Peptalk: Peptides Unpacked

#44 The Ripped Guy at the Gym Has a Secret — Steve Smith on Peptides and Beating the Odds

June 14, 2026·59 min
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What does it look like to spend your entire life fighting a body that attacks itself — and win? Steve was diagnosed with dermatomyositis at 11 years old. It's a rare autoimmune disease where the immune system turns on its own muscle fibers, stealing strength, movement, and for a kid who lived for sports, identity. He couldn't lift a half-gallon of milk. At a young age, he was put on a cocktail of medications that caused him to balloon in weight, and then a routine school vaccination tri...

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