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Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson

Fork U(niversity) Not everything you put in your mouth is good for you. There’s a lot of medical information thrown around out there. How are you to know what information you can trust, and what’s just plain old quackery? You can’t rely on your own “google fu”. You can’t count on quality medical advice from Facebook. You need a doctor in your corner. On each episode of Your Doctor’s Orders, Dr. Terry Simpson will cut through the clutter and noise that always seems to follow the latest medical

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10:13

The Peptide Bazaar: Real Medicine vs. Vials from the...

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2026/04/16

The word “peptide” is doing too much workLet’s start with the simplest truth.A peptide is just a chain of amino acids—like pearls on a necklace. That’s it. Nothing mystical. Nothing magical.However, structure matters. Sequence matters. Biology cares deeply about both.Because of that, some peptides are extraordinarily powerful. Others are biologically interesting. And a growing number are simply… marketed.That last category is where things get messy.Before the hype, there was a miracleNow rewind to a

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07:34

Fat Shaming and GLP-1 - It's Biology

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2026/04/09

The Chorus of “Just Eat Less”Spend a few minutes on social media, and you will hear it. On Bill Maher's podcast the other day, I heard it. Two people who know less about GLP-1 drugs than almost anyone, opining about how GLP-1s are horrific.Bill Maher says, “Just eat less.”Jillian Michaels warns that GLP-1 medications are dangerous. Did she even graduate from college?Meanwhile, a rotating cast of gym bros, coaches, and influencers insists that anyone using these medications is taking the easy way

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06:56

Menopause: Estrogen Effects Satiety

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2026/04/02

Menopause, Hunger, and the Brain: Why It Feels DifferentMenopause changes more than temperature control. It reshapes how the brain handles hunger, fullness, and the quiet signals that guide eating. As a result, many women notice something unsettling. The same meals no longer satisfy. Hunger arrives sooner. Food feels louder.For years, we blamed metabolism. We told women their bodies were simply slowing down. While that explanation sounds scientific, it misses the most important part of the story.The

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11:53

Henry VIII, the Brain, and the Obesity

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2026/03/26

The Madness of King Henry VIII—and What We Got Wrong About ObesityThe King We ForgotThere is a moment in history that most of us think we understand. King Henry VIII—large, immobile, temperamental—has become almost a caricature of excess. We picture a man who simply ate too much, moved too little, and paid the price. It is a tidy story. Unfortunately, it is also likely the wrong one.Before the 1530s, Henry was something very different. He was athletic, charismatic, and energetic. He hunted, he

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11:55

The Carnivore Priesthood

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2026/03/19

When Beef Becomes Belief: The Carnivore PriesthoodNutrition debates rarely begin with money. Yet money almost always explains how they spread.That fact explains much of the modern carnivore movement.At first glance, the carnivore diet appears to be a radical nutritional idea: eat beef, organs, and animal fat while avoiding vegetables, grains, legumes, and most fruits. Advocates often present the idea as a return to ancestral eating. According to the story, prehistoric humans thrived on meat, and

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11:32

Minnesota Starvation Experiment: Food Noise, Science

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2026/03/05

The Minnesota Starvation Experiment: What Hunger Does to the Human MindEvery few years, someone announces the solution to weight loss.Eat less.Fast longer.Cut carbs.Cut fat.Cut something.Naturally, the advice usually comes with a tone of moral certainty. If you are hungry, the implication goes, you simply lack discipline.However, long before social media, diet influencers, and the phrase food noise entered the modern vocabulary, scientists ran an extraordinary experiment that revealed something

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13:11

From Gila Monster to GLP-1 Revolution

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2026/02/26

Meanwhile, in a LaboratoryIn 1990, researchers isolated a peptide from Gila monster venom. Two years later, work from the Bronx VA Medical Center described exendin-4, a molecule that resembled human GLP-1 but lasted far longer in circulation.Human GLP-1 survives only minutes before the body breaks it down. Exendin-4 resisted that breakdown. That difference changed everything.Soon afterward, the first GLP-1 receptor agonist reached patients under the brand name Byetta. At the time, physicians used it

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08:27

Protein Panic: How Much Do You Really Need?

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2026/02/19

Protein Panic: How Much Do You Really Need?Everywhere you look, protein has become a competition.Scroll long enough and you will believe muscle disappears if you eat less than 150 grams a day. Meanwhile, influencers debate leucine thresholds like they’re trading baseball cards. As a result, ordinary meals now feel like math problems.However, biology does not require panic.Protein matters. Yet adequacy differs from excess. And importantly, most people eating real food already meet their needs.So

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09:31

Mexican Food Is Healthy. The Taco Took the Blame.

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2026/02/12

Why Traditional Mexican Food Is Healthy — and How America Got It WrongEvery time someone says Mexican food is unhealthy, I know exactly what they’re picturing.They aren’t picturing Mexico.They’re picturing an American taco: a hard shell or a fluffy white flour tortilla, fatty hamburger, sour cream, a thin smear of salsa that contributes almost nothing except salt, and a yellow substance legally allowed to be called cheese.After eating that, they naturally conclude Mexican food is the problem.That

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12:09

Keep Your Poop in a Group

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2026/02/05

Why Fiber Fails to Impress—and Why That’s the PointFiber has a public relations problem. Unlike supplements or extreme diets, fiber does not promise instant transformation. Instead, it works slowly, predictably, and quietly. Because of that, people rarely notice it when it’s doing its job well. However, that very boredom is precisely why fiber matters.When fiber intake is adequate, digestion functions normally, blood sugar behaves more consistently, and bowel habits stay predictable. As a result,

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09:12

How GLP-1 Quiets Food Noise

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2026/01/29

Food Noise Isn’t Hunger — and Why Broccoli Never Fixed the BrainFood noise does not announce itself politely. Instead, it hums in the background, persistent and exhausting. For years, patients tried to describe it. Meanwhile, medicine largely ignored it. Recently, however, GLP-1 receptor agonists forced the conversation into the open.I did not understand food noise myself until it stopped.About twelve hours after my first GLP-1 injection, I stood in my kitchen waiting for baked salmon to finish

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10:08

Whole Milk Isn’t the Fix—Feeding Kids Is

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2026/01/22

Whole Milk Is Back in SchoolsBut Hungry Kids Are Still the Real ProblemWhole milk is back in school cafeterias.As a result, a lot of people are celebrating. Some are calling it a victory for nutrition. Others are calling it common sense. Meanwhile, a few are even calling it a breakthrough.However, that excitement misses the point.Because the biggest problem facing kids in school today is not milk fat.Instead, the real problem is hunger.First, Let’s Start With the ObviousBefore we talk about milk,

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07:52

Food Pyramid Blues: Influencers are not Scientists

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2026/01/15

When Influencers Replace Scientists, Everyone LosesEvery few years, nutrition gets a makeover.First comes a new graphic.Then comes a new slogan.Soon after, we hear claims that this time, someone finally figured it all out.Recently, that makeover arrived in the form of a “reverse food pyramid” and the cheerful phrase “Eat Real Food.” On the surface, that message sounds reasonable. In fact, many doctors have said the same thing for decades.However, the real problem isn’t the slogan.Instead, the

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09:31

Ultra-Processed Food The Enemy

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2026/01/08

Ultra-Processed Food: Making Sense of the MadnessUltra-processed food has become the villain of modern nutrition.Scroll through social media, and you’ll hear that it’s poisoning us, wrecking our gut, and driving the obesity epidemic all by itself.At the same time, other voices dismiss the entire idea as fear-mongering.According to them, processing doesn’t matter at all.Neither extreme tells the full story.So instead of slogans, let’s talk about what ultra-processed food actually means, why people

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17:51

Willpower Is B.S.: A Surgeon on Zepbound

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2026/01/01

Willpower Is B.S.: Food Noise, Healthspan, and What Actually Changed My LifeFor decades, I started every New Year the same way.In January, I promised myself this would be the year.By February, I tried harder.Every spring, I adjusted the plan.And by summer or fall, the weight crept back.That cycle repeated not because I lacked knowledge, discipline, or effort. Instead, it repeated because I misunderstood biology — at least when it came to myself.This year is different.For the first time since Ronald

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09:55

Is Whoop Predicting My Death?

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2025/12/25

Is Your Watch Predicting Your Death?What Biologic Age Really Means — and What It Doesn’tMy Whoop tells me I’m eight years older than I actually am.Naturally, that raises a question.Does that mean I’m going to die eight years sooner?Is my watch quietly chiseling a new date onto my tombstone?Fortunately, the answer is no.Still, confusion around biologic age has exploded.Wearables promise insight.Apps offer scores.Some even whisper about your future health, as if destiny lives on your wrist.So let’s

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11:37

GLP-1 Drugs, the Mediterranean Diet, and the Science...

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2025/12/18

GLP-1 Drugs, the Mediterranean Diet, and the Science of Living LongerFor years, anti-aging has been hijacked by supplements, hacks, and promises that never hold up. Meanwhile, real science has quietly moved forward. Today, the most compelling anti-aging story does not come from a powder, a cold plunge, or a fasting app. Instead, it comes from metabolism.A class of medications called GLP-1 receptor agonists started as diabetes drugs. Over time, clinicians discovered something bigger. These medicines

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Alcohol Cuts Healthspan

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2025/12/11

The Holiday Party That Turned DeadlyIt started at a holiday party.Laughter, champagne, a toast — then a collapse.A fifty-two-year-old, active and healthy, suddenly lost consciousness.Paramedics did CPR and shocked her heart twice.She survived — barely.Doctors called it Holiday Heart Syndrome: an alcohol-triggered arrhythmia that can kill.What Is Holiday Heart?Holiday Heart arises after binge or even moderate drinking, especially around celebrations. Alcohol irritates heart cells, disrupts

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13:03

Muscle, Mitochondria, and Healthspan

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2025/12/04

Muscle is Medicine: Why Lifting Weights is Your Best Longevity InvestmentClearly, your body changes as you age. I learned this lesson years ago when my son was three years old. We started him skiing, and he loved every minute of it. When he fell, he tumbled onto his behind, jumped right back up, and skied down the hill like nothing had happened. He was pure rubber and resilience.However, I was 53 years his senior that year. I did an inadvertent 360-degree twirl on the slopes myself. His mother saw

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09:39

Telomeres and Time: Rewind Aging

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2025/11/27

🧬 Telomeres and Time: Can We Really Rewind Aging?The Lowest Hemoglobin I’ve Ever SeenThe lowest hemoglobin I’ve ever seen belonged to a young woman who was still standing. Her blood count was one-fourth of normal. She was pale, short of breath, and strong enough to walk into the clinic.Doctors soon learned her bone marrow had stopped making new blood cells. The diagnosis was aplastic anemia — a true telomere disease.She survived thanks to her fitness, modern science, and a bone marrow transplant

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