Peptide of the Week: HRT, Peptides & Longevity With Dr. Ksenia

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Welcome back, warriors! In this episode of Peptide of the Week, JD Denham and William T. Haas sit down virtually with Dr. Ksenia, known as Dr. K, a functional medicine doctor based in Miami who specializes in hormone replacement therapy, peptides, and weight loss. This one is packed with real clinical insight, especially for the ladies.

Chapters:

00:00 – Intro & Welcoming Dr. K

01:34 – Her Specialties: HRT, Peptides & Weight Loss

02:34 – Why Hormones Are Crashing in Young Men

05:57 – Why Doctors Skip Free Testosterone Testing

08:38 – Sleep, Food & Exercise: The Real Fix

09:48 – Women's Hormone Symptoms & Menopause Myths

14:07 – Finding Your Testosterone "Sweet Spot"

19:00 – Cream vs. Injection & What "Normal" Really Means

25:30 – Retatrutide vs. Tirzepatide for Inflammation

27:21 – Peptides for Athletes & Why BPC Is Banned

31:09 – Overhyped Peptides: MOTS-c, SS-31 & IGF-1 LR3

39:41 – The Ideal Longevity Stack & Real Healing Stories

49:42 – Muscle as the Foundation of Healthy Aging

54:53 – Fasting, Gut Health & Psychedelics

1:04:40 – Fertility Q&A, Dr. K's Personal Stack & Outro

We cover:

🧬 Why hormones are crashing in young people

– Post-COVID, many men saw testosterone drop significantly, viral illness and vaccines both suspected but no confirmed research yet

– Athletes with concussion histories frequently present with low testosterone due to trauma-induced endocrine dysfunction

– Excess body fat aromatizes testosterone into estrogen, tanking levels even in young men

– Free testosterone is the most important marker, not total, and most insurance doctors never run it

– A 12-minute appointment cannot solve a hormone problem, personalized medicine is the only answer

🦋 Women and hormones, the orchestra

– Women are not one hormone, they are estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, and cortisol all working together

– Low estrogen symptoms: hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings

– Low progesterone symptoms: inability to stay asleep, anxiety, restlessness

– Low testosterone symptoms: zero libido, no motivation, no desire to train

– SSRIs are being prescribed for menopausal symptoms instead of hormones, which kills libido and solves nothing

– Menopause raises cholesterol because the liver keeps making it to synthesize hormones that are no longer being produced. Giving statins instead of hormones is the wrong answer

– Dr. K injects herself with 2 to 3mg of testosterone twice weekly and felt dramatically better within three weeks

💉 Testosterone for women

– Injectable testosterone at 10 to 15mg is well within normal female range and will not cause masculinization

– Creams work but require a higher concentration to hit therapeutic dose

– Compounded injectable estrogen (estrogen cypionate) is an option now that patch shortages are happening

– Pellets are not recommended by Dr. K, injectables or creams only

– Always monitor labs and adjust based on individual response

🔬 SS-31 vs MOTS-c, setting the record straight

– MOTS-c does not create more mitochondria, it reroutes energy. Dr. K has reviewed 80% of MOTS-c studies and finds no evidence it makes more mitochondria

– SS-31 stabilizes cardiolipin in the mitochondrial membrane, which is how ATP production is stabilized. This is the real deal

– Every person over 40 should consider SS-31 for longevity

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