The Hunter Williams Podcast
The Hunter Williams Podcast

The Hunter Williams Podcast

Hunter Williams

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Average health is a choice. And it's the wrong one. The Hunter Williams Podcast goes where mainstream medicine won't — deep into the science of peptides, hormone optimization, metabolic health, and biohacking protocols that actually move the needle. Every week, I sit down with elite researchers, doctors, and high-performers to cut through the noise and hand you biological leverage most people will never have access to. This isn't wellness. This is optimization. Subscribe. Take control of your biology.

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Is C02 Therapy The Ultimate Biohack?
APR 21, 2026
Is C02 Therapy The Ultimate Biohack?
In today's episode, we're taking a detour from our usual peptide discussions to dive into one of my absolute favorite biohacking devices: the carbon dioxide therapy inhaler from CarboGenetics. I know what you're thinking—why would we want to inhale CO2 when we usually focus on getting more oxygen? It all comes down to a fascinating physiological mechanism called the Bohr effect. I'll break down the science of how inhaling small amounts of carbon dioxide actually forces your hemoglobin to release more oxygen into your tissues, significantly boosting cerebral blood flow, accelerating wound healing, and enhancing exercise performance. We'll explore the history of CO2 therapy, from ancient volcanic vents to modern clinical studies showing impressive results in tumor oxygenation and hearing recovery. I'll also share my personal routine for using the device, including the optimal concentrations and timing for morning wakefulness, pre-workout endurance, and afternoon brain energy. Whether you're a hard-charging entrepreneur looking to regulate your nervous system or an athlete wanting an edge in the gym, this affordable biohack might just be the missing piece in your wellness routine. Tune in to learn how to harness the power of the carbonated body!Buy Carbogenetics Here(code HUNTERW for 15% off): https://carbogenetics.com/co2inhaler/The Carbonated Body Book: https://thecarbonatedbody.com/Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/⁠⁠Get my FREE Cheatsheet: ⁠https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/peptidecheatsheet⁠Join My Private Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theaxioncollective.manus.space/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get My Book On Amazon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/avbaV48Download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Supplement Sources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamssupplements.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/hunterwilliams/list/WE16G2223BXA?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_R7QWQC0P1RACB2ETY3DY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Socials:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hunterwilliamscoaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Topic Request: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamsvideotopic.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Saturday Morning Coffee Talk 4/18/26
APR 18, 2026
Saturday Morning Coffee Talk 4/18/26
Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/⁠⁠Get my FREE Cheatsheet: ⁠https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/peptidecheatsheet⁠Join My Private Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theaxioncollective.manus.space/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get My Book On Amazon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/avbaV48Download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Supplement Sources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamssupplements.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/hunterwilliams/list/WE16G2223BXA?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_R7QWQC0P1RACB2ETY3DY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Socials:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hunterwilliamscoaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Topic Request: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamsvideotopic.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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The FDA Just Changed Everything for Peptides | My Honest Take
APR 17, 2026
The FDA Just Changed Everything for Peptides | My Honest Take
Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/⁠⁠Get my FREE Cheatsheet: ⁠https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/peptidecheatsheet⁠Join My Private Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theaxioncollective.manus.space/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get My Book On Amazon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/avbaV48Download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Supplement Sources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamssupplements.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/hunterwilliams/list/WE16G2223BXA?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_R7QWQC0P1RACB2ETY3DY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Socials:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hunterwilliamscoaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Topic Request: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamsvideotopic.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Today I'm breaking down something that's been blowing up in the peptide world. The FDA just made a major announcement about moving 19 popular peptides from Category 2 to Category 1. And I want to share my honest thoughts on what this actually means for you.First I walk through how we got here. The Biden administration's original scheduling decision. The rise of the research peptide market. And why roughly four out of five peptides consumed in the US today come from research companies.Then I get into what the FDA is actually proposing. The July hearing. The February 2027 timeline. And what Category 1 status would mean for compounding pharmacies and telehealth clinics.But here's where it gets interesting. I share my prediction on where prices are headed and why I think we'll eventually see price parity between prescribed and research peptides. I also dig into what I think is a quiet quid pro quo happening between Big Pharma and the FDA around GLP-1s.This is speculation on my part. I'm not a doctor or a lawyer. But I wanted to give you my honest read on where this is all going. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.Timestamps00:00 — Intro and disclaimers (not a doctor, not a lawyer)01:40 — History: How the Biden FDA scheduled 19 peptides as Category 202:44 — The rise of the research peptide gray market (4 out of 5 peptides)04:18 — RFK on Joe Rogan and the FDA's Category 1 plans04:58 — What Category 1 actually means (Sermorelin example)05:42 — The July hearing and February 2027 final say timeline07:18 — FDA cracking down on GLP-1s from research companies08:42 — More compounding pharmacies and telehealth clinics entering the space09:08 — The Metformin analogy and future price parity13:20 — The rug pull theory: FDA and Big Pharma quid pro quo on GLP-1s14:04 — Why Eli Lilly is protecting retatrutide (projected $50B/year product)17:04 — Final thoughts and the golden age of peptides
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Hunter & Taylor Answer Your Most Pressing Health Questions | Reader Mailbag Episode 1
APR 10, 2026
Hunter & Taylor Answer Your Most Pressing Health Questions | Reader Mailbag Episode 1
Hunter and Taylor Williams sit down for their first ever Reader Mailbag episode — a brand new deep dive Q&A format where they take the questions that need more than 60 seconds and actually break them down together.Most Q&As are rapid fire. This one isn't. Hunter and Taylor go deep on some of the most common but most underanswered questions they receive — covering women's hormones, reproductive health, peptides, detox protocols, pre-workout stacks, and whether teens should ever be using peptides at all.This week's questions:Should a 33-year-old female with low hormones start one hormone at a time — and if so, which one first? Hunter and Taylor break down why progesterone is the first building block, how to dose it by symptom relief rather than blood work numbers, and why more women in their 20s and 30s are candidates for testosterone than most people realize. They also get into why injectable testosterone beats cream for most women, how birth control is blocking natural hormone production, and what's really causing the epidemic of low mood, no libido, anxiety, and irregular periods in younger women.Can peptides help treat ovarian cysts without surgery? Hunter and Taylor discuss why PCOS is really a metabolic condition — not a testosterone problem — and why metformin plus a GLP-1 may be more effective than a $20,000 surgery. They also break down how often lifestyle modification is skipped in favor of the operating table.If a woman is already on TRT, can Kisspeptin further help with libido and muscle gain? They cover the difference between Kisspeptin 10 and Kisspeptin 54, the brain study showing Kisspeptin's direct effect on libido, and why it's not a replacement for hormone therapy but can be a useful add-on.What are the anti-aging benefits of Melanotan beyond tanning? Taylor shares her experience with Melanotan's cognitive and vision benefits, how it amplifies even limited sun exposure in the winter months, its immune system benefits, and what it actually does to hair pigmentation.What does Hunter's pre-workout stack actually look like? Injectable DADA, L-carnitine, choline, ATP, and phosphocreatine — plus the DIY powder formula he used to make from bulk supplements including beta alanine, citrulline malate, creatine, taurine, and EAAs. Taylor also shares why she can't stomach most commercial pre-workouts and what she uses instead.Beyond weekly glutathione, what else can you do to protect your body from environmental toxins and pesticides? Taylor's fruit and vegetable cleaning protocol, sauna, zeolite, activated charcoal, spirulina, and ion cleanse foot detox baths — plus a conversation about roundup in the air and why everyone should be detoxing regardless of how healthy they are.Should teens ever use peptides — for acne, weight loss, ADHD, or sports injuries? Hunter and Taylor break down which peptides they think are appropriate in context, why BPC-157 and TB-500 for a teen athlete with an injury makes more sense than doxycycline for acne, and why the hard and fast rule of "never until 18" doesn't hold up when teens are already being prescribed antibiotics and birth control.Submit your questions for future Reader Mailbag episodes at the link in the show notes.⚠️ For research and entertainment purposes only. ⚠️👇 START HERE📋 Free Peptide Cheatsheet: https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/peptidecheatsheet👥 Join the Axion Collective: https://theaxioncollective.manus.space/📖 Get My Book: https://a.co/d/avbaV48🌐 My Website: https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/💊 Supplement Sources: https://hunterwilliamssupplements.carrd.co/🛒 Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hunterwilliams/list/WE16G2223BXA🎙️ Submit a Video Topic: https://hunterwilliamsvideotopic.carrd.co/📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hunterwilliamscoaching/
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The 5 Most Overrated Peptides (And What I'd Use Instead)
APR 7, 2026
The 5 Most Overrated Peptides (And What I'd Use Instead)
Website: ⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/⁠Get my FREE Cheatsheet: https://hunterwilliamshealth.com/peptidecheatsheetJoin My Private Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theaxioncollective.manus.space/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get My Book On Amazon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/avbaV48Download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Supplement Sources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamssupplements.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/hunterwilliams/list/WE16G2223BXA?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_R7QWQC0P1RACB2ETY3DY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Socials:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hunterwilliamscoaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Topic Request: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hunterwilliamsvideotopic.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠One of the most common questions I get is which peptides I actually hate. And honestly, it's a fair thing to ask. You're spending real money on these compounds, so you deserve to know which ones might not be worth it.In this episode, I break down my five most overrated peptides. None of these are dangerous. Most have legitimate research behind them. They've just been surpassed by better compounds that cost about the same and work significantly better.I cover AOD-9604 and why the clinical trials underwhelmed, GHRP-2 and GHRP-6 and the cortisol and hunger problems they create, HGH Frag 176-191 and why it's somehow worse than AOD, Sermorelin and why I think it persists despite better options being available, and oral 5-Amino-1MQ capsules versus the injectable form.For each one, I share what I'd use instead. Tesamorelin, GLP-1 agonists, Ipamorelin with CJC-1295, and the injectable version of 5-Amino are all on the table.This isn't a hit piece. Every peptide on this list works for someone. I just don't think most people are getting their money's worth. Take it as one peer's honest opinion and test things for yourself.
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