1344. Peptides, NAD+ & Claritin-Pepcid Trend: What's Really Helping (or Hurting) Your Cells w/ Dr. Will Cole

Hey Heal Squad! We're continuing the conversation with Dr. Will Cole, and today gets into the stuff everyone's actually asking about right now: peptides, NAD+, GLP-1's…. even the social trends flooding your For You Page. (Hint hint: Claritin and Pepcid AC.) First, Dr. Cole gives it to you straight…. where peptides, like the most common one, BPC-157, genuinely help, and why he's concerned about what he's calling "Ozempic zombies." Then we get into NAD+ and the real science behind your cells' "guardian angels." Then, what's actually going on with the viral Claritin-and-Pepcid-AC trend (spoiler: it's not a hack, it's a symptom), and the fast-rising, tick-bite-triggered meat allergy also called…alpha-gal syndrome… that's already affecting entire communities.This is the practical, "should I actually try this" half of the conversation: myth-busting, dosage sanity checks, and Dr. Cole's root-cause philosophy applied to the trendiest topics in wellness right now. You'll want to hear this before you pick up your next supplement. Enjoy!

HEALERS & HEAL LINERS

• The United States doesn't have a peptide deficiency ….our bodies already make all of these things naturally: This is Dr. Cole's reality check on the entire peptide boom: you're not missing something your body can't produce on its own, the system's already built in. It reframes peptides from "a thing you're deficient in and need to buy" to "a tool that can support what your body is already trying to do," which is exactly the nuance most peptide marketing skips.
• NAD is one of the things your cells need to repair that scratched CD… so your cell can read who it was again: Dr. Cole's analogy for how NAD+ actually works: think of your cells like a scratched record. The information is still there, it's just not playing right. NAD+ helps your cells' own "repair crew" (the Sirtuans) buff that scratch out, so the cell remembers what it's supposed to be doing.

• Histamine intolerance can cause brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, even digestive problems. But it's not a pharmaceutical deficiency: This is Dr. Cole confirming the viral Claritin + Pepcid AC trend isn't nonsense. The symptoms it's targeting are real. But he's clear that popping two antihistamines is treating the smoke alarm, not the fire. If you've seen this trend, this is the context that was missing.

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