Guest: Dr. Edwin Lee, MD, F.A.C.E. - Haesue Jo (MA, LMFT)
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Show Notes:
The Pep Talk: Intra articular BPC-157 Injections & Knee Pain + Caring for your Mental Health with Online Counseling
[3:58] Disclaimer.
[4:42] Intra-articular bpc-157 injections for knee pain. Study design.
- Retrospective study 2019-2020.
- Subjective pain measurements.
[7:16] What value did TB4 offer to the patients?
[13:00] Rat study concerning Achilles tendon injury.
[15:00] Dosing protocol for bpc-157/MGF combo.
[17:28] Is it okay to use the combo if blood igf-1 levels are high?
- If you are in the 220’s be wary. Pay attention to shoe/ knuckle size.
- If igf-1 binding protein 3 is high, the high igf-1 levels are probably the result of using hgh.
- Epidemiological lab assay numbers are based on the average health of the population at the time the study was conducted.
- Because the number of sick people in the population is increasing, the lab assay standards are moving more toward a sick population.
[22:36] The injections were not ultrasound guided.
[23:18] All patients received only one injection.
- Sometimes two to three shots are necessary.
[24:22] How long did the results last?
- ~ 6 months on average.
[26:09] How much of the effect could be from the mesotherapy of the injection itself?
[39:00] The importance of having a physician that respects your intelligence.
[43:50] Overview of Dr. Lee’s book.
[52:15] What has recently changed about the understanding of cellular senescence?
[55:00] Thoughts on senelytics.
[1:08:05] Caring for your mental health with online counseling.
[1:12:45] Carl’s early therapy experiences.
[1:17:30] The value of speaking to someone while not being able to actually see them.
