2802: The State of the Hormone & Peptide Industry w/ Vita Bella Founder Phil Vella
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
The State of Hormone & Peptide Industry with Phil Vela
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Disrupting the health & wellness industry. (2:15)
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"It's that hard to do IT, so it's that easy to succeed once you've done IT." (2:48)
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What he did before he started Vita Bella, and the origins of the company. (5:00)
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The most applicable skills gained from his previous career. (7:41)
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Calling out the 'Grey Market' and its competition. (9:44)
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The state of the peptide industry and the fallout with Transcend. (15:54)
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Results & service. (25:23)
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Breaking down the Vita Bella membership package. (30:07)
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Businessman at heart. (33:34)
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Why he believes it should be illegal to prescribe GLP-1s by themselves. (35:13)
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Bad actors giving bad guidance. (43:33)
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His outlook for the future of the industry. (45:14)
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Will Ozempic and Tirzepatide ultimately bankrupt the United States? (53:27)
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The importance and value of having a trainer while on a GLP-1. (56:47)
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"I didn't build this business for money. I built it for a legacy!" (59:07)
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"Newer" peptides that have been impressed by. (1:03:16)
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Rapid fire: The best peptide for… (1:11:56)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
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Mind Pump #2597: Before You Take Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro Listen to This!
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Mind Pump #2125: Heal Like Wolverine: BPC 157 with Dr. William Seeds
Featured Guest/People Mentioned
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Phil Vella – "Philly" (@phillyvz) Instagram
- Vita Bella - @vitabellahealth Instagram
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Jay Campbell (@jaycampbell333) Instagram
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Rick Niemi (@gods.economy) Instagram
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Dr. William Seeds (@williamseedsmd) Instagram
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Peter Attia, M.D. (@peterattiamd) Instagram
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.3 | Mind Pump. |
| 0:07.0 | Mind Pump with your hosts. |
| 0:09.2 | Sal DeStefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.4 | You just found the most downloaded fitness, health, and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:16.5 | This is Mind Pump. |
| 0:18.8 | Today we head on Phil Vela. |
| 0:21.5 | He runs a company, a hormone and peptide company called Vita Bella, and he reveals the truth about that entire industry. |
| 0:30.7 | It's going to blow your mind. |
| 0:32.3 | The overcharge that they do for peptides is wild. |
| 0:36.3 | The quality control, terrible. This guy owns a company |
| 0:40.3 | breaks it down with full disclosure. He's honest about the whole thing. In fact, we partnered with |
| 0:46.3 | him. That's how much we liked them. So we know you're going to love this episode. It'll blow your |
| 0:50.2 | mind. Anyway, if you're interested in hormone therapy, peptide therapy, you want the best |
| 0:56.2 | prices, you don't want to work with salespeople, you only want to work with doctors, go with |
| 1:00.2 | them. |
| 1:00.5 | Go to mphormones.com. |
| 1:02.1 | That's where you get hooked up. |
| 1:03.1 | Now, this episode is brought to you by our sponsor. |
| 1:07.3 | Keyon, they make athletic supplements that are clean and effective. |
| 1:12.1 | Clean because they're third party tested. |
| 1:14.1 | Effective because they only use ingredients that have been shown in studies to make a difference. |
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