. How can there be such a gap on its efficiency? JD says it's one of his top five, but others say it's trash. It's very true. I'm intrigued by od. Could you go deeper in the peptide and why such varying opinions? Yeah, I love aod. Now if AOD is not retatrutide, it's not going to affect your appetite. So we humans want an instant. I want it to work right now. Right. So that's not that type of peptide. So the reason I like it in particular is because I'm in pretty good shape. So my diet's usually prime, my workouts are prime. I'm hormonally optimized, so it works great for me. It's, you know, anti obesity drug. It's main job is to burn fat. I'm a fat burner guy and I will always be that. And that's why. So do I think AOD would work against retatrutide? Not even close. If you're not hormonally optimized, if you need to lose 50 pounds and you're not working out much, AOD is going to suck. So that's probably the type of person answering that. Not always, but that's probably why. So it's not going to replace some of the things that I think that give you the instant gratification, but ran properly on top of a good diet, on top of hgh, on top of being hormonally optimized. I think AOD is great. It literally is my top five and I just.

[William T. Ha]

That's why. Yep, very good answer.

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[William T. Ha]

collegePC and that is true. There's a lot of reasons a like. Well, first of all, like HGH frag AOD is just as slightly as is one. One less. Less amino acid than HGH frag. But it's. It's just. It's manipulated to be a little bit more stable. But bodybuilders have been taking HGH frag forever and having good results with it. Okay. And that. But it is AOD is. Should be a. Like an adjunct treatment peptide. Right. Like, it should not be your. Like, this is my fat burner.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah. It's like the sauce on top.

[William T. Ha]

Exactly. It's kind of the sauce on top. And it works way better when everything else, like you said, is. Is going. Right. Yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

Right.

[William T. Ha]

So a lot of people may say, oh, it doesn't work because they're. Because they're not doing anything else. Right. And therefore it is not going to work there. It does make a huge difference if you take it in a fasted state. So anybody who's taking it with a full stomach of food is just basically blunting its effects.

[J.D. Denim]

Sure.

[William T. Ha]

It also is. It can degrade really fast and is very finicky with water. We know it's like hydrophobic and you need to mix it with acetic acid. But it can degrade very fast. And so maybe people have check your sources of where you get this from. Right. You're handling your own handling procedures. And because. So you don't ruin your own product. Right. That can contribute to people saying that it's crap.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

And I guess, yeah, that's great. That's about. Works like hgh. Right. People think of HGH from this baseball controversy like, oh, hgh, that guy is so ripped like he's doing it. They don't. And until they take it like it's. It's. It's under. It is. It's underwhelming from what people really think.

[J.D. Denim]

Right.

[William T. Ha]

It's not gonna be such an uneducated opinion. You don't know you're talking about. No idea.

[J.D. Denim]

You haven't even like, studied this at all.

[William T. Ha]

And that's the whole real deal. HGH is kind of underwhelming on the fatberry, but it works. But it works over time and subtly and totally.

[J.D. Denim]

Like Will says, like you only sometimes even notice it when you take it out.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah, yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

You're like, dude, we're getting a little pudgy.

[William T. Ha]

Absolutely.

[J.D. Denim]

You mean.

[William T. Ha]

Yep.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah. Perfect said.

[William T. Ha]

All right.

[J.D. Denim]

Am I up?

[William T. Ha]

Yeah, sure. Okay.

[J.D. Denim]

Okay.

[William T. Ha]

I think you are.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah, you are.

[William T. Ha]

It's a big one. It's a long paragraph. Okay, maybe. All right. Hey guys, first of all, love your podcast and the school you've created. I'm learning so much and Peptides have become a way to finally work with my husband on my passion for healthy living. Right on. Several questions here. I'm a 38 year old female with celiac disease, GI issues and intestinal cystitis and cystotite. Whatever. My current stat consists of Glow and DSIP at night, CLO and DSR morning is 5Amino 1 MQ Mott C and I add AOD on my workout days 3 to 4 days a week. Been in tirzepatide a few months, recently discovered retta. I have been microdosing both but just the last couple of weeks. I also use nad midday three to four days a week. 30 units from a 500mg vial which should be just 30mg. If you're adding 5 mils then it's 30mg. I'm doing basic dosing for all of the above but still seem to be lacking energy wise and my sleep debt score stays fairly high. I weight train four days a week and get in just enough get in just cardio one to two days a week. A week. I track my macros to stick to 140 grams of protein daily, at least 120 ounces of water and I'm careful about not eating much added sugar. I'm down from 152 three months ago down to 139 and I feel a big drop in inflammation. I'm doing basic dosing for all above but still seems to be lacking energy. Wait a minute. I think that just repeated my bad. So did I end that correctly?

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

Any suggestions here? Here it goes. Any suggestions on my stack or dosages, Any suggestions on labs to watch for and any suggestions to help out knock out my lower belly fat?

[J.D. Denim]

That was a great question.

[William T. Ha]

Yes it was.

[J.D. Denim]

It really was very articulate.

[William T. Ha]

You mean you go no, please let me digest it after reading.

[J.D. Denim]

So I have a I'm gonna be very straight with you I think that you have not checked your hormones. You probably need to be hormonally optimized. I know that's coming around for ladies, but there's still a lot of ladies that don't know that they need to check the hormones. And you, you literally could just get on a little bit of testosterone and that could change all this. The lack of energy, your age, everything. You said that little pooch at the bottom, that could be testosterone, it could be estrogen, it could be all kinds of things. And hormones need to be checked. So without a doubt, I'm almost certain that's what it is. So like thyroid panel, iron, B12, vitamin D, cortisol, fasting, insulin for sure. Glucose and hormones. Check your dang hormones, girl. I bet you your hormones are off now. Will and I talk about this all the time for men because we are men, but it's coming up so much that ladies, you gotta get these hormones checked. You do not need to feel like if you're a man or a woman, you should be horny because that's a, a thing that God gave us. So if that should be a beacon, if you're not, that's hormones. And you shouldn't have such low of energy if you're healthy and you're eating right and whatnot. So the fact that you don't have the energy and I don't know what your sex drive is, but if you don't have a sex drive, I'm going to tell you that's the hormones. And I bet you the testosterone might be your answer, but the hormones will tell you the answer because it's not your, the peptides you take are not going to be working well unless you get your hormones in place. And as we age, that is a constant audible that we need to continue to find that sweet spot. I'm currently in one right now, but I'm doing a lot of research to get myself back into my, my sweet spot. And it also could be sleep. We've talked about it numerous times that it's popping up everywhere because it's obviously for a reason. If you do not sleep, your cortisol is going to be high and your cortisol will. It takes the top seat of everything. If you're not sleeping and your cortisol is high, you will not lose the weight, there's no chance in hell. And it doesn't matter how much testosterone you're on. So fix your sleep. I have a protocol that has been just life changing for me. So if you, whatever channels that you Follow us on. If you just say, hey, JD said to send this, I will literally, or my team will send you. The protocol that has changed my life. I'm. I slept like eight and a half hours last night and I was sleeping three for like a year. And like, I'm just like waking up and just film like a million bucks. The cortisol is going to keep you that you're not losing that belly fat girl. And then obviously, testament, once you got. You get that stuff in line, the testament is going to be your answer. But it's hormones, in my opinion. What you got, you think that's.

[William T. Ha]

Yes, but I think that one thing ought to be explored with a celiac disease and GI issues is like malabsorption of the nutrients that you are actually eating.

[J.D. Denim]

Good point.

[William T. Ha]

Right. That could be absolutely contributing to the lack of energy.

[J.D. Denim]

Absolutely.

[William T. Ha]

So your body just your gut not being able to absorb properly all the nutrients that you're actually putting in. Okay. And then that resulting in lower energy. So I would think of that. And there is some, some us. There's some panels that can give us some clues to that, some blood panels. And I wrote those down. So to tell you slowly sleep. Yeah. I mean your sleep needs to get better. Right. That's going to affect everything. And 100, your cortisol, your energy. So I would try to maybe add an epitalin. Who knows again with these peptides. It's crazy how like some. Once you find that sweet spot, right. There's one little. One little like maladjusted thing in each individual's body. Right. And you sometimes use the peptide that actually affects that and then bam. Yeah, everything works better. So I would, I would one just guess, Epitalin. Try that to help sync up your circadian rhythm. It might actually just make a huge difference in your sleep. Okay. And also, Tessa Marellin, not necessarily for the sleep, but just for everything for the belly fat. Right. It is. There it is. It is made to burn fat on your belly and the fat around your organs, and it will keep muscle on you, which will increase fat burning, increase fat burning, increase and increase your muscle saving and therefore boost your metabolism. So the growth hormone secretagogue, specifically TESS do for the panel. Here's what I would try and go get tested for. So a full thyroid panel, TSH free T3 free T4 reverse T3 cortisol in AM and PM, comprehensive iron panel with ferritin sex hormones, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, DHEAs, and an organic acids test to assess your mitochondrial function. Now where you get that one? You might need to talk to our friend Dr. Scott.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

To get that test. But. And we can kind of put you in touch with, with him there.

[J.D. Denim]

We're leveling up. He's like, whoa, dude, that's great. Yeah. So get in touch with Scott because the, the gut stuff you probably have heard me talk about a lot of. I've been dealing with it for years. There's another question coming up about some GERD stuff and it's. It's a nightmare. It's a nightmare. But again, we can feel great and we should feel great. I think that's how God created us. But that takes work. It takes sometimes a lot of like stuff doing a lot of stuff that we don't want to do and checking your gut, checking your hormones without a doubt should be first just because it's the easiest one. And then go into what if you use Dr. Scott, what my opinion is he'll run a stool test, which is kind of gross, but it's where you need to go to fix your gut stuff.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah. Needless to say, I don't know. But kpv, BPT for your gut.

[J.D. Denim]

I mean we had Paul on here and like we, you know, we said for the autoimmune stuff, which is gut related mostly, is going to be like three weeks of the. The TA one. Thymusin. What is it? Thymolin.

[William T. Ha]

Thymolin.

[J.D. Denim]

Thymolin, which we're working on. And then we got the LL37 which you're gonna run super low dose at like 100 micrograms days. And then you're going to follow it up and, and sweep it all out with the IP for 10. So that's on do. I think we have that on our site? Right.

[William T. Ha]

So if not, we should go check to make sure. Go check.

[J.D. Denim]

But that helps with gut stuff and autoimmune stuff. But you need to figure out what it is and then you can fix it. Yeah. Am I up? Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

Yep.

[J.D. Denim]

I'm 53 and have no idea where I'm supposed to or should have started. Been on test for a year and a half and read it off and on since Sept. Going to start SS31 with Mot C and then NAD this week. Could use some growth hormone too. Just a lot out there. It's a bit overwhelming. I wish there were more defined paths to take. Any help would be amazing.

[William T. Ha]

Well, I mean it's hard to give you a defined path. What's your objective without telling us what you want to do.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

What the issues Are So if you are trying to have some more energy, I think that starting with SS31, then going to MOTC and NAD is a good choice. And for overall internal longevity health, those are a good call. And you seem to be listening and doing those things right. That's great. Growth hormone support. I would take Tessamorelin plus Ipamorelin blend. You're 53, so you are a candidate for just pure HGH but not always easy to find though. Okay, but Tesla and ipamoran blend for the growth hormone because yeah, for sure you probably need it right. At 53 just is what it is and it will help with everything. Other than that, I don't know what you're. Yeah, yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

Hard to say. You don't see your objectives.

[William T. Ha]

Those are. If those are the objectives. Those. That is what. What are good ideas to take H what I got.

[J.D. Denim]

Hey, if 53, I'm going to tell you, you need it. I would just go with HGH2IU. Done deal. And like you said, you didn't tell us your objectives, but you should be on HGH53 in my opinion.

[William T. Ha]

If you go on to our school and into the. What's the second tier called? Not vip, but what's the second one? Anyway, we have a whole bunch of different protocols for different. For different situations. So maybe if you look through there, the premium membership, it's 25amonth. That's it. Right. We spent this. I mean if I. If I need to justify why we charge money, it's like need to feed the children and it's a whole lot of. It's a whole lot of work and expertise put into that. Okay. So years and years and years and years and years.

[J.D. Denim]

We have a really good friend of ours, Will was saying before this who is just like kind of like a brother. Like just such a good dude. And he signed up for that without even telling us because we would have given it to him for free for sure. And he would. He called Will said, dude, this is awesome. He's like, oh, man. And for him to say that.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah. Speaks and he's in this business and

[J.D. Denim]

say that we were both. Wow, that's rad.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah. So it's worth. So like just go in. I would suggest you go in there and there's a whole bunch. Just see if anything goes. Oh, that's what I'm lacking.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

Oh, that's what I should take and how much. Okay. Might just do the job for you. Okay. There's some direction. All right, so what's happening from NE northeast Texas, thanks a million for all you guys and gals are doing. Y' all are selling it right. Selling it right. Setting it right. Now I'm 43, starting to get my health back on track. Two months ago. Two months ago through better nutrition, exercise and peptides. Current stack is a 1 milligram of Tessa, 300 micrograms IPA. Good for you. Daily. 1 1/2 mgs of Reta three times a week. 1 mig, 5 meter, 1 mq daily. The Wolverine to the hip daily for an old injury. Wolverine to the hip daily. Okay. 30 milligrams of NAD three times a week. 5. 500 micrograms AOD daily. Gone from 225 to 195 and feeling great. I have my total and free T check one month ago and I was at 465 and 7.2. Yikes. My plan is to continue doing what I'm doing for one to two months to see if the lifestyle change naturally helps my numbers. I now looking to add more muscle by adding IGF1 and we'll start that tomorrow. Please help me with any advice. Good plan. Should I start the DHEA that I've heard about to help with the low free count? Also for my bride. Is it cool to take GHKCU and use the Blue Goddess at the same time? Unimas. Can AOD in AOD water be mixed with an injection of other peptides? Probably not. Thanks a lot. Love you guys. Those are good questions.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah, dude, the questions.

[William T. Ha]

Appreciate it, man. I guess actually. So. So everything you are taking is. Sounds really good. I like all of your dosages and frankly, good for you if you want to. Like you have made progress, no doubt. Right? Gone from 225 to 195 and you're feeling great. So like if you're in this progress chain and momentum is trained and momentum is rolling, don't get off. Hell yeah. Keep riding it. The test. Despite your low testosterone score, you're still making that much progress. And that's really. That's. That's impressive.

[J.D. Denim]

Amazing.

[William T. Ha]

And if you want to wait as long as you can before taking testosterone, then I respect that. Okay, cool. If you want to wait and see if your lifestyle changes really help that I'd be interested to know how much they help that also. I don't know if they actually will. I think ultimately you probably want to go into testosterone and that will open up your life to so much more.

[J.D. Denim]

Right?

[William T. Ha]

Holy. Why didn't I do this sooner? But good. But just good for you, dude. I would keep on Going as far as. And should I start the dhea? Yes. Yeah, you can even start enclomiphene. That if you want to do a little starter before actual testosterone. Enclomiphene is where I would point you. It seems to just be proven to actually work for actually increasing testosterone naturally. And yes, it's cool if your wife takes the GHKCU injected and topical at the same time. Yes, there's no problem. There's no problem at all. The topical is not really getting into your bloodstream and system the way that the injectable is. So we're not. Not worried about that.

[J.D. Denim]

We recommend it.

[William T. Ha]

Absolutely. I recommend it. It still, they both. I do it. Yep.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah. I was curious how you're gonna answer that. So it's funny, like we said, we don't. We don't talk about these until we sit down, which is always. It's been a lot better. But I don't know, man, I'm gonna say just get on testosterone. Sorry, that's just my thing. I mean, your levels are there, you feel good, but you could feel freaking amazing. And in three weeks you could be like, oh my gosh, I forgot how good that you can feel. Like that's testosterone. And that's just, just my opinion. Now, for whatever reason you want to hold off. Each his own, man. I respect it. I just think that it's easy fix. That's why I want to know your age. If you were 34, that would answer would probably be a little bit different. It's like, keep where you're at, man, and see what you can do. But at your age, I would say definitely go on trt. You don't say much about sleep. Is your cortisol high? What is your current lifestyle? Calorie intake? Those things are going to be huge. I don't think that you should do the IGF one until you get those hormones optimized, in my opinion. I don't know if you were going to agree with that, but you can. But again, I think if you get your hormones optimized, you're feeling great now. But what also is going to happen is these peptides are going to work way better because you're hormonally optimized. So if you feel good now, you're going to feel great. And the money you're spending on peptides are going to be worth more because they're going to work better. So that's my stance.

[William T. Ha]

And definitely do not mix the AOD mixed in AOD water with anything else because that acidic Acid water, like really will mess up most other peptides. You don't want it touching anything else.

[J.D. Denim]

Dude. Okay, you are. I'm up. My brother is on retta and. And not losing weight, mind you. He is a busy father, husband and worker. So he doesn't schedule time for the gym and eats on the go. He's just finished a cycle of MOT C and is currently on SS31. 10 units, 5 on to off reta 3 migs 1 time per week. AOD 15 units 3 times per week. Before this protocol, he was on tirzepatide. 15 migs per week. There you go. That's why he's losing weight. Recommended by his doctor. 15 migs a lot of the doctor and lost weight. No, no. But he's not losing weight now. He's not going to commit to the gym. But he wants to lose weight. Should we switch him back to his appetite or up his retta?

[William T. Ha]

I see a whole bunch of problems.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah, I. I just. I just want to like it be done right now because he's not gonna be able to work out.

[William T. Ha]

Come on, bro. Yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

Like here I'm gonna be blunt with you because it's just. I think that it's deserved right here. We're all busy fathers. I can guarantee it doesn't work as much as me and this dude. But we still make time for the gym and we still make time to better our lives. And here's my stance on it. Our. Our children are products of the product. So if you are not eating right and if you're not doing these things, where is Daredevil?

[William T. Ha]

I'm right here.

[J.D. Denim]

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[William T. Ha]

This should be tons of fun.

[J.D. Denim]

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[William T. Ha]

Yeah. I second everything that he just like eating. Eating on the go and not a calorie deficit. Like none of these peptides are going to overcome. Are going to overcome that. And not exercising now also, like one. One giant thing. So 15 milligrams of red. I mean, that's like that's the most you could do. Maxed out dose. Okay. No wonder you lost. I hope you already lost a whole ton of weight on that right then. Now we're going to 3 milligrams of reta, which is right above the starting diet.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

Right. Like, what makes us think that that would actually do anything? Yeah. Compared to this. So of course it stopped. Also, this. A lot of the weight you lost. Right. You've also, again, we talked about this, killed our natural drive to want to eat because tirzepatide really brings down your. Your appetite. Okay. So your body is trying to fight back against that so hard.

[J.D. Denim]

Right.

[William T. Ha]

The whole time. And now that you've stopped it unleashed. And now we're barely taking any retta, so no doubt probably experience a whole lot of appetite come back and even stronger than it ever was before at the beginning. But the red. I'm sorry, like, you're gonna have to increase the Reddit a whole lot if you want, but. But also I. I want to default back to. JD's answer is it's not really just all about just pumping the drugs and up and upping doses and upping doses. Right. Like light. So a whole lot of lifestyle needs to change. But don't switch back to Zephyr. Try and tough it out. Like, cool, man. In. In. Good. Okay. In the interim, let's increase the. Increase the reta slowly. Don't just go to 10 migs, please. Like, increase it slowly and then work on getting it, on decreasing it and fixing lifestyle. Right? Yeah. And then everything else he said again,

[J.D. Denim]

you want to lose weight, you gotta prove it. You want to get. You literally, like, seriously, like, dude, I. I will have to. If I had to, I'd wake up at 2 to go to the damn gym. I just would get it in. Now I'm programmed myself to be that. It wasn't overnight, but you got to start. You got to start retraining your brain, dude. Like, you're a badass. You're a warrior. Have. It's inside of your soul, bro. That's where warrior makers came from. Like, tap into that, Tap into it and start setting the example for your kids so they're not overweight. Say that with love, hope themselves. Who's that? Me.

[William T. Ha]

Me. I think. Yeah, I think so. Okay. What's up, guys? I've been following you since January. Love the insight and content about peptides and wellness. I'm a firefighter in Texas or in treatment. Texas, man. And was involved in a bad accident in 2025. I have burns to my hands which required partial amputations to fingertips and second degree burns around my body. Damn. So a body got me in a buddy got me into PE Peptides which have been amazing and helped me immensely with recovery. Luckily I am back at work and able to be 90 of what I was. And thank God they let you back in to do that. So good for you and them. I recommended to wellness. I recommitted the wellness and dialing in my diet. I was 280lbs when I started and now 220. I currently take TRT, BPC, KPV, TB and of course the amazing Retta 3Migs and cycling in and out other fat burners. Any other suggestions? The other protocols for recovery and just keeping up the good fight on growing old, but staying optimized. Thanks again. Keep up the rad work. You guys are awesome.

[J.D. Denim]

Love it. That's rad, dude. Yeah, I mean I'll speak for probably will and I if you however you follow us on our channels. Like we would love if you could shoot me a demon, tell me that you're this guy. We help you out a little bit because first off you lost weight. Just you've been through that. We are huge, huge supporters of Police army are just veterans, firemen. So shoot me a DM please, if you don't mind. And we'd like to help you out with some stuff in regards to what you should take. I think you're running it. All right. Are you t. Are you on trt? What is your age, my brother? I do not know. So that plays a big role in how you answer this. Obviously keep that resistance training up depending on age. HGH or secretagogue for sure. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. That's going to help with you and your injuries a lot. I would say jump and go to hgh, dude. Because of DOT and the. The granddaddy baby trt. Are you hormonally optimized?

[William T. Ha]

He does say that you.

[J.D. Denim]

He is.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah. I currently take trt.

[J.D. Denim]

Okay, cool. I missed that. I'm sorry. So cool. So you are so nad SS31 I would throw in there and HGH for sure. And again hit us up. Wherever you find our channels, let us know it's you wounded fireman. And we'd like to give you something.

[William T. Ha]

Agreed. SS31, MOT C and NAD. All of those. I would add them in SS31 first to shore up the mitochondria and then MOT C after and. And longer and then 100 did for recovery. Everything HGH or an HGH secretic arc Tesla and Ipamoran will help burn fat. It'll help keep muscle on you. It'll help add more muscle and help everything just grow better.

[J.D. Denim]

True.

[William T. Ha]

And yeah, did. We absolutely are big supporters in public servants. And yes, you made almost the ultimate sacrifice. Right. Actually getting injured in line of duty and pretty severely.

[J.D. Denim]

So 90. Awesome.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

You lost a ton of weight, dude. Good on you.

[William T. Ha]

Thank you. And yeah, good. Good for you, man.

[J.D. Denim]

I'll take us home.

[William T. Ha]

You take us home.

[J.D. Denim]

All right. Have you heard of any. Have you heard of anyone with Barrett's syndrome taking BBC 157 or for possible healing? My doc has me on omenprazole for my condition. I don't really want to take that the rest of my life. I'm doing GLOW lately and CLO on the way. Doing every other day with BPC on the. On the other days. Thanks for your input. I listen to every episode. How rad, dude. So I'll take you that g. You probably hear me, like, constantly. It sucks. I've dealt with it for a lot for a long time. I've gone to. To a couple different GI doctors, and it's horrible. What has worked for me at times. It's not completely healed. It's, in my opinion, coming from our gut. So I'm working on that. Dr. Scott, which I didn't put this together, but thinks it's. The gut is actually now kind of causing this constant. Another doctor actually came in and actually agreed with that. So that made me feel better. But what has worked with me is carbs sub suck every night. If I eat carbs, I will be literally burping up food. I know it's disgusting, but that is what GERD is, and it sucks. It sucks. It sucks. If I eat ice cream, I kind of burp up ice cream enough to spit it. Spit it out. It sucks to hear. I know it's gross. My wife calls it a spit cup. But it sucks. So I feel for you is my point. It literally sucks. Thymosin alpha for three weeks. The LL37, I think with 100 migs, 100 micrograms for 50 days, and then the VIP for 10 days. If we do not have that protocol up on the website, we'll put it up. That can help. But we don't want to overload Dr. Scott. But because he's the person that we trust, he'll run a. He'll run a blood panel and he'll probably. For. You need to run a stool. Stool test. And he's going to have to reboot your gut. Gut, which, you know, so little tricks of my trade. I'm trying to see if my wife sent me the prescription that my doctor put me on. It helped a little bit, but she didn't. But no, we don't want to take medication forever, especially pharmaceuticals, man. But it's also hell. So I feel. Feel you on that. So cut down or at least lower your carbs really has helped for me. If I eat, like, chips and stuff. Oh, gosh. I'm paying for it all night. It's horrible. Some of the reason I've done Carnivore, so, yeah, that's kind of what I got. I think that you're killing it in regards to some of the stuff you're taking, but I don't think this is going to heal you. You got to heal the gut and really reboot it. And I don't think you're going to get that from a GI doctor unless he's not a super western medicine GI doctor. He's gonna give you those pills forever and maybe eventually a surgery. So. So I hope that helped.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah, I think Giddy's better expert on this one. But like bpc, kbv, oral BPC and regular and. And give all the KPV you can take is what will, I don't know, do its best to help this. Although this Barrett's. The Barrett's disease disorder syndrome is a bit more complex than just like, damage to the stomach lining and acid reflux.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah.

[William T. Ha]

So. But. But a BPC KPV immediately is worth a actual chance. So just I would absolutely try it, see what. It could help a lot, but maybe not completely fix the issue, but we don't really know. And then I would actually. Yeah, I work to go find a doctor and do everything else. J.D. just said.

[J.D. Denim]

Yeah. It sucks, man. I feel for you, dude. It sucks. It's horrible. But for whatever reason, here we are. So take the time to try to heal that gut as I am, and I'll keep you posted because, you know, I post everything about and every channel I have, how I'm feeling on everything. So I'm very blunt. If it sucks, it sucks. If I'm being fixed again, call Dr. Scott and start from there. We trust him. We're working on a couple other doctors, actually, that are kind of similar in regards to their approach to things, so we'll be kind of putting them on there, too.

[William T. Ha]

So it's like Barrett's. Barrett's Syndrome. Right. The root cause is it lowers esophageal Sphincter dysfunction. So I guess we have a sphincter in our necks. Everybody, buddy, just know that fix lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction and your gastric motility issues, which we know that BPC has evidence actually for both of those to affect both of them. But the gastric motility for sure. Basically things moving through your GI tract.

[J.D. Denim]

Right.

[William T. Ha]

But the lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction is tough because that's kind of what opens it closest down here. Yeah, I. And I don't really have an answer there for you. What I said before is I would

[J.D. Denim]

try it to that.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah.

[J.D. Denim]

So yeah, we. That's, that's what we got, guys. And questions are great. Wow. These are probably the best set of questions I think so far. Not to knock the other questions, they just really, again, give us your age, weight, man or woman. That's going to be like just necessities and objectives. Like if we don't have your objectives, like what should I take?

[William T. Ha]

I don't know.

[J.D. Denim]

I don't know. We don't think about you. But that will help us answer these. But a great questions. Guys. We're gonna have if any financial people out in the stands, we're gonna have Joe Brown, who is a good friend of mine. He's actually been somewhat of a good friend, but a mentor. He really helped me when I first started my. My Instagram channel. He was a big part of that. So I'm gonna have him on my personal podcast and then Will and I are going to sit with him on Peptide podcast because he is a very big Peptide advocate and he used to be over weight and I met him when he was. And now he is ripped. And so we're going to dig into some of his protocols. Brilliant guys. Insanely off the charts intelligent. So he'll be on the podcast this week. That one will drop on Monday. But any Joe Brand fans, you will love this one. It'll be. It'll be cool. He's a good guy.

[William T. Ha]

Yeah, cool, cool.

[J.D. Denim]

Join school. Look at those. If you want the in depth protocols, they'll be on I think the first one premium. And then we have some other stuff. Stuff like even like steroid stacks and stuff like that. We're not saying you should, we're just saying that we people are going to do it because we get questions. So we have put some of that stuff together on the vip. Yeah. Because that's where some of those questions are. Shield you need to add the vip. It's not about money. It's about the time that it takes to do all this stuff. We're extremely busy, especially this guy. That's all this stuff makes it look good, but that's what it is. Other than that, we're not doing the meetup on the 27th, but we do have one brewing. We do not want to do anything half ass here. And we were just. We've been busy, so we're going to spend the time to put a really good one so people can come and meet the team. And we want to meet you more importantly. So we will be working on that. But we do have something brewing around the 27th, which we will drop around the 27th. So other than that, we'll catch you next round. We appreciate you.

[William T. Ha]

Good night.