Peptides, in plain words.
A peptide is a short chain of amino acids that acts as a signal, telling your cells to do something.
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Start with the essentials.
Three short ideas that make every peptide page easier to read.
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What is a peptide?
A short chain of amino acids that carries a message to your cells.
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GLP-1, 2 and 3
Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) works on 1 receptor, tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) on 2, retatrutide on 3. Retatrutide is still in trials.
Video coming soonSee the weight-loss peptides - 03
The other kinds
Beyond weight loss there are recovery, muscle, skin, brain and sleep peptides. Here are names people know in each.
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Find your starting point.
Pick a goal to see the peptides for it.
Most looked up.
All 254- Small human studies
BPC-157
Tendon, muscle and gut repair. Mostly animal research.
Small human studies - Phase 3 trials
Retatrutide
Weight loss. A weekly shot still in trials.
Phase 3 trials - Approved drug
Semaglutide
Weight and blood sugar. Approved as Wegovy and Ozempic.
Approved drug - Approved drug
Tirzepatide
Weight and blood sugar. Approved as Zepbound and Mounjaro.
Approved drug - Small human studies
TB-500
Tendon, muscle and joint recovery. No controlled human trial.
Small human studies - Small human studies
BPC-157 + TB-500
The "Wolverine" stack. Both mixed, for recovery.
Small human studies
Just bought a vial?
Here's how to mix it, in four steps.
- 1Swab the stopperSwab it with alcohol first, every time.
- 2Add the water slowlyLet it run down the glass.
- 3Swirl, don't shakeSwirl until it dissolves.
- 4Keep it coldBack in the fridge once it is mixed.
Vial size (mg) and the water you add (mL) set the strength. The calculator turns your dose into units on a U-100 syringe.
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