[Emergency Pod] Peptides - Part 1 with Sunita Mohanty of Ultralight
Christina Farr sits down with Sunita Mohanty, CEO and Co-founder of Ultralight, an AI-native operating system powering over 75 functional and longevity medicine clinics across the U.S. Sunita breaks down the regulatory whiplash driving a peptide black market, why the evidence base still hasn't caught up with patient demand, and why individual response varies so dramatically.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:22) Peptides everywhere
(01:00) Meet Sunita Mohanty
(01:58) Stacks and hype
(02:54) Gray areas and risks
(04:51) Finding trusted clinicians
(06:38) Sponsor: Granola
(07:17) Doctors as test subjects
(08:37) Why it skews male
(10:13) Prevention vs treatment
(11:37) Wrap
About the author
Christina Farr
Christina Farr is a healthcare writer and investor. Formerly at CNBC and Reuters, she covers digital health, startups, and policy, blending reporting with analysis and investing perspective to help leaders navigate healthcare’s evolving landscape.
New York City