# Here's Why Your Supplements Don't Seem To Work | Nayan Patel : 1502 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629/here-s-why-your-supplements-don-t-seem-to-work-nayan-patel-1502 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629/here-s-why-your-supplements-don-t-seem-to-work-nayan-patel-1502.md Podcast: [The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629) Published: 2026-07-16T08:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/p394/rss.art19.com/episodes/559728a9-55f8-49b3-b6aa-3db530c506f1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/p394/rss.art19.com/episodes/559728a9-55f8-49b3-b6aa-3db530c506f1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629/episodes/here-s-why-your-supplements-don-t-seem-to-work-nayan-patel-1502 Duration seconds: 3513 ## Resource Why Oral and IV Glutathione Never Actually Reach Your Cells (The Delivery Breakthrough Changing Everything)  Most of the supplements you're taking aren't failing you, they're failing to ever reach the cells that need them, and almost nobody selling them wants you to know that. This episode hands you the delivery breakthrough that actually gets it there.  Use code DAVE for a discount at aurowellness.com/dave   Host Dave Asprey sits down with Dr. Nayan Patel, a pharmacist, researcher, and founder of Auro Wellness, whose work centers on solving one of biohacking's most stubborn problems: getting nutrients past the bloodstream and into the cells that actually need them. He holds 14 patents in delivery technology, partners in the high-end longevity clinic Unlimited Life, and has spent over two decades studying glutathione, the master antioxidant his own research helped bring into modern biohacking.  Dave and Dr. Patel break down a 2011 University of Texas study showing that oral and liposomal glutathione are completely broken down into raw amino acids before absorption, meaning none of it reaches the bloodstream as glutathione, a pattern that holds true even for IV administration. They dig into new brain-imaging research showing topical glutathione crossing into neural tissue within 20 minutes, why senescent "zombie cells" may be directly tied to glutathione shortfalls, and why NAD, despite its reputation as the ultimate longevity molecule, is actually dependent on glutathione to do its job. They also cover the real purity ceiling on GHK-copper peptides, safe upper limits for glycine and NAC before they start working against you, a topical alcohol protocol that clears acetaldehyde without triggering a breathalyzer, and why oxidative stress from GLP-1 use… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629/episodes/here-s-why-your-supplements-don-t-seem-to-work-nayan-patel-1502/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629/here-s-why-your-supplements-don-t-seem-to-work-nayan-patel-1502.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.