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Stress, Aging, and Mindset issues--have you thought about interviewing Kelly McGonigal PhD Stanford??

She has a book "The Upside of Stress" with a LOT of interesting material. Also a good TED talk. It's like 2015 so I don't know if it's held up, but her concept seems to be that people with a POSITIVE view of aging and stress thrive better than those with a NEGATIVE view.

High intensity weight training (a la Body by Science etc) vs more conventional weight training

There are two Brits (my namesakes, both James) named Fisher and Steele who have done a lot of research in this area. As a practicing pathologist I've done this for ten years, half an hour a week, and am apparently maintaining my muscle mass pretty well. The amazing thing is that when life happened and I fell off the wagon for six months I was back to my previous weights within one to two sessions. Same with my 35 year old daughter. Seems like there may be something qualitatively different about the signal/stimulus of going to momentary failure in a time efficient manner, and our bodies seemed to take holding on to the muscle quite seriously.

Peptide Hormones

Hi Team, There is no shortage of doctors in the longevity space who tout the benefits of peptide therapy as it pertains to aging, sleep, inflammation, etc. Can we please get an AMA, or deep dive on the most commonly used peptide hormones? Thank you so much for the work that you do. Your show has been instrumental in my life and in the lives of my friends and family.

Fitness Do's and Don'ts for teens and pre-teens

My boys (Ages 11 and 13) have taken an interest in going to the gym with me. While my main focus is to keep them interested in their physical fitness and healthspan during their adult years, what are Peter's insights regarding physical fitness Do's and Don'ts for pre-teens and teens? And especially as it relates to weight training?

Osteoporosis and high iron levels

How do sudden increased and high iron levels correlate to osteoporosis?