Peptides: what’s all the fuss about?

About this episode

This episode explores peptides, their functions, and the current discussions surrounding them.

In this episode I look at peptides - what they are, how they work and why everyone seems to talk about them these days. Links: BPC-157 research:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8504390/ Musculoskeletal healing with BPC-157:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12446177/ A website promoting benefits despite poor evidence in humans:  https://www.hubmeded.com/blog/bpc-157-peptide-benefits WADA:  https://www.wada-ama.org/en/news/wadas-2022-prohibited-list-now-force GLP-1 drugs - evidence:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12303005/ Healthy High Protein book:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctors-Kitchen-Healthy-Supercharge-stronger/dp/1529148847 Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Ayan Panja

Topics covered

• peptides
• health
• musculoskeletal healing
• fitness
• medicine

Keywords

• peptides
• BPC-157
• GLP-1
• musculoskeletal healing
• health benefits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WADA, BPC-157, GLP-1

Books & works: Healthy High Protein

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