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The Rosen Report · Aug 2, 2026

A Shot at Longevity

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Eric Rosen · The Rosen Report

Opening Comments

My last note was about my special delivery to the band 38 Special. The most opened links were Bill Maher’s take down of Mamdani and his lieutenant hired to “protect” tenants and the crazy story of a Chinese manufactured bus in Norway that was found to have a foreign SIM card with a kill switch.

I believe depression is a serious issue and I do not want to make light of it. However, there are these signs that read “Hope for Depression” all over the Hamptons. I know what they mean, but whoever came up with the campaign should be fired. It sounds as though they are hoping for depression. Now, I am back in the Hamptons. Beautiful, but the traffic is a tragedy. I drove 10 miles on Friday at 10:45am and it took me 58 minutes. Serenity Now! Serenity Now! Let’s not forgot about the worse cell phone coverage in the continental US. The lines at the grocery stores are out of control and good luck finding parking in town.

I have now heard this from multiple NYers. If you live in NYC, you likely have received mail from Mamdani regarding the status of your ownership (permanent resident or Pied-à-Terre). As I understand it, people received the letters in August (many people are away) and there is a short fuse to respond. If you are travelling, be sure to get your paperwork into the new Communist leader’s office ASAP or you will be facing a sharp uptick in your taxes. One friend told me that most people would throw away the innocuous envelope. Not shockingly, there is a lot of confusion and that is going to hurt some people who missed the letter.

My son is in Phoenix and let me know that it is boiling hot and incredibly uncomfortable. Check out the weather in Phoenix.

This is an incredible and short video of a 16-year-old rookie lifeguard who risked his life to save a little boy drowning. Rider Williams will be invited to the White House to be given a high civilian honor for his heroism. Great story out of Santa Cruz, California, with dangerous rip currents. Strangers began raising money for the hero and his mother asked people to give it to the Junior Guards Program. Rider talks about the crazy lifesaving experience here. This is the way to raise a child. Compare this to the entitled brat out of Cornell who refuses to work for a Jew.

I find that my readers respond very strongly with my writings on many subjects, but none are more passionate than when I write about health, wellness, longevity etc. My recent comments on my peptide protocol had my inbox exploding. It took me two days to respond to all the inquiries. I am going to give you my perspective on my health journey. I share a lot of personal information with my readers, and many let me know how much they appreciate my candor.

For a little background, my father died of a heart attack when I was 5 years old and he was 39. I had my first thoughts about my mortality around 17 as I considered I could have lived nearly half my life if I followed in my father’s footsteps. I have been on a healthy quest ever since. I have never smoked a cigarette or cigar, have never had coffee, and have never been into drugs. I have not had a soda in over 40 years. Don’t get me wrong. I love vino and a nice tequila. I am not that clean. I vividly recall waking up on my 39th birthday and feeling excited that I was alive and concerned about my longevity given my father’s passing.

Just after my father died
The Rosen family just before my 40th birthday

I find too many of us are too quick to take a medication to solve a problem. I am not saying meds are a bad thing, I require some medication. I am suggesting that a healthy lifestyle can improve outcomes and require less “help” from meds.

I want to give a couple personal examples. I have acid reflux and it got so bad that I had to have a procedure done to open my esophagus as acid came up through my stomach and created a Schatzki Ring. I ended up on very heavy doses of acid reflux medications called Prilosec. At my peak, I was taking 80mg/day. This medicine is harmful to your bones and there are all kinds of concerning side-effects. By modifying my diet and exercise, I am now on 40mg/week from 80mg/day! I did food sensitivity tests and eliminated those that were giving my body a bad reaction.

I consider myself to be in the top 1% of physical shape for my age. I came to Utah and found that I could significantly improve my health by exercising at elevation. My hikes at 9,000 ft, padel against 20-somethings, and lifting weights at elevation — coupled with an improved diet — resulted in amazing benefits. In less than two months, I lost 9 lbs, took 1.5” off my waist, improved my resting heart rate, lowered my blood pressure, and gained more stamina. This is despite the fact that my sleep was impacted by the elevation and by not having my Eight Sleep bed from home. Also of note, I started the journey at 164 lbs, hardly heavy.

On my diet, I was able to cut back on bad carbohydrates. I cut out most bread, pasta, potatoes, sweets, and rice… I also cut back on my wine, and Utah made that easy given all the alcohol rules in the state.

I believe my health and fitness improvements were 85% due to diet, exercise, and the impact of training at elevation. However, I feel my peptide regimen helped in other ways. I am six weeks into my protocol. The peptides are injected, and it is incredibly easy to do. I am trying the peptides for 90 days and feel the "Wolverine" and Tesamorelin are the most impactful for me. I push myself with my training, and playing padel against 20-something D-1 tennis players for 3–4 hours at elevation was taxing. I feel my recovery times improved and I felt less sore. After all, on Tuesday I played padel THREE TIMES for a total of 4+ hours and was not sore. I pulled a muscle in my upper thigh, started injecting the Wolverine directly into it, and the recovery was in two days. I feel the combination of Tesamorelin and diet/exercise helped me burn fat as well. I will tell you that the GHK can result in some discomfort at the injection site after the shot, and I am not convinced I am seeing any benefit from it. I am unlikely to continue with it after my 90 days are up.

IF you decide to take peptides, I have one rule. You MUST acquire it from a doctor who sources it from the proper channels within the US. There is too much crap out of China that is dangerous. A reader asked if they should buy from a website and I checked it out. My answer was “NO” for obvious reasons (see below). Spend more to get quality. I use Dr. Jason Shapiro in Miami who does thorough bloodwork and stool sample testing to determine your deficiencies and needs prior to prescribing any peptides.

In the end, if you need a medication, so be it. If you take control, can be disciplined, work out with weights, do some walking or a sport, and modify your diet to eat healthier, a lot of your issues will improve naturally. I am not convinced I can keep my weight at 155 pounds and my waist at 30.5". However, I have seen what incredible discipline can result in, and I plan on working hard to continue to make improvements. I am far more vascular with the lower body fat, and I feel great. I want to get a body composition analysis done and recommend you do the same.

Good luck in your journey. It is early stages, but will likely be partnering with 3i on some events. I believe the first one will be in South Florida in the fall and open to some readers and will be a health, wellness, longevity discussion. As things come together, I will be sharing invites with loyal readers. It will also be a great networking event. As I start to consider ways to expand the Rosen Report, 3i has been an incredible partner, and and I look forward to continue growing the reach and impact of the report.

Be sure to email me at rosenreport@gmail.com when you have some positive or negative experiences that I can share with the readership.

The war in the Middle East continues to expand. Now Saudi Arabia is firing missiles, ships in Egypt have been hit, Saudi Arabia is preparing a possible land offensive against the Houthis, there has been action in the Red Sea, Iran targeted strategic US assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, the Chinese are apparently sending shoulder-launched missiles to Iran, US military bases in Jordan have been hit by Iran (people died and F-35s hit), reports have over 600 injuries by US troops since the start of the war, and Hezbollah used drones to attack Israel. On Saturday, tankers in Oman came under fire from Iran. This NY Times article suggests the US is heading for a strategic defeat and the article brings up some good points.

However, late Saturday night, Trump called off Iranian strikes suggesting a deal was imminent. Sounds like Trump’s 800th TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out). Iran denied agreeing to a deal dividing Hormuz, while Riyadh confirms the crown prince told Trump to opt for talks over concerns war would widen. Iran mocked Trump’s retreat, yet again. Given the markets seem to believe Trump, I am sure oil will be down sharply and equities higher on his comments of an imminent deal. At what point will the markets finally stop believing Trump? I just do not see how the US can trust the Iranian leadership. Trump has made a great deal of promises about Iran and very little has come to fruition.

  • I do not do recreational drugs. I never was into smoking weed. However, today, so many people I know smoke weed and take gummies. I have never tried a gummy in my life. The concerning chart shows that pot is more popular than alcohol or cigarettes. I never smoked a cigarette or cigar in my life either. I just don’t feel the developments in pot becoming mainstream are a good thing. Yes, I love wine and have cut back my intake. I’ll have a good tequila too. No beer in 35 years.

  • I have written extensively about the challenges of gaining admittance to private schools in South Florida since the pandemic. One of the best schools is Pine Crest and it appears they may be expanding in West Palm Beach. A private school is in talks to acquire 57 acres of city-owned land in West Palm Beach for its third South Florida campus. City commissioners approved a term sheet authorizing negotiations for the potential $6.6 million sale of the land along Roebuck Road near Florida’s Turnpike to Pine Crest School, which plans to build a pre-k through high school campus on the site, The Palm Beach Post reported. The proposed sale price pencils out to $115,800 per acre. If a deal is finalized, Pine Crest School would buy the land directly and build its campus with the help of a donation from Related Ross CEO Steve Ross, the newspaper said. It will be the school’s largest campus, followed by the 48-acre main campus in Fort Lauderdale and a 28-acre campus in Boca Raton. South Florida is in desperate need for more solid private K-12 schools. Steve Ross has been the best thing that ever happened to the Palm Beach area.

  • More problems at what I thought was the best building in NYC. 220 Central Park South has yet another lawsuit over tainted tap water. The case centers on one of the villas in the 117-unit building purchased by 220 CPS International LLC in November 2019 for a whopping $46.5 million. Its owner, an entity connected to Mexican-Israeli businessman billionaire Daniel Jusidman, has complained ever since about water leaving a “whitish, chalky residue” on kitchen and bathroom fixtures, court papers said. “After approximately seven years of experiencing Water Issues and hearing nothing but excuses and promises from the Board, Owner was left with no other choice but to bring suit,” the documents add. Remember, the units in the building have gone for over $12,000/ft!

© 2026 The Rosen Report LLC. All rights reserved. Does not constitute investment, financial, legal, or tax advice. Consult with your lawyers and professional financial advisers. Rosen Report#913 ©Copyright 2026 Written by Eric Rosen.

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