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WHAT IS THE STORY WITH PEPTIDES · Your Daily Dose

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  Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of you have had questions about peptides.
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  Speaker 1: What are they?
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  Speaker 2: It's a hot topic right now. BPC-157 and a number
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  Speaker 2: of other peptides. We're going to get into how they
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  Speaker 2: help with muscle, weight, and anti-aging. So we're going to
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  Speaker 2: take a look at that.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you. Thank you. 7 to 7.
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  Speaker 2: 916-4215 to reach me off air. Peptide research began by
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  Speaker 2: mimicking naturally occurring peptides before shifting to designing labs. They
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  Speaker 2: made peptides with specific benefits. Peptides aren't new. They're naturally
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  Speaker 2: produced by our body with a myriad of effects. For decades,
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  Speaker 2: scientists have been studying and using them in medicine. Now
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  Speaker 2: these small but powerful molecules are receiving a surge in
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  Speaker 2: attention as potential tools for everything from muscle recovery and
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  Speaker 2: weight management to healthier skin and age-related conditions. They are
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  Speaker 2: short chains of amino acids, the same building blocks that
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  Speaker 2: make up proteins, and they occur naturally throughout the body.
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  Speaker 1: And in many foods, including meat, beans, lentils, wheat, and seafood.
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  Speaker 3: Sorry.
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  Speaker 1: Can't even hang up on that.
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  Speaker 2: Peptide products started with scientists mimicking peptides found in our
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  Speaker 2: body and in nature before progressing to designing peptides in
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  Speaker 2: a lab with specific desirable benefits. A common misconception is
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  Speaker 2: that peptides are one single thing.
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  Speaker 1: In reality, the term covers a wide spectrum of products.
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  Speaker 1: Can I highlight that in yellow, right? They are not
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  Speaker 1: one single thing.
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  Speaker 2: Peptide drugs, for example, include insulin, GLP-1 receptor agonists, calcitonin, oxytocin,
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  Speaker 2: and certain fertility medications and several cancer therapies. Peptides are
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  Speaker 2: also widely used as ingredients in skin care products and
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  Speaker 2: marketed as supplements to support muscle growth, exercise recovery, weight management,
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  Speaker 2: and healthy aging. There's also many experimental or investigational peptides,
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  Speaker 2: such as BPC-157.
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  Speaker 1: A popular regenerative peptide.
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  Speaker 2: These products are often sold online with claims that exceed
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  Speaker 2: the available evidence or without appropriate medical oversight. And like
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  Speaker 2: many conventional medicines that introduce compounds designed.
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  Speaker 1: To block or alter biological.
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  Speaker 2: Pathways, peptide medicines work by mimicking the body's own signaling molecules.
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  Speaker 1: Again, highlighted in orange.
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  Speaker 2: Using semiglutide and terzepatide as examples, Andrea Colon, a licensed
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  Speaker 2: naturopathic medical doctor and founder of Reclaim Integrative Medicine, says
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  Speaker 2: they copy a signal your body already uses to manage
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  Speaker 2: blood sugar and appetite. So they work with your biology
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  Speaker 2: instead of overriding it.
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  Speaker 1: Dr.
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  Speaker 2: Modi, a pharmaceutical regulatory affairs expert with more than 20
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  Speaker 2: years experience working on products that are regulated by the FDA,
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  Speaker 2: said peptides differ from traditional drugs mainly in size and
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  Speaker 2: how precisely they act.
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  Speaker 1: Highlighted in orange.
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  Speaker 2: They are more complex and often act specifically on certain
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  Speaker 2: biological pathways, which can make them highly effective in the
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  Speaker 2: right situations.
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  Speaker 1: That precision comes with trade-offs, however. Peptides tend to break down.
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  Speaker 2: Easily in the digestive system, which is why they often
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  Speaker 2: are injected rather than taken as pills.
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  Speaker 1: They can also be more expensive to produce, and their
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  Speaker 1: absorption can vary.
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  Speaker 2: Peptide products are more expensive because they are often more
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  Speaker 2: complex to manufacture, requiring precise assembly of amino acids.
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  Speaker 1: Extensive purification, and rigorous quality.
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  Speaker 3: Testing.
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  Speaker 2: Many peptides are also less stable than traditional drugs and
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  Speaker 2: require specialized storage and packaging. Peptide products span a wide
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  Speaker 2: range of use with significant variations in how well-studied they are.
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  Speaker 2: GLP-1-based therapies, semiglutide-tosepidide, mimic natural gut hormones that regulate blood
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  Speaker 2: sugar and appetite.
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  Speaker 1: Insulin analogs.
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  Speaker 2: The discovery of insulin in the early 20s marked one
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  Speaker 2: of the first major breakthroughs in peptide hormone research. Teraeparatide
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  Speaker 2: and abaloparatide. These medications are used to treat osteoporosis, particularly
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  Speaker 2: in patients with high risk of fractures, such as postmenopausal women.
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  Speaker 2: They mimic parathyroid hormone activity to stimulate new bone formation.
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  Speaker 1: That's interesting. I didn't know that.
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  Speaker 2: Cosmetic peptides are widely used in skin care, but their
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  Speaker 2: clinical effects can vary depending on formulation and concentration. So,
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  Speaker 2: palmitoyl peptides, commonly used as anti-aging products. These are amino
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  Speaker 2: acid chains bound to a fatty acid. Copper tripeptide, used
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  Speaker 2: in anti-aging and wound healing products. Acetyl hexapeptide 8, sometimes
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  Speaker 2: marketed in Botox-like ingredients because it may soften expression lines.
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  Speaker 2: brightening peptides, typically used in cosmetic products. Well, these products
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  Speaker 2: show promising benefits for other researchers needed to establish their
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  Speaker 2: safety and long-term effects. Collagen peptides, those are the most
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  Speaker 2: widely used products in this group. Research suggests possible benefits
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  Speaker 2: for joint comfort and function, as well as some support
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  Speaker 2: for body composition. Plant protein-derived peptides are found in soy, seeds,
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  Speaker 2: tree nuts, and lupin. chlorella, and spirulina fractions derived from
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  Speaker 2: the nutrient-rich microalgae. These peptides have been studied for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory.
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  Speaker 1: And immune-supporting properties.
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  Speaker 2: Peptides are a group of off-label experimental peptides commonly marketed
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  Speaker 2: with goals such as repair, muscle growth, and fat loss. BPC-157,
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  Speaker 2: body protection compound 157, marketed for tissue repair, muscle recovery,
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  Speaker 2: chronic pain, and gut health. TB500, synthetic thymocin beta-4 fragment.
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  Speaker 2: This peptide is marketed for soft tissue repair, reducing inflammation,
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  Speaker 2: and enhancing athletic recovery. CJC 1295. These peptides are marketed
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  Speaker 2: for muscle gain, fat loss, exercise recovery, better sleep, healthy
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  Speaker 2: skin aging. There's no single rule for how peptides should
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  Speaker 2: be used. It depends entirely on the specific products. They
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  Speaker 2: can be delivered through several routes, oral, nasal, injectable, and topical.
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  Speaker 2: Injectable are currently the most common route. For oral peptides,
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  Speaker 2: research has made advancements in drug delivery technology, including polymer
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  Speaker 2: nanoproducts and microneedles. Nasal delivery allows peptides to be absorbed
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  Speaker 2: through the nasal lining and may use direct nose-to-brain pathway. Interesting.
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  Speaker 2: Topical peptide products are commonly used in skin care for
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  Speaker 2: the duration of usage. Christopher Shade, a longevity expert as
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  Speaker 2: a doctor in environmental chemistry, said there's no universal formula.
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  Speaker 2: Writers typically weigh the condition being treated and how benefits
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  Speaker 2: change over time. The monitoring required during peptide therapy may
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  Speaker 2: include tracking blood glucose, kidney and liver function, hormonal levels
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  Speaker 2: such as IGF-1 and thyroid hormone, blood pressure, and inflammatory markers.
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  Speaker 1: This is another one that's very important. Peptides are not established. shortcut,
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  Speaker 1: and they don't work in a vacuum.
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  Speaker 2: Colon emphasizes that peptides are most effective when paired with
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  Speaker 2: healthy lifestyle habits, not as a replacement for them. If
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  Speaker 2: the basics are a mess, peptide.
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  Speaker 1: Is very little to work with.
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  Speaker 2: Regulatory agents such as the FDA have warned that many
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  Speaker 2: peptides sold online are not approved and may carry safety
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  Speaker 2: risks tied to poor quality, improving effectiveness, and misleading marketing claims.
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  Speaker 2: A June survey of more than 500 U.S. physicians found
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  Speaker 2: that 48% reported patients disclosing use of a non-FDA approved
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  Speaker 2: peptide within the last year. Dr. Modi said that the
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  Speaker 2: peptides simply have not gone through what the testing of
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  Speaker 2: the FDA requires. Approval demands well-designed clinical trials, strict manufacturing controls,
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  Speaker 2: and solid proof in safety and effectiveness. In many cases,
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  Speaker 2: not approved doesn't mean proven dangerous.
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  Speaker 1: It means no one paid to test it. Highlighted in orange.
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  Speaker 2: Catches, it also means no one has proven it safe,
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  Speaker 2: or it even works. So, practical checklist of red flags.
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  Speaker 2: No real prescription, no licensed clinician involved. direct consumer shipping
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  Speaker 2: with no pharmacy involved, no proof of third-party testing, prices
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  Speaker 2: that seem too good to be true, a single product
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  Speaker 2: claiming to fix many unrelated problems, big promises with no
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  Speaker 2: risks listed. The field of therapeutic peptides started with natural hormones.
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  Speaker 2: To make a real change, the answer may ultimately lie
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  Speaker 2: in our hands. As performant, optimizing physician Dr. Sean O'Mara
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  Speaker 2: told the news, Previously, when he talked about GLP-1, man-made
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  Speaker 2: molecules cannot duplicate the.
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  Speaker 1: Elegance of the human body. There you go. Pretty cool.
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  Speaker 2: Right now, we're working with BPC-157, like its effect.
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  Speaker 1: If you need help with that, give me a call. 727-916-4215.
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  Speaker 3: God bless.