Peptides: The Ultimate Body Hack?
6/4/202638 min
Peptides are huge right now. Influencers are telling us they can work wonders for all sorts of stuff. Struggling with an annoying injury that won't heal?? Belly fat that's pissing you off? Low energy? Gut issues?? There’s a peptide out there for you. People are buying peptides off the internet and injecting themselves with them, saying it's life changing. But away from the internet hype, there is actually a potential revolution happening in medicine around peptides. So we’re finding out what scientists are excited about here, and we look deeply at the science behind two massive peptides: BPC-157 and MOTS-c. And we’ll also look at the risks: Could peptides give you cancer? On this episode we talk to Dr. Hassy Cohen, Dr. Keith Baar, Dr. Dhruv Khullar and Dr. Cory Mayfield to get to the bottom of this. Find us on Youtube! We're at https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceVsPodcast Find our transcript here:https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsPeptides In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Peptides are everywhere right now (03:56 ) What are peptides? (04:39 ) The peptide revolution in medicine (09:56) MOTS-c: Should you take it? (15:56 ) BPC-157: Can it heal you? (26:33) What are the risks? This episode was produced by Wendy Zukerman, with help from, Rose Rimler, Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, Meryl Horn and Michelle Dang. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Video editing and sound mix by Bobby Lord. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Thanks to the researchers we spoke to for this episode including Dr. Dana Lis, Dr. Pouya Faridi and Dr. Timothy Piatkowski, as well as the Australian Science Media Centre. A big thanks to Joseph Lavelle Wilson and the Zukerman family. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsWendy Zukerman· Host0:00
Hi, I'm Wendy Zukerman, and this is Science Versus, the show that pits facts against internet phenomena. Today on the show, peptides.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:08
[upbeat music] Here are the top five peptides I'd recommend to glow up before summer and flex on your ex, respectfully.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:19
[laughs] Well, then you know that peptides are everywhere right now.
Speaker 4· Soundbite0:23
Peptides. You wanna know more about peptides? Look at my stash. I'm really into peptides.
Wendy Zukerman· Host0:28
Peptides are huge right now. No matter what you're struggling with, an injury that won't heal, belly fat that's pissing you off, low energy, gut issues, there is a peptide for you. People are buying this stuff off the internet, injecting themselves with it, and saying that it's life-changing.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:45
I have never been this confident, felt this good, looked this good. You wanna be on these.
Wendy Zukerman· Host0:51
For the uninitiated, there are many different peptides out there that people are injecting. But one of the biggest and most popular is called BPC-157. It's a fan favorite of Joe Rogan's. Andrew Huberman has injected it into his back. People often take it alongside another peptide in what's known as the Wolverine Stack. Not so much because it makes you hairy, I wish, but because it's supposed to help heal injuries fast.
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:20
There's one peptide that seems to be good for everything, and that's BPC-157.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:25
BPC-157 is primarily known for healing, but it has a