EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 58 MIN
Peptide Talk: New Theories, Personal Experiments & The Double-Edged Side Effect
from The Herbal (R)evolution · host Lila Swanberg | Clinical Herbalist
Just launched Path to Practitioner Potency, a mentorship community on a mission to make natural healing potent again. If you are a serious herbal student or practitioner in the alternative healing arts, this is for you.Inside you get access to a peer message board, monthly trainings, live case reviews, monthly Q&As, and special pricing on mentorship and masterclasses.Founding members get a discounted rate locked in for life. Spots are limited.Join here: skool.com/path-to-practitioner-potency-3445Questions? [email protected]_______________________________________________________________________The Peptide Conversation You Won't Find Anywhere ElsePeptides are everywhere right now - the GLP-1s, the gray market stacks, the bro science YouTube rabbit holes - and almost nobody is having the honest, whole-body conversation about them. In this episode, Lila brings her clinical lens, her personal experience on Retatrutide, and some real talk about what the mainstream peptide conversation is completely missing: eating disorder risk, muscle and bone loss, the Ayurvedic constitutional angle, and why weight loss and health are not the same thing.What We CoverWhat peptides actually are and how they differ from amino acids (and why your body already makes tens of thousands of them)The difference between FDA-regulated GLP-1s like Ozempic and gray market research chemicals like RetatrutideWhy Lila's judgment of the Ozempic craze softened - and what changed her mindHer personal history with disordered eating and why that context matters for this conversationWhat she's actually experiencing on Retatrutide at 0.5mg - food noise, coffee cravings, dopamine quieting, temperature swingsWhy peptide-driven appetite suppression can re-trigger or reinforce eating disorder patterns - and why almost no one is talking about thisMuscle loss and bone density loss as serious, underreported risksWhy "weight loss" as the only success metric is a failure of the whole-body viewLila's Ayurvedic constitutional theory: why Tikshna Agni (pitta-type fast digestion) may respond very differently than Vishma or Manda AgniThe couple in her practice - one thriving, one constipated - and what that tells usHow to monitor your whole-body health if you are using these toolsWhy there is no bad medicine, only bad applicationLinks and Resources🪬 pattern assessment quiz - https://tally.so/r/n05N1y🪷 work together - https://my.practicebetter.io/#/668479726434574754765a95/bookings?s=6824ecf3c407a619c22bcefa&step=date🌿 Subscribe - https://tvnhc.com/listen/🧪 Functional Lab Work Master Class - https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ZTMEPD5KBP4YL🌀 Coming Up on Lila's Herbal Revolution 🌀Mushroom Microdosing, a convert to herbalism & So much more. To shape the conversations email me at [email protected]
Embed this episode
NOW PLAYING
Peptide Talk: New Theories, Personal Experiments & The Double-Edged Side Effect
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.
Similar Podcasts
No similar podcasts found.