Dr. Clay Moss: The GLP-1 Mistake Making Women Look Worse

Most women are told their bloodwork is normal while they still feel exhausted, foggy and stuck. Dr. Clay Moss breaks down what a standard panel checks, what it misses, and the labs to ask for instead. We get into iron and ferritin, full thyroid panels, cortisol rhythms, and why your baseline in your 30s matters more than any single result. We also cover hormone replacement therapy and the study that scared a generation of women away from it, what perimenopause really looks like, GLP-1s and who they help, creatine and vitamin D, why DEXA beats BMI, intermittent fasting for women, and why strength training is the one thing he would never give up. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro/Trailer 1:23 - Training for aesthetics vs training for longevity 2:15 - When the mirror stops matching what's underneath 2:52 - Strep throat 22 times and the tonsils that came out too late 7:17 - What's actually wrong with the medical system 10:06 - How much nutrition doctors learn in med school 14:17 - Athletes who look incredible and aren't healthy 15:11 - How do you know you're healthy on the inside 15:42 - What feeling like crap actually looks like 17:42 - When your doctor says everything looks good 18:03 - What insurance covered labs actually check 18:24 - The labs to ask for: vitamin D, B12, thyroid, hormones 18:45 - Why your baseline in your 20s and 30s matters 19:23 - The top deficiencies he sees in women's bloodwork 19:40 - Iron and ferritin, and the symptoms to watch for 20:41 - Why women get thyroid issues far more often than men 21:04 - Why thyroid and adrenals come before estrogen 21:27 - Brain fog, fatigue, low libido, dry skin, stubborn weight 22:05 - TSH, T4, free T3 and reverse T3 explained 23:29 - Why trending your labs over the years is so powerful 23:48 - Hormone replacement therapy 24:34 - The steps to take before you jump to HRT 25:10 - Why perimenopause is so volatile 26:30 - Saliva testing and your cortisol rhythm 27:09 - Urine testing across a full cycle 28:42 - Why HRT can be an amazing thing for a woman 29:24 - The study that used horse urine estrogen 30:31 - How doctors stopped being trained to prescribe hormones 30:54 - Supplements for women seeing hormonal shifts 32:28 - Vitamin D, and why normal isn't optimal 32:51 - Magnesium and creatine 33:37 - Why creatine may help women more than men 35:11 - Body composition, and why DEXA is underused 36:12 - Why BMI is the wrong measure 36:56 - Waist circumference and the number to aim for 37:30 - Intermittent fasting 37:48 - Why women are more sensitive to fasting 39:09 - Sam on fasting and the calorie mistake she made 39:44 - Building a protein first morning 41:39 - Why carnivore worked, and what it really was 42:33 - Sam on lower carb and the inflammation she lost 45:37 - A day of eating, and the 80% rule 46:22 - Why a protein forward Mediterranean diet is the best start 49:10 - GLP-1s 49:31 - Why he used to be anti GLP-1 50:46 - The ApoE4 gene and Alzheimer's as type 3 diabetes 52:22 - Which peptides he thinks are most beneficial 53:33 - BPC-157 and the shoulder injury it helped 54:37 - The Hollywood stack 56:47 - How GLP-1s get misused and titrated too fast 58:30 - The DEXA error that made us think GLP-1s destroy muscle 1:00:06 - The loss of pleasure nobody talks about 1:02:43 - Non-negotiables if you're on one for weight loss 1:03:02 - Why strength training is by far number one 1:04:21 - How much protein, and the body weight number to use 1:05:32 - Why strength training matters most for longevity 1:06:27 - Gym or run? Why he picks the gym every time 1:08:44 - The study where women over 65 lifted heavy 1:10:48 - Muscle memory and why it's never lost for good 1:12:07 - Why now is the easiest it will be to build muscle 1:12:46 - His daily habits, starting with morning sunlight 1:15:33 - Sauna vs cold plunge 1:16:32 - What he wants to be able to do at 80 1:18:58 - Where to find Dr. Clay Moss THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OLLIE: Fluoride free toothpaste with 10% nano-hydroxyapatite to support enamel and reduce sensitivity. https://www.olliesmile.com with code: SAMCFIT for 10% off! TUMBLE: Washable, stain resistant rugs for real life. https://www.tumbleliving.com/SAMCFIT for 10% off plus free shipping! 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