Dr. Jeffrey GladdenFounder & CEO of Gladden Longevity

Why Most Doctors Miss the Link Between Metabolic Health, Hormones, and Effective Peptide Therapy

29 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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Dr. Jeffrey Gladden explains why doctors miss the connection between metabolic health and peptide therapy success. Whether your body burns food for energy or stores it as inflammatory fat determines cytokine release that disrupts hormones and undermines treatment. Fixing metabolism first makes peptides actually work.

But I think that our metabolic health is, is at the root, is at the base, and it is the foundation of almost everything else. When I say metabolic health, I'm mostly talking about what happens to food after we put it in our mouth. Is it used as fuel? Um, can we turn it into ATP, or are we going to store it as this inflammatory fat organ that's going to send out inflammatory cytokines and cause all kinds of issues down the road? And