Pushing peptides
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What are peptides and why are they gaining popularity?
Kristi Noem's husband. No, no. April Fool's. Peptides. Peptides. I keep seeing ads about them. You probably keep seeing ads about them. Want to bulk up? Take this peptide. Want to have healthier skin? Take that peptide. Want to cure that ankle injury? Peptides. Chains of amino acids you can inject from the comfort of your own home. Maybe you already have or maybe not because you're scared or skeptical. But maybe you don't have to be. I bet there are a few peptides you're already familiar with. Insulin is one of them. Ozempic is another. Turns out the P in GLP-1 stands for peptide. But what about BPC-157 or CJC-1295 or TB-500 or GHK-CU? Sounds a little R2-D2-C3PO to me. Hello. Should we really be shooting these things into our bodies?
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Today explains Sean Ramos from I've Never Shot Any Peptides Into My Already Perfect Body, but Ezra Marcus has. I'm an investigative reporter for New York Magazine and other publications. Ezra's latest opus for New York Magazine was called Life on Peptides Feels Amazing. We asked him what made him want to live that peptide life. I became curious about it. When I just started hearing people I know bring up that they had started taking these injectable substances that I didn't really understand, and I felt like the term was just sort of popping up. Like you'd hear somebody at a party say, oh yeah, I've started taking this or that peptide for, you know, joint pain or anti-aging or weight loss or what have you.
Is there a reason that literally every single person and their mother are on peptides at this point? I'm starting a new peptide today. This one is for pain and inflammation. I'm starting with GHKCU Glow Stock.
I take peptides. So what? So what? It's for my health.
And it was just sort of, it felt like a buzzword that was increasingly everywhere, not just in, you know, real life, but online, influencers, celebrities, this and that. So it just felt like something that was just sitting out there and was percolating, and I wanted to know more. Before we get to how it went for you particularly, tell us about the influencers. What are they saying about peptides and who are they? There's a huge, endless constellation of influencers pushing health and wellness trends online. Obviously there has been for years and that ecosystem is flourishing more than ever. And they're always looking for what, you know, it feels like the hot new thing, the kind of like just around the corner invention that's going to change everything about anti-aging and weight loss and muscle growth and, you know, everything under the sun, especially when it comes to kind of, you know, vanity outcomes that typically move the needle for large numbers of people in America.
And so we're talking about everyone from like, you know, Maha, like Life Extension, RFK types of influencers.
Yeah, I mean, I'm a big fan of peptides.
I've used them myself. I was talking to a pro football player who pulled his hamstring. He's like, dude, I shot that shit right into my hamstring for two weeks and I was right back on the field. Wow. I was like, that's nuts. To just like straightforward beauty influencers, to gym bros.
If you want one peptide that you can actually see when you look in the mirror, you're gonna want GHQ-CU.
If I was anything under 200 pounds, there's a three peptide stack that I would definitely be taking right now to put on some weight. To the so-called look smacksers. Everything I'm taking to look smacks as a woman
So what's the best way to improve upon your coloring, right? So Milano 10-2. Guys, Milano 10-2 is the best peptide that you could take for your coloring, right?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are peptides and why are they gaining popularity?
0:00–5:57
2
What experiences do users have with taking peptides?
5:57–6:25
3
How does the FDA currently regulate peptides?
6:25–6:49
4
What impact does the FDA's reclassification of peptides have?
6:49–10:40
5
What are the risks associated with taking peptides?
10:40–11:50
6
How are influencers shaping the conversation around peptides?
11:50–16:11
7
What are the implications of using gray market peptides?
16:11–19:55
8
What future changes might we expect in peptide regulation?
19:55–26:28