# Peptides, Fasting, and the Future of Longevity w/ Miguel & Carlos Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/peptides-fasting-and-the-future-of-longevity-w-miguel-carlos Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/peptides-fasting-and-the-future-of-longevity-w-miguel-carlos.md Podcast: [The "What is Money?" Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694) Published: 2026-03-13T20:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/episodes/peptides-fasting-and-the-future-of-longevity-w-miguel-carlos-LOl8QMjY Audio file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/088a85e5-437f-4c81-b306-10b9ff8c3ece/2effec98-bec5-4728-ba08-7a86d776e682/episodes/audio/group/1162b601-e1e2-4320-9320-ba310651a001/group-item/f823f9cd-47ba-4c29-90ce-3ddc031de778/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=MLdpYXYI Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/episodes/peptides-fasting-and-the-future-of-longevity-w-miguel-carlos Duration seconds: 10490 ## Resource Miguel and Carlos return to explore peptides, longevity, and the biological signaling systems that govern performance, recovery, and aging. They argue that most people misunderstand peptides entirely — not as magic compounds, but as precise signals that must align with timing, pathways, and the body’s natural rhythms. We discuss neuro-regulatory peptides, BDNF, fasting, autophagy, mitochondrial function, immune resilience, and the hallmarks of aging. They lay out a framework for using peptides seasonally rather than randomly, explain why over-signaling creates dysfunction, and show how growth, repair, detoxification, and performance must be cycled instead of constantly forced. The conversation also explores fat adaptation, metabolic flexibility, brain fog, stem cells, inflammation, immune hierarchy, and why true optimization begins at the cellular level — not with symptoms, but with the systems underneath them. This episode is about biological intelligence, signal timing, and the difference between forcing the body and working with it. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/episodes/peptides-fasting-and-the-future-of-longevity-w-miguel-carlos/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/peptides-fasting-and-the-future-of-longevity-w-miguel-carlos.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.