HeyJaredThe Dr. Joy Kong Podcast
Join the world's leading stem cell expert to reverse aging with cutting-edge longevity medicine and comprehensive lifestyle optimization strategies. Learn more at: drjoykong.com ( https://joykongmd.com/ ).
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Stem Cells for Joint Pain, Addiction, and a Hair Loss No One Could Treat | #197 (opens the original)
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Why do kids almost never get osteoarthritis, despite putting their joints through far more than any adult does? I joined entrepreneur Mike Cormier on his show to unpack that question, along with stem cells for addiction, brain trauma, and hair loss with no clear treatment path. I explain how mesenchymal stem cells, sourced from fat, bone marrow, or umbilical cord tissue, travel through the bloodstream to support tissue repair and immune function when delivered by IV. Osteoarthritis reflects a de
Stem Cells and Peptides 101: Questions Everyone Actually Asks Me | #196 (opens the original)
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Two orthopedic surgeons told a 69 year old patient there was no other option left for his knees. He tried something else first, and ten years later he's still walking four miles a day. Dr. Joy Kong is a triple board certified physician specializing in regenerative and anti-aging medicine, and the founder of Chara Health in Los Angeles. In this live audience Q&A, she explains why she uses non-expanded, umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells instead of autologous or bone marrow sources, how
FDA Approval Won't Make Stem Cell Therapy Cheaper | #195 (opens the original)
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If you're holding off on stem cell therapy because you're waiting for FDA approval to bring the price down, this is the reality check you need. Dr. Joy Kong, a triple board certified physician and stem cell specialist at Chara Health, breaks down what FDA approved stem cell products actually cost. Cord blood transplants like Omidacel and AlloCord run $450,000 to $1.2 million. Ryoncil, used for pediatric graft versus host disease, totals $1.55 million. By comparison, current stem cell therapy pro
The Real Cause of Sugar Cravings, and the Compound That Stops Them | #194 (opens the original)
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Why does eating sugar sometimes leave you more exhausted than before you ate it? Metabolic health researcher Chris Mearns sits down to explain the science behind fructose, cellular energy, and the compound that changed his own relationship with cravings. Chris Mearns is a metabolic health researcher and founder of LIV3 Health, focused on how fructose metabolism affects cellular energy production. He explains how the enzyme fructokinase converts dietary fructose into uric acid, degrading ATP and
This AI Urine Test Detects 50 Diseases and Reads What Genetic Tests Miss | #193 (opens the original)
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What if a single urine sample could screen for 50 diseases before you ever felt sick? Dejan Nenov, co-founder of AI diagnostics company Luventix, joins Dr. Joy Kong to explain how. Dejan Nenov has spent nearly a decade navigating FDA processes and clinical trials, and also founded Panaton, a healthcare IT company connecting hospitals, labs, and clinics across the US. Luventix uses machine learning to analyze 38,250 raw chemical data points in a single urine sample, identifying disease patterns w
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