{"podcast":{"title":"The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast","slug":"the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678","podcast_index_feed_id":461678,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/85ed1b8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.constantlyvariedgear.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1304318/1304318-1771874093196-5944473892a35.jpg","author":"Constantly Varied Gear","episode_count":398,"summary":"Powered By Constantly Varied Gear Kelsea and Rachael explore and challenge conventional standards surrounding women's wellbeing. Episode favorites: EP15: Abs Aren't Made in the Kitchen EP159: Be Bad at Something and Enjoy It Leave the Podcast a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheThickThighsSaveLivesPodcast Join the CVG Nation app: https://www.constantlyvariedgear.com/pages/cvg-nation-app or search CVG Nation in your phone's app store. Join our group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/416198445414413/ or search Fitness Programming by CVG on Facebook","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:20:40.810339+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678"},"episode":{"title":"S13 EP29: Dr. Ashley Froese Answers Your Questions About Peptides","slug":"s13-ep29-dr-ashley-froese-answers-your-questions-about-peptides","published_at":"2026-06-02T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678/s13-ep29-dr-ashley-froese-answers-your-questions-about-peptides","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttsl/episodes/S13-EP29-Dr--Ashley-Froese-Answers-Your-Questions-About-Peptides-e3k6dch","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/85ed1b8/podcast/play/120845137/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-1%2F425295262-44100-2-0739832a056f8.mp3","summary":"Peptides are everywhere right now. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Ashley Froese to break down the science, hype, controversy, and future of peptides in a way that actually makes sense. We talk about: What peptides are What the FDA has to say about them The difference between peptides and traditional medications Recovery, muscle growth, sleep, inflammation & fat loss The peptide research blowing Dr. Froese’s mind right now The future of personalized medicine Women, hormones & peptides during perimenopause GLP-1s & metabolic health Whether you’re peptide-curious or highly skeptical, this episode will absolutely make you think differently about what’s possible. https://www.drafroese.com/ This Is Not Covered: https://www.youtube.com/@drafroese (00:00:46) Welcome Dr. Froese to the Podcast (00:01:58) The FDA “ban” & why peptides moved to the gray market (00:05:15) Why Dr. Ashley left traditional medicine (00:09:44) What peptides actually ARE explained simply (00:14:30) Muscle building, recovery & growth hormone peptides (00:16:32) Are peptides reversing aging? (00:19:38) Where people are getting peptides (00:25:55) The pricing and will they be covered by insurance (00:27:47) The research blowing Dr. Ashley’s mind right now (00:34:00) Addressing the risks and concerns some have (00:37:56) Women, hormones, perimenopause & personalized medicine (00:45:40) Rundown of the most popular peptides (00:56:10) Injections vs pills (01:04:05) Where to find Dr. Froese Want to leave the TTSL Podcast a voicemail? We love your questions and adore hearing from you. https://www.speakpipe.com/TheThickThighsSaveLivesPodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The CVG Nation app, for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iPhone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"Peptides are everywhere right now. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Ashley Froese to break down the science, hype, controversy, and future of peptide…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3902,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678/episodes/s13-ep29-dr-ashley-froese-answers-your-questions-about-peptides/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678/s13-ep29-dr-ashley-froese-answers-your-questions-about-peptides.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}