The New Rules of Aging for Women: How to Use Hormones, Peptides, and Stem Cells in Every Decade of Life
Release Date: 06/17/2025
The New Rules of Aging for Women: How to Use Hormones, Peptides, and Stem Cells in Every Decade of Life
Biohacking with Brittany
Aging isn’t a slow fade—it’s a set of levers you can pull long before the wrinkles show up. Dr. Julian Gershon breaks down how hormones nosedive by decade, why new moms feel aged overnight, and how stem cells, exosomes, peptides, and bioidentical hormones can reboot your body to age 25—minus the bro-science. If you’re sick of being told “you’re normal, just wait for menopause,” this one hands you the playbook for feeling switched-on at 30, 40, 50 and beyond. WE TALK ABOUT: 04:30 - Why a Division-1 sports doctor pivoted to anti-aging medicine 08:15 - Post-baby...
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info_outlineAging isn’t a slow fade—it’s a set of levers you can pull long before the wrinkles show up.
Dr. Julian Gershon breaks down how hormones nosedive by decade, why new moms feel aged overnight, and how stem cells, exosomes, peptides, and bioidentical hormones can reboot your body to age 25—minus the bro-science.
If you’re sick of being told “you’re normal, just wait for menopause,” this one hands you the playbook for feeling switched-on at 30, 40, 50 and beyond.
WE TALK ABOUT:
04:30 - Why a Division-1 sports doctor pivoted to anti-aging medicine
08:15 - Post-baby hormone crashes no one prepares moms for
12:40 - The single testing mistake that keeps women misdiagnosed
18:20 - “Running your life at 40%” — optimal Testosterone ranges for men and women
22:40 - Sugar is the real longevity killer (and why NAD runs out faster in women)
24:00 - Perimenopause saw-teeth: Smoothing the ride with micro-dosed hormones
28:10 - Rebuilding bone, brain & libido after menopause with true bioidenticals
31:50 - The PremPro problem: How synthetic hormones hijacked breast-cancer stats
34:40 - PRP, exosomes & stem cells for hair, skin, cartilage—and even intimacy
39:15 - Peptides decoded: BPC-157, tesamorelin, NAD injections & more
45:20 - Brittany’s 600-day sobriety experiment & what her biomarkers say now
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