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EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 26 MIN

10 Ways I Use Peptides To Stay Hot AF At 48

from I'd Like To Thank MySELF · host Cynthia Garcia

I'm 48. I've been on peptides for over a decade. Here's what I'm actually on at 48, what each one does, and why I'm on it. From topical peptides injectables, I’m sharing what I use for my skin, body, mental clarity, focus, energy, strength building and more!Take the free Hot AF quizJoin The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AFShop Rewritten Beauty. The serum I built when I refused to disappear at 40.Where I Source My PeptidesI work with my doctor and use a compounding pharmacy. Here are two providers I trust:Amino Vault Peptides  Bio Longevity Labs Want to Talk Dosing?If you want to go deeper on dosing, what's working for me, what's working for other women, the providers we use, and the tips and tricks we've picked up along the way, all that conversation lives inside The Vanity Club.See everything inside The Vanity Club and get access here. A Word Before You ClickThis is what I do. Not what you should do. I'm sharing my own experience as a 48-year-old woman who's been on peptides for over a decade, working with a doctor, getting labs, and taking the smallest doses that work for me.I am not a doctor, and nothing in this episode or these show notes is medical advice. Peptides are not FDA-approved for anti-aging use. Before you take anything, talk to a qualified medical provider who'll actually look at your labs and co-create a protocol with you.If you click through to either provider link above, you are making your own decision about what to do with your body. You are agreeing that I am not liable for any outcome, side effect, or interaction that comes from a product you purchase from them. Figure out what's right for your body with a doctor. The choice, as always, is yours.Stay Subscribed… Part 2 is ComingFive more peptides, more reasons I use them, and the ones I'm about to start. Subscribe on YouTube so you don't miss it.I started peptides over a decade ago, before they were a buzzword, before everyone was trading their firstborn to get on one. This episode is what I'm actually on at 48. What each one does. Why I'm on it. And what I've come to believe about doing this in a culture that tells women to wait for studies that aren't coming.In This Episode:The first topical peptide I ever tried that made me wonder if my skin time-traveledWhy people aren't actually judging the peptide... they're judging the wantingThe hormone peptide I've been on for 10 years and would never give upThe peptide I add when I need to be a fucking machineThe peptide that cuts my recovery from aggressive treatments in halfWhy I'm not waiting 16 years for a study the NIH hasn't even funded yetThe peptide everyone's gonna fight me on (no, not Ozempic, stop)The actually-simple reason I do all of this (it's not what you think)The two words for any provider who hands you a script without looking at your labsWhy women are allowed to do whatever the fuck we want with our bodies, no permission requiredFOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com#peptides #peptidesforwomen #womenover40 #perimenopause #idliketothankmyself

I'm 48. I've been on peptides for over a decade. Here's what I'm actually on at 48, what each one does, and why I'm on it. From topical peptides injectables, I’m sharing what I use for my skin, body, mental clarity, focus, energy, strength building and more!Take the free Hot AF quizJoin The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AFShop Rewritten Beauty. The serum I built when I refused to disappear at 40.Where I Source My PeptidesI work with my doctor and use a compounding pharmacy. Here are two providers I trust:Amino Vault Peptides  Bio Longevity Labs Want to Talk Dosing?If you want to go deeper on dosing, what's working for me, what's working for other women, the providers we use, and the tips and tricks we've picked up along the way, all that conversation lives inside The Vanity Club.See everything inside The Vanity Club and get access here. A Word Before You ClickThis is what I do. Not what you should do. I'm sharing my own experience as a 48-year-old woman who's been on peptides for over a decade, working with a doctor, getting labs, and taking the smallest doses that work for me.I am not a doctor, and nothing in this episode or these show notes is medical advice. Peptides are not FDA-approved for anti-aging use. Before you take anything, talk to a qualified medical provider who'll actually look at your labs and co-create a protocol with you.If you click through to either provider link above, you are making your own decision about what to do with your body. You are agreeing that I am not liable for any outcome, side effect, or interaction that comes from a product you purchase from them. Figure out what's right for your body with a doctor. The choice, as always, is yours.Stay Subscribed… Part 2 is ComingFive more peptides, more reasons I use them, and the ones I'm about to start. Subscribe on YouTube so you don't miss it.I started peptides over a decade ago, before they were a buzzword, before everyone was trading their firstborn to get on one. This episode is what I'm actually on at 48. What each one does. Why I'm on it. And what I've come to believe about doing this in a culture that tells women to wait for studies that aren't coming.In This Episode:The first topical peptide I ever tried that made me wonder if my skin time-traveledWhy people aren't actually judging the peptide... they're judging the wantingThe hormone peptide I've been on for 10 years and would never give upThe peptide I add when I need to be a fucking machineThe peptide that cuts my recovery from aggressive treatments in halfWhy I'm not waiting 16 years for a study the NIH hasn't even funded yetThe peptide everyone's gonna fight me on (no, not Ozempic, stop)The actually-simple reason I do all of this (it's not what you think)The two words for any provider who hands you a script without looking at your labsWhy women are allowed to do whatever the fuck we want with our bodies, no permission requiredFOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com#peptides #peptidesforwomen #womenover40 #perimenopause #idliketothankmyself

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I'm 48. I've been on peptides for over a decade. Here's what I'm actually on at 48, what each one does, and why I'm on it. From topical peptides injectables, I’m sharing what I use for my skin, body, mental clarity, focus, energy, strength building...

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