Joe Rogan Experience #2512 - Joey Diaz
In a Nutshell
Joey Diaz and Joe Rogan discuss Diaz's knee surgery recovery, pain management using supplements like DMSO, Voltarin, peptides, and CBD, and skepticism toward traditional medical interventions like cortisone shots. They cover the dangers of weight-cutting in MMA, fighter analysis for upcoming UFC bouts including Justin Gaethje, and the long-term damage from steroids as exemplified by Lyle Alzado. Diaz shares extensive personal stories about evading drug tests during probation, his criminal past in Boulder, the transformative power of stand-up comedy, and the rise of Brazilian jiu-jitsu through the UFC.
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Joey Diaz had knee surgery and was walking quickly just three days later. He walks daily at the gym and around his neighborhood but overdid it the previous day with ten loops at Newark airport. He used edibles on the plane and got ice from the flight attendant to manage the swelling.
He mentioned a cream called Voltarin or Voltran that numbs pain and feels like liquid cocaine. It is described as prescription-strength over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory gel that penetrates the skin for joint pain, inflammation, and stiffness, commonly used for osteoarthritis and muscle aches. It should not be used for acute injuries like simple strains or bruises. Diaz rubs it on twice a day.
Joe Rogan recommended DMSO, a veterinary medication used for pain and injury, and gave Diaz a bottle. They discussed early 1970s steroids, noting that everything came from Germany. Rogan mentioned that human growth hormone was once derived from cadavers.
Human growth hormone from cadavers was used from the mid-1900s until 1985. It was discontinued after it was found to transmit prion diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the same condition associated with mad cow disease and cannibalism. It has been replaced by synthetic recombinant HGH.
Lyle Alzado was one of the first US sports figures to admit using anabolic steroids. He started in 1969 and never stopped. He battled a brain tumor and died at age 43 from cancer. Alzado stated his steroid abuse directly led to his fatal illness and that he became mentally addicted. He claimed 90% of athletes he knew were using steroids. He described becoming very violent on and off the field, including chasing and beating a man after a sideswipe incident in Denver in 1979. At the end of his life he had trouble walking and remembering things. Alzado was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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