Gary Brecka

It really gave me so much insight into how so much could go so wrong so fast because these things floored out.

And I really would implore women to really, if you're perimenopausal, you're going through menopause, get a functional medicine doctor to do a hormonal evaluation on you.

So what have you seen with hormone replacement therapy in men and women and having effects on their skin?

This is what happens at this age.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Women just, they're...

flat out with their friends.

And they'll come in.

I think so many women are suffering unnecessarily because they have this fear of getting on bioidentical hormone therapy.

And I've seen miracles happen for women that are suffering overnight, my wife being one of them, and I'm a big fan.

And I've been deep down the rabbit hole in the research and some of the studies that linked

you know, hormone therapy to breast cancer actually debunked that link in the very same study just after it was carried on for a longer period of time.

I think it was the Women's Health Initiative was the big one that really got a lot of... It's been debunked, right?

Yeah, it's been debunked by the Women's Health Initiative.

So, you know, if you are listening to this podcast and you're one of those women, you know, don't be scared of seeing a functional medicine doctor and getting on bioidentical hormone therapy.

Yeah, because it can be...

You've mentioned peptides a number of times.

What are some of your favorites for skin?

I mean, like the GHKCU copper peptides, do you like BBC?

What are your go-tos?