HW 485: THE PEPTIDE DIVIDE: HYPE, HOPE & HARD TRUTHS

( DOUBLE WIN FOR AN INCONVENIENT STUDY!!; A RACE AGAINST TIME IN VENEZUELA; HOMESCHOOLING PARENTS SENT TO PRISON; New Restrictions taking Shape in the U.S., Big Food’s MAHA-era Slump; Movement on a Federal COVID Injury Table; HOMESCHOOLING PARENTS SENT TO PRISON; DEL INVESTIGATES THE WILD WORLD OF PEPTIDES)

 

 

 

Del returns from FreedomFest with a major win for An Inconvenient Study , which took home two awards at the Anthem Film Festival in Las Vegas.

DOUBLE WIN FOR AN INCONVENIENT STUDY!!

Del returns from FreedomFest 2026 with two big wins under his belt- An Inconvenient Study took home Best Investigative Journalism and the Audience Choice awards at the Anthem Film Festival. He shares highlights from the trip and why independent voices matter now more than ever.

 

An Inconvenient Study Website
 

Anthem Film Festival Website
 

Strategic Response Partners’ Steve Slepcevic and Byron Rodgers join Del with never-before-seen footage from their search-and-rescue mission following the devastating earthquake in Venezuela.

A RACE AGAINST TIME IN VENEZUELA

Strategic Response Partners’ Steve Slepcevic and Byron Rogers join Del with raw, never-before-seen footage from the earthquakes that flattened parts of Caracas. They describe the devastation, their miracle rescues, the heartbreak, and why the crisis is far from over.


Give Send Go:
 SRP Urban Search & Rescue - Venezuela Earthquakes

 

Strategic Response Partners Website
 

 

 

Jefferey Jaxen exposes a shocking homeschooling prosecution in Brazil.

HOMESCHOOLING PARENTS SENT TO PRISON

A Brazilian couple is facing prison time after a court ruled their homeschooling amounted to intellectual neglect . Jefferey breaks down the shocking case, then turns to a new Connecticut law tightening the reins on homeschool families here at home. Could Brazil be a preview of what’s coming to the U.S.?

 

New York Post:  Parents face prison sentence for homeschooling after court accuses them of intellectual neglect' in bizarre cultural charge
 

World:  Connecticut governor signs controversial homeschooling law
 

Home School Legal Defense Association Website

 

Jefferey Jaxen exposes new restrictions taking shape in the U.S., Big Food’s MAHA-era slump.

 

Jefferey Jaxen exposes movement on a federal COVID injury table.

A BREAKTHROUGH FOR COVID VACCINE INJURY CLAIMS?

Jefferey Jaxen breaks down a proposed federal COVID-19 vaccine injury table that could reshape the path to compensation for those reporting serious injuries. After years of pressure from ICAN, a meaningful reform might finally be within reach.

 

The Hill:  RFK Jr. plans COVID-19 vaccine injury list
 

Fierce Pharma:  In compensation push, HHS gears up to draft COVID vaccine injury table
 

Reg Info:  HHS Federal Register Covid Injury Notice
 

HRSA:  Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP)
 

HHS:  HHS Secretary Kennedy signs COVID-19 emergency use authorization declaration terminations
 

ICAN:  CICP Injury Table Letter

 

Jefferey Jaxen exposes a surprise primary win in Iowa.

 

Del hosts a special expert panel with regenerative medicine expert Dr. Tyna Moore and clinical pharmacist Jim LaValle to separate the promise of peptides from the hype. Are they safe? Are they natural? Which therapies show genuine potential, what risks should patients understand, and how can consumers identify reliable providers and products? Del brings viewers’ most pressing questions directly to the experts.

DEL INVESTIGATES THE WILD WORLD OF PEPTIDES

Peptides are everywhere right now: TikTok, wellness clinics, weight-loss ads. But how much of the hype holds up? Del sits down with peptide powerhouses Dr. Tyna Moore and Jim LaValle to start his investigation into what peptides actually do , the real risks of the unregulated gray market, and explore the extraordinary therapeutic potential that’s fueling the peptide revolution.

CNN Health:  They took blockbuster drugs for weight loss and diabetes. Now their stomachs are paralyzed
 

Bloomberg:  Ozempic Link to Rare Vision Loss Risk Confirmed in Study
 

The Washington Post:  Former GLP-1 users regain lost weight after about 18 months, study says
 

Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism:  Changes in lean body mass with glucagon-like peptide-1-based therapies and mitigation strategies
 

The Physiological Society:  Semaglutide impacts skeletal muscle to a similar extent as caloric restriction in mice with diet-induced obesity
 

New England Journal of Medicine:  Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes
 

Science Daily:  Wegovy and Ozempic tied to dramatically lower cancer deaths
 

ICAN:  As ICAN Warned, RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women May Pose Risks
 

JAMA Network:  Sequential Safety Surveillance of RSVpreF Vaccination During Pregnancy Early in the Postapproval Period

 

Peptide Society Website
 

FDA:  July 23-24, 2026: Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee
 

YouTube:  COVID-19: Nature, Science, and The Lancet refused to publish the lab leak evidence
 

 

Guests: Steve Slepcevic, Byron Rodgers, Dr. Tyna Moore, ND, DC., Jim LaValle, RPh

Airdate: July 16, 2026