{"podcast":{"title":"Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson","slug":"fork-u-with-dr-terry-simpson-940256","podcast_index_feed_id":940256,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/forku/","website_url":"https://www.forku.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/788b2349-48f2-498b-af8c-3fc9e102deaa/FU-2026-1.png","author":"Terry Simpson","episode_count":135,"summary":"Fork U(niversity) Not everything you put in your mouth is good for you. There’s a lot of medical information thrown around out there. How are you to know what information you can trust, and what’s just plain old quackery? You can’t rely on your own “google fu”. You can’t count on quality medical advice from Facebook. You need a doctor in your corner. On each episode of Your Doctor’s Orders, Dr. Terry Simpson will cut through the clutter and noise that always seems to follow the latest medical news. He has the unique perspective of a surgeon who has spent years doing molecular virology research and as a skeptic with academic credentials. He’ll help you develop the critical thinking skills so you can recognize evidence-based medicine, busting myths along the way. The most common medical myths are often disguised as seemingly harmless “food as medicine”. By offering their own brand of medicine via foods, These hucksters are trying to practice medicine without a license. And though they’ll claim “nutrition is not taught in medical schools”, it turns out that’s a myth too. In fact, there’s an entire medical subspecialty called Culinary Medicine, and Dr. Simpson is certified as a Culina…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T16:19:44.473681+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fork-u-with-dr-terry-simpson-940256"},"episode":{"title":"GLP-1 Drugs, the Mediterranean Diet, and the Science of Living Longer","slug":"glp-1-drugs-the-mediterranean-diet-and-the-science-of-living-longer","published_at":"2025-12-18T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fork-u-with-dr-terry-simpson-940256/glp-1-drugs-the-mediterranean-diet-and-the-science-of-living-longer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fork-u-with-dr-terry-simpson-940256","url":"https://forku.com/episode/glp-1-drugs-the-mediterranean-diet-and-the-science-of-living-longer","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d2dbcbfe-bab6-4937-9a2d-90783e3a55ed.mp3","summary":"GLP-1 Drugs, the Mediterranean Diet, and the Science of Living Longer For years, anti -aging has been hijacked by supplements, hacks, and promises that never hold up. Meanwhile, real science has quietly moved forward. Today, the most compelling anti-aging story does not come from a powder, a cold plunge, or a fasting app. Instead, it comes from metabolism . A class of medications called GLP-1 receptor agonists started as diabetes drugs. Over time, clinicians discovered something bigger. These medicines now play a major role in obesity treatment , and they produce effects that reach far beyond the scale. Because obesity shortens lifespan and damages nearly every organ system, it makes sense that drugs that treat obesity could also improve healthspan —the years you live with strength, clarity, and independence. However, weight loss alone does not explain what researchers are seeing. These drugs reduce inflammation, protect the heart, lower biological stress, and may even delay cognitive decline. Importantly, many of these effects occur independent of weight loss . That fact has forced scientists to ask a serious question: could GLP-1 drugs represent a new class of anti-aging medicine ? Even longevity-focused clinicians, such as Peter Attia, have publicly discussed using GLP-1 drugs at lower doses in select patients—not for weight loss, but for metabolic health and long-term disease prevention. Why Metabolism Matters for Aging Aging is not just about time. Instead, it reflects how well your body regulates key systems over decades. Blood sugar control, inflammation, oxidative stress, and cellular repair all shape how fast—or how slowly—you age. GLP-1 receptor agonists influence all these pathways. 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