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The health trends outpacing regulation and putting people at risk | Four Corners Documentary

From IV drip bars to recovery studios to plush longevity clinics and online biohacking, the longevity industry is booming. The fear of ageing is fueling the business of living longer with promises of

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Literally no mention of reta... everyone will be on it in 10 years..
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If one is concerned / interested in ones health - they're educated & knowledgable or they're not. There exists no shortcuts to health and wellbeing, nor has there ever been. Diet and Exercise cannot be diminished as the ultimate solution.
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Aging is at a dna level inside each cell. Solving that requires making sure each cell splits perfectly without error and without senescence. It would require significant significant scientific research to even inch towards it. But maybe studying blue whales in the arctic would help because those have dna repair mechanisms that help it live to over 200 years old
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Oh dear!
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@1dforbes From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 13
Peptides work, that is how Eli Lilly became a one trillion dollar market cap business. Eli Lilly funds lobbyists, so governments block the generic versions. Eli Lilly also fund people for disinformation. This strategy works that is why peptides are only for the rich and those willing to take a risk with the grey market.
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Health bros love using "up to" in results, which starts at 0.
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Great investigation. This is frightening.
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There's not much of a theoretical leap to the idea of aging as decline as inevitable.

What's aging?

The degradation of cells from being able to repair itself due to accumulated damages within the information of the cells.

It's a mechanical biological process.

If it could be understood, regulated in relations to the other systems, it could be reversed or brought into remission.

It's neither sacred nor magical. The whole gerontology field is kinda based on the premises.

Of course, the way they're doing it, is neither based upon medical ethics, or the scientific process.
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With no kids being born, the world definitely needs more old people lingering about in the health system till they're 120 years old. That'll be tremendous.
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I took bpc-157 it fixed my knee tendonitis, now I'm trying to get my mother to use it for her bad back
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14:43 The charming chemist lady stayed, slayed and ate and left no crumbs . Brava!
"Are any of your friends taking peptides? –God, no! They are mostly scientists." 💅 👑
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Psuedoscience at its peak!
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@CD-dn6pk From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 13
A better idea are restaurants and fast food with healthy menus.
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@kchakril From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 8
For any Americans watching, this journalist is Dr. Norman Swan, the dad of Jonathan Swan :)
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This is really scary stuff. Great program and this reminds me of the Compounded Ozempic program from a couple of years ago.
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@sabine8419 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 32
Of course, we can slow aging! Don't drink, don't smoke, don't do drugs, don't ingest sugar, get enough sleep, don't do stupid things like marathons and headbutts, get healthy exercise and enough good food, get necessary health care, including vaccines, and more things like these.
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Peptides are strings of amino acids - the building blocks of proteins.
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@JoelReid From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 19
All things must end eventually, the ability to be prepared for that eventuality is the sign of strength.
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"Are any of your friends taking peptides?"

"God No. My friends are mostly scientists."

Sick burn! Love it.
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@darren430 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 54
The guy who looks ‘almost 70,” looks almost 70. He admits he looked 70 when he was 50! 😂