The LongHer Life

NAD+ is everywhere in the longevity space right now, and there's still so much confusion about it. Is it a peptide? (It's not, it's a coenzyme.) Why does it start dropping in your early 30s? And why can't you just swallow it in a capsule and call it a day?

If you want to do this work with me, work with me one on one. I see women every week for peptides, nervous system, nutrition and longevity, and you can book a free 15 minute call with me here.

In this episode I break down what NAD+ actually does for your energy and repair, then I sit down with Nicholas Signore, co-founder of The Rhythm Line, on the day RHYTHM launched. Nick shares his story, from getting sober almost two years ago to meditation, breathwork and Joe Dispenza, and how buying an NMN supplement that had almost nothing in it led him and his cardiologist partner to build their own.

We get into all seven ingredients (NMN, Setria glutathione, CoQ10, PQQ, trans-resveratrol, vitamin D3 and black pepper extract), why delayed release capsules matter when stomach acid breaks down NMN and glutathione, their third party Eurofins results, and how NAD+ IVs, injections, patches and nasal sprays compare to a capsule.

My husband and I take RHYTHM, two capsules a day, and we both notice it in our energy. This episode is in partnership with The Rhythm Line.

I TALK ABOUT:

00:00 What NAD+ is, why it declines in your 30s, and why you can't just swallow it

02:29 The seven ingredients in RHYTHM

05:28 Why delayed release capsules matter

07:25 Third party testing, and why women's heart health is underserved

11:13 Meet Nick: almost two years sober, meditation and Joe Dispenza

18:29 Microdosing and the default mode network

20:02 Getting ripped off by an NMN supplement, and how RHYTHM started

24:37 Why these seven ingredients, and beadlets vs delayed release

30:34 The Eurofins results: 667 mg of NMN and no heavy metals

34:13 How NAD+ supports energy, recovery and repair as we age

38:31 CoQ10 and PQQ for the heart (and why they're in fertility formulas)

41:11 NAD+ IVs, injections, patches, nasal sprays or capsules

RESOURCES:

• RHYTHM by The Rhythm Line (on Amazon US)
• Work with me one on one
• Book a free 15 minute call with me
• The LongHer Life on Substack
• The LongHer Life Online Community
• Instagram @biohackingbrittany

The LongHer Life, formerly Biohacking with Brittany, is the podcast for women who want to live longer and better, from hormones and peptides to meditation and energy.

This episode is for education only and isn't medical advice. Some links are affiliate links.

GLP-1s are peptides. The P literally stands for peptide. Your body makes its own GLP-1 after every single meal, and it's gone within a couple of minutes by design. The drugs are that same signal, engineered so it never goes away, and that one difference explains both how well they work and almost everything women struggle with on them.

If you want to do this work with me, work with me one on one. I see women every week for peptides, nervous system, nutrition and longevity, and you can book a free 15 minute call with me here.

In this episode I break it all down. What a peptide actually is, how peptide drugs are built, and what your own GLP-1 does in your body. Then how to raise your own GLP-1 with protein, soluble fiber, healthy fats, fermented foods, meal order and how fast you eat, with real meal ideas (and why fasting doesn't raise it the way people think).

Then I go drug by drug: semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus), tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), retatrutide, the new oral GLP-1 pill, and generic semaglutide here in Canada. We talk half-life and steady state, what the labels actually say about dosing, what microdosing really means, what's different for women (bone, muscle, fertility and hair loss), and what happens when you come off.

I start with a personal story too: I sliced my finger open this week, and how my meditation practice let me regulate my nervous system in the ER.

My free GLP-1 boosting recipe booklet for women is coming very soon. Subscribe to the podcast, my Substack, or follow me on Instagram so you hear when it drops.

I TALK ABOUT:

• 00:00 Slicing my finger, the ER, and regulating my nervous system in an emergency
• 08:50 Why my peptide content is moving off Instagram, and what's in this episode
• 10:10 What a peptide is, and how peptide drugs are built to last
• 17:34 Your own GLP-1: what it does, why it's gone in minutes, and food noise
• 26:30 Raising your own GLP-1: protein, fiber, fats, meal order, CGMs and meal ideas
• 44:54 Fasting and GLP-1
• 46:35 Half-life, steady state, and what happens when you stop
• 53:30 Semaglutide, tirzepatide, retatrutide, the new GLP-1 pill and generics in Canada
• 1:04:06 Dosing and microdosing
• 1:10:15 What's different for women: bone, muscle, fertility and hair
• 1:18:12 Coming off, side effects, and questions to ask yourself
• 1:22:09 Peptides in food, rhythm vs signal, and the close

RESOURCES:

• Work with me one on one
• Book a free 15 minute call with me
• The LongHer Life on Substack (where my peptide content lives now)
• The LongHer Life Online Community
• Instagram @biohackingbrittany

The LongHer Life, formerly Biohacking with Brittany, is the podcast for women who want to live longer and better, from hormones and peptides to meditation and energy.

This episode is for education only and isn't medical advice.

This is my live masterclass, The Exhale, from September. A few hundred women showed up live, and it's one of my favourite classes I've ever taught, so I'm giving you the whole thing here.

We go deep on peptides, longevity and the nervous system, and why the mind and nervous system have to come first before the body work and the advanced tools. I share my own postpartum anxiety story, the pattern I keep seeing in women, and why we can't out-peptide a dysregulated nervous system. Then I break down how cortisol shuts down growth hormone peptides, undoes gut peptides like BPC-157 and KPV, overrides sleep peptides, and why GLP-1s without protein, strength training and nervous system work put your muscle and bones at risk.

A note before you press play: about 18 minutes in there's a 12 minute guided future self activation, eyes closed. If you're driving, please don't close your eyes. Just listen, and come back to it when you can sit or lie down.

It ends with a full live Q&A: Retatrutide and microdosing, protein hacks and powders, MOTS-c and SS-31, creatine, BPC-157 and TB-500 for inflammation, glutathione, fasting, Kisspeptin before IVF, and labs.

If you want to do this work with me, work with me one on one. My three month program is open, I also do one off consultations, and you can book a free 15 minute call.

I TALK ABOUT:

• 00:00 Before you listen (and a note if you're driving)
• 03:21 Welcome to The Exhale
• 05:17 My postpartum anxiety story
• 09:13 Why nothing is sticking yet
• 16:18 Getting ready for the activation
• 17:55 Guided future self activation (12 min, eyes closed)
• 31:31 Coming back, and what came through
• 36:55 Fight or flight, rest and digest, and your HRV
• 39:32 Peptides and cortisol: growth hormone, gut health and sleep
• 48:09 GLP-1s, muscle, bone, and protein with peptides
• 57:18 Q&A: Retatrutide, protein, MOTS-c, creatine, BPC-157, Kisspeptin and labs
• 1:24:11 Becoming her, and the close

RESOURCES:

• Work with me: The Spark (my 12 week one on one program), a 60 minute consult, or a free 15 minute call
• The LongHer Life Longevity Community
• The LongHer Life on Substack
• Function Health, about $25 off with my link
• Instagram @biohackingbrittany

The LongHer Life, formerly Biohacking with Brittany, is the podcast for women who want to live longer and better, from hormones and peptides to meditation and energy.

This episode is for education only and isn't medical advice. Some links are affiliate links.

Part one was how to look like yourself again. Part two was how to feel like yourself again. Part three is who you actually are, and it's the one that decides whether any of it sticks.

I open with something heavy from this week: I can't talk about peptides on Instagram anymore. I had to archive about 20 posts, my TikTok was deleted, and I've been blocked from DMs for three days. So I talk about building on borrowed land, and where I can still speak freely.

Then the three women I meet over and over. The one who knows exactly what to do and still hasn't started. The one who changes for a few weeks and then life creeps in. And the one who's waiting to feel ready. I go into why willpower runs out, why it's cyclical and tied to your hormones, and the five days I took completely off this month while my HRV sat in the 80s.

Then what actually builds it: deciding who she is out loud instead of setting a goal, one decision a day that she would make, changing the inputs instead of the intentions, and refusing to do it alone. Plus the question I asked a client this week that stopped her cold: what does it cost you to feel like this for another year?

This is for education, not medical advice. If you want to do this work with me, The Spark is open, and there are three spots left. One on one, 12 weeks, future self activations plus labs, nutrition, protocols and peptides.

Join The LongHer Life Longevity Community for women-specific guidance on peptides, hormones, longevity and soul.

LISTEN TO THE FULL SERIES Part 1, how to look like yourself again: https://biohackingbrittany.com/blogs/podcast/how-to-look-like-yourself-again Part 2, how to feel like yourself again: https://biohackingbrittany.com/blogs/podcast/how-to-feel-like-yourself-again

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome back, and why I can't talk about peptides on Instagram 03:24 Building on borrowed land, and why email matters 05:59 Part 3 of 3: look, feel, and now be 06:56 The woman who knows exactly what to do 08:42 The woman who changes for a few weeks 09:57 Willpower is cyclical, and your hormones run it 11:11 The five days I took off, and what my HRV did 12:51 The woman who is waiting to feel ready 15:30 Decide who she is, out loud 17:06 One decision a day that she would make 22:30 Change the inputs, and stop doing it alone 25:12 The Spark, three spots left

Instagram and TikTok @biohackingbrittany Shop everything I use at biohackingbrittany.com

This episode is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

Today is how to FEEL like yourself again, and better, because you can get the body and still not feel like you.

I start with the sentence I hear on every call: "I just don't feel like myself." Then the three ways it actually shows up. Feeling flat with no spark, even when life looks good on paper. Tired but wired, snapping over nothing, awake at 3 AM. And numb, living in your head, disconnected from your own body.

Then the solutions. Breath and long exhales, heart coherence at about six breaths a minute, and what your HRV and resting heart rate are really telling you. The labs I want you to look at, including a four point cortisol test and blood work through Function Health. And the deepest one, the future self activation I do every morning, plus the alignment questions that decide whether any of it sticks.

If you want to do this work with me, The Spark is open. One on one, three months, activations plus labs, nutrition, protocols and peptides. There are 8 spots and application calls are 15 minutes.

I TALK ABOUT:

00:00 Welcome back, and what part 2 is

01:44 What women mean by "I don't feel like myself"

03:08 The Exhale replay, and The Spark

05:00 Feeling flat, with no spark

07:36 What flat looks like on your labs

09:04 Tired but wired, and the snapping

10:05 The cortisol curve and the 3 AM wake up

14:37 Numb and out of your body

19:15 Breath, long exhales and regulating daily

21:38 Heart coherence, and what your HRV is telling you

26:41 Labs, a 4 point cortisol test and Function Health

31:24 The future self activation, and the alignment questions

RESOURCES:

• The Spark, my one on one program, 8 spots
• Function Health, about $25 off with my link
• The LongHer Life Longevity Community
• Part 1: How to Look Like Yourself Again, and Better
• The Exhale, my free masterclass replay, up until Sunday night

Part three drops tomorrow: BE like yourself again.

The LongHer Life, formerly Biohacking with Brittany, is the podcast for women who want to live longer and better, from hormones and peptides to meditation and energy.

This episode is for education only and isn't medical advice.

I don't want you chasing the woman you were two years ago or before kids. I want you stepping into the woman you're becoming. This is part one of a three part series on how to look like yourself again, and better.

We get honest about weight and body composition: why lighter doesn't always mean better, why so many women are trading fat for frailty, and why a GLP-1 plateau usually isn't a dose problem. Across published trials of semaglutide and tirzepatide, lean mass makes up 25 to 39% of the weight lost, and muscle is the tissue that keeps your metabolism going.

Then I give you my three practical fixes: eat enough protein (one gram per pound of ideal body weight, front loaded in the morning), lift heavy with progressive overload, and stop measuring the wrong thing. I share how I weigh myself around my cycle, why I recommend a DEXA scan once or twice a year, my weekly training split, and the formula I use with every client: regulate your nervous system, build the foundation, then add peptides.

If you want me to build this with you, The Spark, my 12 week one on one program, is open with only eight spots.

I TALK ABOUT:

• 05:53 A three part series, and where my peptide content lives now
• 07:40 Why "and better": the future you, not the old you
• 11:43 Lighter doesn't always mean better
• 16:28 Trading fat for frailty
• 17:45 The GLP-1 plateau and muscle loss
• 21:34 Eating healthy and still losing muscle
• 24:31 Fix 1: eat enough protein (plus weighing and DEXA scans)
• 34:53 Fix 2: lift heavy and progressive overload
• 39:05 Fix 3: stop measuring the wrong thing
• 40:20 The formula: foundations, nervous system, then peptides
• 44:24 The Exhale, The Spark and a sign from the universe

RESOURCES:

• The Spark, my 12 week one on one program. Book a free 15 minute application call.
• The Exhale, my free masterclass. The replay is up until Sunday, September 27.
• The LongHer Life Longevity Community
• The LongHer Life on Substack, where my peptide content lives now
• Booty by Bret app (Bret Contreras) for tracking progressive overload

CONNECT:

• Instagram
• Website

Part two drops tomorrow: the thing underneath how you look.

The LongHer Life, formerly Biohacking with Brittany, is the podcast for women who want to live longer and better, from hormones and peptides to meditation and energy.

This episode is for education only and isn't medical advice.

Welcome to The LongHer Life, formerly Biohacking with Brittany. To kick off this new era, I'm not giving you a list of supplements. I'm giving you me. These are 10 things you probably don't know about me, and some of them I've never said on the mic before.

I share why I outgrew Biohacking with Brittany, and I read you the letter I wrote to my old self to close that chapter. Then we go deep: growing up in South Africa and moving to Canada at 7, my parents' divorce and caring for them as a teenager, growing up very Christian and where I stand with faith and spirituality now, my breech baby and traumatic birth, and the postpartum anxiety and intrusive thoughts I didn't recognize until I came out of them.

I also open up about the hardest season of my marriage, how I pick up on energy, the signs I keep getting that I'm going to have twins, why I thought I'd never work one on one again, and what it's like being a visionary who still has mom guilt.

If you want to work with me, The Spark, my new 12 week one on one program, is open now. Early bird pricing and the first edition founder's box end September 27.

I TALK ABOUT:

00:00 Welcome to The LongHer Life, and why I changed the name

08:00 The letter I wrote to my old self

11:00 I'm South African

14:20 My parents' divorce

19:20 Growing up Christian, and where I stand now

24:40 My breech baby and traumatic birth

29:00 Postpartum anxiety I didn't know I had

36:00 The hardest season of our marriage

40:40 I pick up on energy

47:00 The signs I'm having twins

56:20 Why I opened my practice again: The Spark

1:07:00 I'm a visionary, and I still have mom guilt

RESOURCES:

• The Spark, my 12 week one on one program
• The Exhale, my free masterclass (everyone who signs up gets the replay free)
• The LongHer Life Longevity Community
• My Birth Story episode (2024)
• How to Have a Gentle C-Section
• Dr. Joe Dispenza's books and meditations
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

CONNECT:

Instagram | Website

This episode is for education and connection only and is not medical or mental health advice. If you're struggling with postpartum anxiety or birth trauma, please reach out to your provider or someone you trust.

Magic mushrooms used to mean a party drug or a bad trip. Today psilocybin is in phase 3 clinical trials, and more women than you would ever guess are quietly microdosing for anxiety, creativity and the mental load of motherhood. In this episode I share why I microdose, how I do it, and everything I wish every woman knew before she tried it.

I explain what psilocybin actually is, how much a microdose really is (and what I take), and what happens in your brain: the serotonin 2A receptor, BDNF, neuroplasticity, and why the loop of overthinking goes quiet. Then the energetic side: the crown chakra, the pineal gland, how psilocybin literally changes your brain's frequencies, and why sound has always been part of this medicine.

I also get personal. My own microdosing journey before and after postpartum, my Sunday batch cooking ritual, the postpartum anxiety and intrusive thoughts I did not realize I had until I came out of them, and how microdosing helps me stay open to solutions instead of forcing the how.

Join me live for The Exhale, my free 90 minute masterclass on peptides, longevity and the nervous system, on September 22 at 2 PM Eastern. Save your seat: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/the-exhale

If you want me to build a protocol with you, my new one on one longevity program is opening and the waitlist is live. My 1:1 consults are closed, so the waitlist is the only way in, first come first serve: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/waitlist

WHAT I COVER

• The podcast update launching next week
• The Exhale: why you cannot out-peptide a dysregulated nervous system
• My microdosing story, from talk therapy years ago to postpartum
• From ancient Mazatec ceremony to phase 3 trials and a possible 2027 launch
• What psilocybin is, and why it fits your serotonin receptors like a key
• How much a microdose is: 0.1 to 0.3 grams of dried mushroom, and my sweet spot
• The toboggan hill analogy, and how microdosing helps you see new solutions
• The science: serotonin 2A, glutamate, BDNF, psychoplastogens and the default mode network
• The energetic side: the crown chakra, the pineal gland, alpha waves and 432 and 528 Hz
• What to expect, and the Fadiman and Stamets protocols
• Future self work and letting go of the how
• Moms who microdose, postpartum anxiety, mom brain and Moms on Mushrooms
• Creativity and the sacral chakra
• The legal picture in Canada and the US
• How to start with intention

I TALK ABOUT:

00:00 - The podcast update, and The Exhale masterclass on September 22

07:08 - Why I microdose, and my story before and after postpartum

08:54 - From ancient ceremony to phase 3 trials

11:16 - What psilocybin is, and how much a microdose really is

14:35 - How I microdose on Sunday batch cooking days

15:42 - The toboggan hill: how microdosing helps you see new solutions

19:08 - The science: serotonin 2A, BDNF and the default mode network

21:30 - The energetic side: crown chakra, pineal gland and frequency

24:12 - What to expect, and the Fadiman and Stamets protocols

25:45 - Future self work and letting go of the how

32:07 - Motherhood, postpartum anxiety and creativity

35:21 - The legal picture, and how to start with intention

RESOURCES:

• The Exhale, my free masterclass, September 22 at 2 PM Eastern: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/the-exhale
• The waitlist for my new one on one longevity program: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/waitlist
• The LongHer Life Longevity Community: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/longherlife
• Schedule35: https://www.schedule35.co/ code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY
• Enter the Schedule35 giveaway on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biohackingbrittany/
• Moms on Mushrooms, the community for mothers who microdose
• Dr. Joe Dispenza's work on the pineal gland, meditation and breathwork

CONNECT

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biohackingbrittany/

Website: https://biohackingbrittany.com

This episode is for education only and is not medical advice. Psilocybin is a controlled substance in Canada and federally in the US. Know your local laws and talk to your own provider, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking medication. This episode includes a partnership with Schedule35.

There are two maps of the same body that almost never get laid on top of each other. One is over a thousand years old and runs up your midline naming energy centers. One is about a hundred years old and runs up the same midline naming glands. In this episode I put them on top of each other, and then I add the peptides.

I go center by center, all eight of them, and for each one I give you what the ancient text actually says, what the modern reading says, the gland that lives there, what shows up in women's health at that center, the peptides that run it with honest evidence strength, and then a practice: an affirmation, a meditation, a visualization, and three questions to sit with.

I promise you there is not another podcast episode on this. The idea came to me in a meditation.

If you want me to build this with you, my new one on one longevity program opens in September and the waitlist is live now. I am at capacity and my 1:1 consults are closed, so the waitlist is the only way in, and spots go first come first serve: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/waitlist

I also share what is changing behind the scenes: the September rebrand, the new program structure that my A4M peptide therapy certification confirmed for me, the planner, the deck I am designing, and the psychic reading that I am not ready to share yet.

WHAT I COVER

• Why my one on one consults are closed, and what is replacing them in September
• The peptide certification moment: you cannot out-peptide a dysregulated nervous system
• Two maps of the same body, 1577 and 1927, and why neither one wins
• The classical colors are not the rainbow, and what they actually are
• Root and the adrenals: the CRH to ACTH to cortisol cascade, HPA dysregulation, and Selank
• Sacral and the ovaries: kisspeptin as the master switch, PMOS, MOTS-c and mitochondrial density
• Why a 16th century text called a woman's body cyclical, and research did not include us until 1993
• What can sit in the second chakra for women, said as gently as I know how
• Solar plexus and the pancreas: the most peptide dense place in your body, and why you have to ask for fasting insulin
• Heart and the thymus: the organ that teaches your body the difference between you and not you, and why roughly 80 percent of autoimmunity is female
• Throat and the thyroid: Hashimoto's, the full panel to ask for, and postpartum thyroiditis
• Third eye and the pituitary: growth hormone secretagogues, and the KNDy neuron circuit behind hot flashes
• Crown and the pineal: melatonin is not a peptide, most people take far too much, and Epitalon
• The 8th chakra: the aura, the soul star, and why the women who burn out are the ones holding the most people

I TALK ABOUT:

00:00 - What is changing in September, and why my 1:1 consults are closed

08:27 - The planner, the deck, and what a psychic told me

12:23 - Peptides and chakras: two maps of the same body

15:38 - The 1577 lineage versus the 1927 rainbow

18:23 - Root: the adrenals, HPA dysregulation, and Selank

27:24 - Sacral: the ovaries, kisspeptin, PMOS, and MOTS-c

37:40 - Solar plexus: the pancreas, insulin resistance, and fasting insulin

43:03 - Heart: the thymus, autoimmunity in women, and thymosin alpha 1

49:10 - Throat: the thyroid, Hashimoto's, and the full panel to ask for

54:57 - Third eye: the pituitary, growth hormone peptides, and hot flashes

1:00:57 - Crown: the pineal, melatonin truths, and Epitalon

1:05:45 - The 8th chakra: the aura, the soul star, and what you carry out of a room

RESOURCES:

• The waitlist for my new one on one longevity program, opening September 2026: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/waitlist
• The LongHer Life Longevity Community, including the full fertility suite and the peptide suite: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/longherlife
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Dr. Joe Dispenza's books, mentioned throughout

CONNECT

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biohackingbrittany/

Website: https://biohackingbrittany.com

This episode is for education only and is not medical advice. I do not prescribe. Talk to your own provider about your labs, your symptoms and any treatment decisions.

You've probably heard that your ovaries age 2.5x times faster than the rest of your body. I went looking for that study. It does not exist.

In this episode I trace that number back to an uncited supplement company blog post, and then I give you the one that is real: ovarian aging shows up 15 to 20 years earlier than in any other tissue in your body. Your ovaries are not a fertility organ. They are the organ that sets the pace for your bones, your heart, your brain and how long you live.

This is the first episode built on my four pillars: Nourish, Stack, Live and Align. I also share what is changing behind the scenes, including my practice, my planner, and where this brand is going next.

Work with me one on one as a women's longevity practitioner and holistic nutritionist: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/clients

WHAT I COVER

• The 2.5x ovarian aging myth and where it actually came from
• Why the Stanford organ aging clocks never included an ovary
• Senescence and fibrosis: it is not that the seeds run out, it is that the soil goes hard
• Why less than 2 percent of venture funding goes to women's health, and 90 percent of that goes to fertility
• Your full lab panel: AMH by age, antral follicle count, day 3 FSH and estradiol
• Why AMH does not predict whether you will get pregnant this month
• The birth control trap: if you are on hormonal contraception your AMH is wrong by 14 to 55 percent
• PMOS and why a high AMH is not extra time
• Cysts: functional, hemorrhagic, dermoids, and why the pill does not shrink one you already have
• Endometriomas, and what cystectomy actually costs your ovarian reserve
• Premature ovarian insufficiency, the 2024 criteria change, and why POI is not early menopause
• What the food research does and does not support
• CoQ10, melatonin, inositol, DHEA, vitamin D, NMN and omega 3, ranked by real human evidence
• Rapamycin, the VIBRANT trial, and ovarian tissue freezing
• The pelvic bowl in the classical Sanskrit text, and what it actually describes
• Jing, Tian Gui, and how Chinese medicine predicted the end of fertility at 49
• How misalignment shows up in the body, and the guardrail I insist on
• Why clinical hypnosis is the woo that actually works

TIMESTAMPS

• 08:03 The 2.5x ovarian aging myth, and what is actually true
• 13:23 Your ovaries are an endocrine organ, not a fertility organ
• 19:54 The labs to run, and AMH by age
• 23:55 If you are on birth control, your AMH is wrong
• 28:03 Cysts, dermoids, and what the pill does not do
• 32:24 Endometriomas and what surgery costs your ovarian reserve
• 34:20 Premature ovarian insufficiency
• 36:43 Nourish and Stack: food, CoQ10, melatonin, inositol, NMN
• 47:06 Rapamycin and ovarian tissue freezing
• 49:22 Align: the pelvic bowl, Chinese medicine, and how misalignment shows up
• 1:00:18 Clinical hypnosis, and my full protocol

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• 1:1 client consults: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/clients
• The LongHer Life community, where this was recorded live: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/longherlife
• Her Stack Planner: https://biohackingbrittany.com/products/her-stack-planner
• Shop: https://biohackingbrittany.com/collections/shop
• Questions for the next live Q&A: info@biohackingbrittany.com

CONNECT

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biohackingbrittany/

Website: https://biohackingbrittany.com

This episode is for education only and is not medical advice.

In this Q&A I get honest about getting banned on TikTok, the manifestation moment that turned it around, and the piece of women's health I think almost everyone is missing. Then I answer your questions on longevity, the two new products I am using right now, and what I've planned for the fall.

Work with me one on one. I am opening a limited number of spots in my new inner circle, a three month program built around all six health pillars, including the intuition work. Book a free 15 minute discovery call and I will walk you through it: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/clients

In this episode:

• 1:32 Why I got banned on TikTok, and why I feel relieved
• 5:19 Where my community actually lives now (email and Substack)
• 7:55 Joe Dispenza, manifesting, and the CBC Radio moment
• 10:14 Q1: Why intuition is my sixth pillar
• 13:39 The five pillars vs the missing inside-out piece
• 15:55 Why this is not woo: interoception and your nervous system
• 19:12 Simple ways to tap back into your body
• 20:30 My new inner circle: the three month one-on-one program
• 26:28 Q2: Top 3 longevity habits for women
• 27:41 No. 1 Build and protect your muscle
• 31:24 No. 2 Regulate your nervous system and protect sleep
• 32:19 No. 3 Get metabolically and hormonally honest
• 33:11 Q3: The NAD+ nasal spray I am using
• 35:10 Q4: The GHK-Cu 3% copper peptide cream
• 37:05 Q5: What I have planned for the fall
• 39:53 The one thing to take from today

Work with me and resources:

• Work with me one on one (free 15 minute discovery call): https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/clients
• Free peptide sourcing guide: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/peptide-source-guide
• Her Stack peptide planner: https://biohackingbrittany.com/products/her-stack-planner
• Join my private community, The LongHer Life: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/longherlife
• Substack: @biohackingbrittany https://substack.com/@biohackingbrittany

Products mentioned:

• AgelessRx NAD+ nasal spray (code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY): https://agelessrx.pxf.io/vDmzPv
• AgelessRx GHK-Cu 3% copper peptide cream (code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY): https://agelessrx.pxf.io/vDmzPv
• BiOptimizers electrolytes (code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY): https://bit.ly/4fX6E7r
• SiPhox at home testing, Canada (code BRITTANY20): https://siphoxhealth.com/biohackingbrittany
• Booty by Bret workout app: https://bootybybret.com/

This episode is for education only and is not medical advice. Talk to your own provider before starting anything new.

I'm a biohacker with a peptide fridge, and right now I am injecting absolutely nothing. That is probably not what you expected me to say. The internet makes it look like the goal is more compounds, stacked higher, forever. It is not. The goal is to use the right tool for a specific window, then come off it.

In this solo episode I open my actual fridge. I walk through every peptide I have run recently, the real dose, why it went in, why it came out, and why I am on a full break right now. I cover my injury repair pair BPC-157 and TB-500, my body composition experiments with AOD-9604 and a Retatrutide microdose, my beauty and longevity layer with GHK-Cu and NAD nasal spray, and my brain and mood pair Selank and Semax. Then I explain why I am cycled off everything, and how to build your own stack for a female body instead of copying mine.

This is my personal experience for education, not medical advice, and peptides are provider territory. If you want me to help you build and sequence your own stack around your goals and your labs, you can book a free call here.

Join The LongHer Life Longevity Community for women-specific guidance on peptides, hormones, and longevity.

Timestamps:

02:20 - The confession: a biohacker with a peptide fridge, injecting nothing right now

02:55 - Why more is not better, and who is really selling you peptides forever

04:04 - Work with me one on one: free 15-minute calls for women worldwide

05:11 - Foundations first: hitting 140 g of protein a day and creatine

06:39 - Two years postpartum, building muscle, and my genetics

07:57 - Sleep and recovery: my new Oura Ring and tracking HRV

08:43 - Where my peptide year started: a wake surfing knee injury

09:35 - BPC-157: how it works, my dose, and doubling it to heal my knee

11:17 - Who BPC-157 is for, injecting near the injury, and breastfeeding

12:41 - TB-500: the classic repair partner, my loading dose, and tapering off

13:58 - Body composition peptides: AOD-9604 and Retatrutide microdosing

14:25 - AOD-9604: gentle fat metabolism, my 300 mcg fasted dose, who it suits

18:46 - Retatrutide explained: the triple agonist people call GLP-3

22:25 - Why I would buy Retatrutide now and store it in your fridge

24:56 - Serious weight loss vs my 0.5 mg microdose, and the nausea I felt

28:02 - The GLP muscle and nutrient warning every woman needs to hear

29:18 - GHK-Cu: the copper beauty peptide for skin, hair, and nails

30:47 - Managing the GHK-Cu skin reaction, and when to take a break

32:24 - NAD nasal spray: energy, focus, and longevity the gentle way

35:22 - Selank: my favorite calming peptide for anxiety and stress

37:45 - Semax: the focus peptide, and how I pair the two

39:04 - Why I am cycled off everything right now: the full deload

43:53 - How to build your own stack without copying mine

44:38 - Labs and supplements I am running: SiPhox, Function Health, Needed

45:44 - Start gentle, stay at 3 to 5 peptides, and cycle off

46:27 - Free peptide sources and my digital peptide planner

48:18 - Close: work with me, and why the break is the protocol

Resources:

Work with me one-on-one: book a free 15-minute call.

The Her Stack Planner to track your doses, timing, and cycles.

My Peptide Source Guide with vetted sources for Canada, the US, and global, plus supplies.

Join The LongHer Life Longevity Community.

Products mentioned:

AgelessRx for the NAD nasal spray and GHK-Cu cream. Code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

SiPhox Health at-home blood testing in Canada. Code: BRITTANY20.

NiaHealth at-home labs in Canada.

Function Health labs in the US.

Needed prenatals and omegas. Code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Oura Ring for sleep and HRV tracking.

Let's connect:

Instagram and TikTok @biohackingbrittany, and Facebook.

Shop everything I use at biohackingbrittany.com.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube Music.

This is for educational purposes only. This is not medical advice.

This is a landmark day for peptides! I recorded this at 6 AM the morning between day one and day two of the FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) meeting, and I'm breaking down exactly what happened, why it matters, and what it means for you depending on where you live.

On day one, the committee voted YES on all four peptides they reviewed: BPC-157, TB-500, KPV, and MOTS-c. This went against the FDA scientists' own recommendation. There was an audible gasp in the room. Today they're voting on DSIP, Epitalon, and Semax, and I expect all three to pass too. If you'd like to work with me one-on-one, you can book a free call here.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Welcome + why this is a landmark peptide moment
• 04:50 What the FDA PCAC panel voted on and why it shocked everyone
• 08:00 Peptides have a champion at the very top (RFK Jr.) + the $2.2B opportunity
• 10:00 Why this is a win. Safety through legitimacy, licensed compounding pharmacies, real quality standards
• 13:50 Why national validation matters, and what this means if you're already using peptides
• 17:30 BPC-157. The recovery superstar. Doses, cycles, uses
• 20:35 TB-500. The recovery partner. The Wolverine stack with BPC-157
• 22:00 KPV. The anti-inflammatory gem for gut and skin
• 23:10 MOTS-c. Exercise mimetic, metabolic and mitochondrial support
• 25:35 What's on the vote today. DSIP for sleep, Epitalon for longevity, Semax for focus
• 27:30 Free base vs acetate. What you need to know
• 28:35 What this means for women. Why our physiology needs its own research
• 30:55 The future. Nothing is fully legal yet. The FDA still gets the final vote
• 33:35 The gray market will shrink but not dissolve
• 34:30 If you don't have a doctor. How the US telehealth model will work
• 35:20 What this means for Canadians and global listeners
• 37:00 Peptides are here to stay. The cultural moment already happened
• 38:15 Work with me one-on-one + my vetted peptide sources

Resources:

My free, trusted Peptide Source Guide. My vetted global peptide companies.

Work with me one-on-one.

The Her Stack Planner (digital, physical version coming soon).

Join The LongHer Life Longevity Community.

Let's connect:

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

Shop my favorite health products.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music.

This is for educational purposes only. This is not medical advice.

Blood sugar is the master dial. If your energy crashes at 3pm, if the cravings run you, if the belly weight will not move no matter how clean you eat, this is not a willpower problem. It is a blood sugar problem, and it is fixable.

In this episode I break down blood sugar for women from the ground up: what glucose and insulin actually do, the six levers that throw them off, the full diabetes spectrum from prediabetes through Types 1 to 4 (including the lean, skinny fat Type 4 that surprised me), and the exact labs and CGMs to run. Then I give you my full stack across four pillars: nutrition, lifestyle, supplements, and peptides.

I also get into how the GLP-1s and the growth hormone peptides move your blood sugar in opposite directions, PMOS (the newly renamed condition you have known as PCOS) where insulin is the real root, and how to actually get a CGM here in Canada now that the US apps like Levels do not ship north of the border. If you want me to build this protocol with you, you can book a free call here.

Timestamps:

04:15 - What blood sugar is: glucose and insulin

07:38 - Lever 1: spikes, crashes, and cravings

11:31 - Lever 2: insulin, belly fat, and fat storage

15:45 - Lever 3: insulin resistance and HOMA-IR

19:17 - Lever 4: glycation and your HbA1c

24:04 - Lever 5: cortisol, how stress spikes sugar

26:29 - Lever 6: your hormones, cycle, and perimenopause

34:16 - The diabetes spectrum: prediabetes and Types 1 to 4

46:17 - Symptoms: how to tell your blood sugar is off

48:03 - Labs and CGMs, and how to get one in Canada

57:06 - Pillar 1: nutrition to flatten the spike

1:13:55 - Pillar 2: lifestyle, walking, muscle, sleep

1:18:45 - Pillar 3: supplements (magnesium, inositol, berberine)

1:25:43 - Pillar 4: peptides, GLP-1s, and PMOS

Resources:

Work with me one-on-one.

The Her Stack Planner (digital or prints at home).

My trusted Peptide Source Guide.

Join The LongHer Life Longevity Community.

Products mentioned:

Run your labs with SiPhox Health (code BRITTANY20).

Function Health full-body labs (US).

NiaHealth labs (Canada).

Baja Gold minerals and electrolytes. Code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Ovii Metabolic Sync. Code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Let's connect:

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

Shop my favorite health products.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music.

This is for educational purposes only. This is not medical advice.

You have a wedding, a vacation, a babymoon, a reunion, or a big shoot in about two months, and you want to walk in glowing. In this episode I give you my full 8 week glow up protocol, the same one I build for my one on one clients, and it is all from the inside out.

I break down what glow actually is on a physiological level: collagen, glycation, inflammation and puffiness, gut health, circulation and lymph, and body composition. Then I walk you through the labs to run, my three pillars of nutrition, lifestyle, and supplements, and the peptides I reach for when a client wants skin, hair, tan, and fat loss support. I close with budget tiers so you can start whether you have $100 or $5,000 a month.

If you want me to build this protocol with you, work with me one on one for peptides, hormones, longevity, and a full lab review.

I TALK ABOUT:

00:00 Welcome and the 8 week glow up premise

04:16 What glow really is: collagen as your scaffolding

09:52 Glycation, AGEs, and how sugar ages your skin

11:11 Inflammation, puffiness, and what actually drives bloat

18:56 The gut skin axis

20:34 Circulation, lymph, and de-puffing

24:09 Muscle tone, body composition, and hormones

28:46 The labs to run first

35:45 Pillar 1: Nutrition (protein, collagen, electrolytes)

50:03 Pillar 2: Lifestyle and biohacks

58:39 Pillar 3: Supplements

1:02:25 Peptides for skin, hair, tan, and fat loss

1:17:32 Budget tiers from $100 to $5,000 and how to start

WORK WITH ME:

1:1 longevity and peptide consults for women

My Peptide Source Guide

Her Stack Planner

Join The LongHer Life

WHAT I MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Labs: Function Health, SiPhox Health (code BRITTANY20), and NiaHealth for Canada.

Skincare, SPF, and gua sha: OneSkin, code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Protein: Vega Sport.

Electrolytes and pre workout: Baja Gold Salt Company, Tidal, code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Movement: Booty by Bret.

Sleep tracking: Oura Ring.

Everything I use, with my codes, is in my shop.

LET'S CONNECT:

Instagram: @biohackingbrittany

TikTok: @biohacking

Facebook: Biohacking Brittany

Website: https://biohackingbrittany.com

This episode is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

In this episode, I'm giving you the full sleep protocol I built for myself and for the women I work with. Not just how to sleep longer, but how to make the hours you actually get deeper, more restorative, and more efficient. Even if you have a kid in your bed. Even if you are perimenopausal and running hot. Even if you have been broken for years.

I share the exact protein-before-bed hack that ended my 3 AM wake-ups, the caffeine half-life math (why your 2 PM coffee is still in your system at 10 PM), why I do not recommend melatonin for most women, the 3 sleep peptides I trust the most (DSIP, Epitalon, Selank), and the fringe biohacks that actually move the needle. If you'd like to work with me, you can book a free call here.

Timestamps:

02:15 - Housekeeping: one-on-one consults are open

05:20 - Why broken sleep is physiological, not a willpower problem

07:50 - The 3 AM wake-up: cortisol, blood sugar, and the Chinese medicine organ clock

10:30 - Sleep architecture (deep sleep first half, REM second half)

12:20 - What good sleep looks like for a woman + how to track it (Oura Ring)

15:15 - The truth about melatonin (why more is not better)

17:30 - The hormone cascade: tryptophan, 5-HTP, serotonin, melatonin

19:35 - GABA, dopamine, cortisol, oxytocin: what happens while you sleep

21:15 - Pillar 1: Nutrition. the protein-before-bed experiment that changed my sleep

25:45 - Cherries, kiwi, magnesium-rich foods

27:30 - Caffeine half-life math + why alcohol wrecks the second half of the night

29:10 - Pillar 2: Lifestyle. the fixed bedtime rule, warm bath, blue light, morning light

35:00 - Pillar 3: Supplements. magnesium glycinate, glycine, L-theanine, chamomile

36:40 - Pillar 4: Peptides. DSIP (100 to 300 mcg, 3x per week)

38:45 - Epitalon (5 to 10 mg, 10 to 20 day course, once or twice a year max)

40:15 - Selank (nasal or subcutaneous, my favorite peptide for women)

44:45 - Sermorelin + Ipamorelin (growth hormone loop + deep sleep)

45:45 - Fringe biohacks: grounding, Pulsetto vagus nerve stimulator, mouth taping

48:00 - FilterOptix blue blockers + Eight Sleep cooling mattress + the EMF caveat

50:30 - Recap + where to start

Resources:

My free, trusted Peptide Source Guide.

Work with me one-on-one.

The Her Stack Planner (digital or prints at home).

Join The LongHer Life Longevity Community.

Products mentioned:

BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough 7-form magnesium blend. Code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

WeNatal prenatal magnesium. Code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

FilterOptix blue-blocking glasses. Code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Oura Ring sleep tracker.

Eight Sleep cooling mattress cover.

Pulsetto vagus nerve stimulator. Code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Let's connect:

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

Shop my favorite health products.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music.

This is for educational purposes only. This is not medical advice.

Perimenopause is not a slow fade. It is a hormonal storm that lasts about a decade. Estrogen swings, progesterone slips first, testosterone quietly declines, and growth hormone falls alongside all of it. That is why the workout that worked at 25 stops working at 45. It is why women come to me saying "I am doing everything right and the scale will not budge." Your biology is changing, and your approach has to change with it.

In this episode I'm giving you my top recommendations for every pillar so you walk away with a real protocol, not a pile of overwhelm. We cover the exact biomarker labs to ask for, the truth about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) now that the black box warning is finally off, the protein and blood sugar shifts your body actually needs in this decade, the strength training and lifestyle biohacks that move the needle, the top supplements that matter, and the foundational and advanced peptide and bioregulator stacks I recommend most often. If you'd like to work with me, you can book a free call here.

Timestamps:

02:14 - Housekeeping: one-on-one consults are now open

06:09 - What we are covering today (full roadmap)

08:03 - What perimenopause actually is, average ages, the genetic component

13:18 - Progesterone, the first hormone to fall

17:11 - Estrogen, the master regulator that swings

21:05 - Testosterone, the quiet decline that drives libido and motivation

22:33 - DHEA, cortisol, thyroid, insulin, and FSH

31:36 - The exact labs to ask for (and where to get them)

39:38 - HRT, the 2002 study, bioidenticals, and why timing matters

43:38 - Pillar 1: Nutrition (protein, blood sugar, fiber, alcohol)

53:48 - Pillar 2: Lifestyle and biohacks (strength training, sunlight, nervous system, sauna)

01:05:30 - Pillar 3: Supplements (top 5 + herbs)

01:13:03 - Pillar 4: Peptides foundational stack (BPC-157, Epitalon, Selank)

01:23:47 - Advanced peptide layer (CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin, MOTS-c, PT-141, DSIP, Kisspeptin)

01:35:44 - Fringe biohacks (Dutch test, genetic testing, red light, PEMF, CGMs)

Resources:

My trusted Peptide Source Guide.

Work with me one-on-one.

The Her Stack Planner (digital or prints at home).

Join The LongHer Life ongevity community

Products mentioned:

BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY

HigherDOSE (red light face mask, hair hat, full body panel, PEMF mat) code BRITTANY15

Kineon red light laser, code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY

Fatty15 C15 essential fatty acid, code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY

Naked Nutrition creatine monohydrate, DM for discount

Labs I recommend:

Function Health (US)

Hundred Health (US, ~100 biomarkers).

SiPhox Health (US + Canada at-home blood), code BRITTANY20

NIA Health and Felix Health (Canada).

Dutch Test (dried urine, ships worldwide).

Let's connect:

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

Shop my favorite health products

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This is for educational purposes only. This is not medical advise.

This week is a Q&A episode in two parts.

In Part 1, I give you the honest, real-numbers breakdown of the four Central American countries we keep weighing for our family: Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico. Rent, nannies, food, healthcare, schools, and flights from Canada.

In Part 2, I answer three of the peptide questions you sent me: the Wolverine blend for an ACL tear, Selank vs psilocybin microdosing, and whether GHK-Cu actually works in a body cream.

Join The LongHer Life for women-specific guidance on peptides, hormones, and longevity.

Timestamps:

04:00 - The four-country comparison framework

08:00 - Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur

13:00 - Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Tamarindo, Nosara)

19:00 - Panama, the underrated dark horse

24:00 - Mexico, Riviera Maya (Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras)

30:00 - Side-by-side comparison: rent, nanny, healthcare, schools, food, flights

36:00 - Wolverine blend for ACL tear (BPC-157 + TB-500, blends vs. singles)

47:00 - Selank vs. psilocybin microdosing

58:00 - GHK-Cu body cream: does it actually work?

01:12:00 - Recap and where to go from here

Resources:

My trusted Peptide Source Guide.

Work with me one-on-one.

The Her Stack Planner.

Join The LongHer Life.

Let's connect:

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

Shop my favorite health products

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Disclaimer: I am a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and educator, not your physician, nothing here is medical advice.

Your body after a baby was never a calorie problem. It is a metabolic one. In this Her Stack episode I am walking you through exactly how to restore your metabolism so body composition follows. The goal is not weight loss. The goal is metabolic restoration. Body comp is downstream.

I am breaking down the four drivers that actually run body composition (insulin, thyroid, sleep, growth hormone), the four pillars to address them (nutrition, lifestyle, supplements, peptides), and the exact peptide sequencing for women. Plus my honest take on GLP-1s including semaglutide, tirzepatide, and retatrutide, where they actually fit, and why microdosing makes more sense than chasing the scale.

I also share what nobody talks about. Eating less postpartum often makes body composition worse. Breastfeeding is sequencing, not failure. Growth hormone is the layer women never hear about, so they plateau and blame their age when it was a fixable signal the whole time.

Join The LongHer Life for women-specific guidance on peptides, hormones, and longevity.

I TALK ABOUT:

00:00 Welcome back to the Her Stack series

00:53 Updates: working with me one-on-one and my new peptide planner

06:15 Why body composition not weight, and why metabolism not calories

07:01 The four drivers and four pillars framework

09:00 Driver 1: Insulin resistance and why stubborn middle fat is an insulin problem, not a calorie problem

11:30 Driver 2: Thyroid, and why TSH alone misses Free T3 (the worker hormone)

14:50 Driver 3: Sleep, cortisol, and the loop back to insulin resistance

19:32 Driver 4: Growth hormone, the layer nobody talks about that's blunted postpartum and through aging

22:19 The labs to actually ask for: fasting insulin, Free T3, IGF-1, DHEA-S, plus a 2-week CGM

24:30 Pillar 1: Nutrition (protein floor of 120g, leucine at every meal, food order, fiber, and why you should NOT under-eat)

28:06 Why leucine flips the muscle-building switch

35:00 Pillar 2: Lifestyle and biohacking (lift 3x a week, walk 7-10k steps, zone 2, cold and heat, red light, and the fringe tier honestly)

45:30 Pillar 3: Supplements (creatine, magnesium glycinate, myo-inositol, omega-3, berberine, and breastfeeding sequencing)

51:01 Berberine, AMPK, and "nature's metformin"

55:30 Pillar 4: The peptide stack starts here with AOD-9604

56:00 AOD-9604, the growth hormone fragment, why I am personally taking it right now

01:02:00 MOTS-c, the "exercise in a molecule" mitochondrial peptide

01:05:00 5-Amino-1MQ and releasing the brake on fat cells

01:07:00 Sermorelin, the gentle GH entry (what a secretagogue actually is)

01:10:00 CJC-1295, Ipamorelin, and Tesamorelin for post-weaning GH restoration

01:13:00 The GLP-1 honest take: semaglutide, tirzepatide, and the retatrutide question

01:14:00 Why retatrutide is called the triple agonist and where it fits (and where it doesn't)

01:19:27 Recap and wrap-up

RESOURCES:

Work with me one-on-one on your peptide stack and protocol.

The Her Stack Planner, the first peptide tracking journal built around female biology.

Free Peptide Masterclass for Women.

Join The LongHer Life for women-specific guidance on peptides, hormones, and longevity.

LET'S CONNECT:

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Shop my favorite health products

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