Ep. 110 | Part 2: Going Deeper on Peptides, Hormones, and What Your Doctor May Not Be Testing with Iva Heckmann

Part 2 is here, and we went even deeper.

After last month's episode lit up my DMs with questions, stories, and so much curiosity, I knew we had to bring Iva Heckmann back. This conversation picks up right where we left off and gets into the specifics that women are actually asking about, including retatrutide dosing, the Glow Stack blend, which hormones your panel should include but probably doesn't, and whether peptides can ever replace HRT (spoiler: they can't, and Iva is very clear about why).

If you're in perimenopause, curious about GLPs, or just trying to make sense of all the noise online, this episode gives you something more useful than hype: real information so you can form your own opinion.

Here's what we cover:

• Retatrutide, split dosing, and why the dose you're being given by your doctor may be higher than you actually need

• The Glow Stack breakdown: what BPC-157, TB-500, and GHK-Cu each do individually and why the blend controversy online is largely overblown

• The full hormone panel Iva recommends for women in perimenopause, including FSH, DHT, SHBG, prolactin, DHEA, and why most women have never had these tested

If this episode opened something up for you, share it with a woman in your life who needs to hear it. And if you haven't listened to last month's episode yet, start there first.

Meet Iva Heckmann

My name is Iva Heckmann. I have occupied the wellness space for over two decades. My background is in sports medicine and nutrition. In my career, I’ve worked with a variety of people, I have taught thousands of classes at the trendiest studios, one on one training, rehabbed athletes, led nutritional workshops, was regularly featured on a TV wellness segment, and even owned ten fitness studios until two years ago. Wellness is my passion, it’s all I know and practice every day in my personal life. Helping people develop strong healthy habits to further thrive in their lives is what keeps me going. In the recent years, I’ve been fortunate to have been able to dive into the world of peptides and continue to challenge myself and learn more.

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