241. Kyal Van Der Leest: Fat Loss Without Stimulants, Hype, or Burnout
Release Date: 01/08/2026
242. How to Train, Heal, and Progress When You’re Injured
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Injury has a way of exposing how people really think. For some, it becomes a reason to stop, spiral, and slowly detach from who they believe they are. For others, it becomes a moment of recalibration. After decades in this industry, I’ve learned that the injury itself is rarely the thing that derails progress. The mindset around it does far more damage than the tissue ever could. In this episode, my wife Sunshine joins me to talk through this in real time, using her recent injury as the starting point for a much bigger conversation. We break down what actually matters when you’re injured....
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241. Kyal Van Der Leest: Fat Loss Without Stimulants, Hype, or Burnout
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Peptides are everywhere right now, but most people don’t actually understand how they work or how to use them intelligently. That’s why I wanted to sit down with Kyal Van Der Leest, founder of LVLUP Health, to cut through the noise and talk about what really matters if you care about performance, longevity, and staying sharp. In this episode, we get into oral peptides and why some work while others never will, the truth about SLU-PP-332 and exercise mimetics, and how gut health quietly drives hormones, inflammation, and recovery. We also talk about fat loss without stimulants, brain...
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240. Why Life Isn't Fair and My Best Advice for What to Do About It
The Kris Gethin Podcast
I see more people than ever leaning into a victim mindset and calling it self-awareness. Blaming their past, their genetics, their schedule, or the world around them for why they are stuck. And I can tell you from decades of coaching and living this life, that mindset is the fastest way to stay exactly where you are. In this episode, I break down the real difference between a victim and a warrior. Not in theory, but in how it shows up in your daily habits, your training, your discipline, and how you respond when life gets uncomfortable. I talk about why trauma does not get to decide your...
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239. Do This for 7 Days to Reverse Holiday Weight Gain
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Holiday weight gain hits harder than people admit. It is the late nights, the drinks, the constant grazing and the zero structure that leave you softer, bloated and feeling slow. If you woke up in January and realized your metabolism is dragging, this episode is the wake up call you needed. I walk you through the same high level reset I use with my one on one clients to pull down inflammation, tighten discipline and get fat loss moving again. We cover the routines that snap your body back into rhythm, the training style that forces immediate adaptation, the recovery tactics that flip your...
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238. Why Everybody Is Suddenly Using Empagliflozin
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Jardiance has exploded in the longevity and fat loss world, but most people still have no idea how it actually works. You hear about glucose dumping, ketone shifts, inflammation changes and kidney filtration, but the mechanism is rarely explained in a way that makes sense. In this episode I break it down with zero nonsense. You will learn how empagliflozin, the compound in Jardiance, blocks SGLT2 in the kidneys, forces glucose into the urine and creates a consistent calorie leak each day. I show you how that impacts fat loss, metabolic flexibility, ketone production, hydration and long term...
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237. 6 Tips to Help Prevent Alcohol Damage Over the Holidays
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Most people underestimate how much alcohol destroys their progress during the holidays. They think a few drinks only affect their sleep or recovery, but the real damage happens on a deeper level. Inflammation shoots up, blood sugar swings all over the place, the liver gets overloaded, electrolytes crash, mitochondria slow down, and the gut takes a beating. That is why one night out can leave you feeling sluggish, puffy, and unmotivated for days. In this episode you get a clear protocol to reduce that damage fast. You will learn how to support your liver with glutathione, control oxidative...
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236. 10 Things to Do to Prevent Weight Gain During the Holidays
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Most people don’t realize how much of their holiday weight gain has nothing to do with “bad food choices” and everything to do with unplanned habits, skipped movement, and metabolic chaos. They write December off as a free-for-all, promise themselves they’ll start fresh in January… and then spend the next two months undoing damage that was completely avoidable. In this episode, I’m giving you the plan that stops that cycle cold. I’m walking you through the 10 strategies I personally use to stay lean, strong, and in control through the holidays; without skipping the...
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235. Anti Aging Medications for Longevity (The Truth No One Shares)
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Most people have no idea what’s really happening in the longevity world. They hear “anti-aging” and think of fasting windows and cold plunges. Meanwhile, some of the most powerful tools are prescription-only compounds that almost never get discussed publicly. I’ve been experimenting with several of them for years, tracking how they impact my performance, recovery, bloodwork, and training cycles… and in this episode, I’m breaking that silence. I’m walking you through the three medications I personally use, why I use them, the biology they target, and how they fit into my longevity...
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234. 12 Things The Supplement Industry Doesn't Want You to Know
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Most people assume supplements are helping their health and performance. The reality is that a large part of the industry is built on cheap ingredients, artificial additives, and labels designed to look impressive instead of delivering results. I’ve been in this industry for nearly three decades as a writer, editor, and brand owner, and I’ve seen exactly what happens behind the labels. In this episode, I break down twelve things supplement companies hope you never learn, including how many amino acids are sourced from bird feathers and human hair, why artificial sweeteners disrupt...
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233. Why You Keep Falling Off Track and How to Stay Consistent for Good
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Most people don’t fail because they don’t care. They fail because they keep getting in their own way. In this episode, I answer the real questions my clients and community ask about staying consistent when life gets messy. These are the problems that stop most people from ever reaching their goals. I talk about why waiting for life to “calm down” is a trap, why skipping check-ins kills progress, and how tracking your training, food, and sleep keeps you honest. I also explain why sweating isn’t the same as training hard, and why you can’t build a strong body if you never train to...
info_outlinePeptides are everywhere right now, but most people don’t actually understand how they work or how to use them intelligently. That’s why I wanted to sit down with Kyal Van Der Leest, founder of LVLUP Health, to cut through the noise and talk about what really matters if you care about performance, longevity, and staying sharp.
In this episode, we get into oral peptides and why some work while others never will, the truth about SLU-PP-332 and exercise mimetics, and how gut health quietly drives hormones, inflammation, and recovery. We also talk about fat loss without stimulants, brain performance without frying your nervous system, and how to mitigate real life stress like travel, alcohol, and poor sleep without blowing up your progress.
Kyal shares his background in nutrition and naturopathy, how peptides changed his approach to health, and why nuance always beats hype. If you want tools that actually move the needle, this episode will help you think more clearly about what you’re using and why.
LVLUP: Head over to LVLUPHealth.com and use code GETHIN at checkout to get 15% off.
What's Discussed:
(00:00) Travel, stress, and why longevity starts with restraint
(07:10) How health crises push people into deeper performance work
(15:02) Gut inflammation, cortisol, and hormone performance
(24:18) Oral peptides explained and why size and stability matter
(34:05) Gut repair peptides, recovery, and sleep quality
(44:22) Fat loss compounds and exercise mimetics decoded
(56:40) Mitochondria, dosing mistakes, and metabolic burnout
(1:07:55) Brain performance tools and cognitive timing strategies
(1:18:30) The future of supplements, peptides, and regulation
Find more from Kris:
Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/
Instagram: @krisgethin
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin
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Find more from Kyal Van Der Leest:
Website: https://lvluphealth.com/
Instagram: @lvluphealth