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The Peptide Lie: What Influencers Won’t Tell You

2026-04-11 Education
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Paul Saladino MD
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Sign up for my weekly newsletter: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/sign-up?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID Find out your ideal diet with my Animal-Based Calculator: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/ab-guide#calculator?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID --- --- --- What’s really going on with peptides? In this video, I break down one of the fastest-growing trends in health right now, peptides. From BPC-157 and TB-500 to GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, these compounds are being promoted as shortcuts to fat loss, muscle gain, recovery, and longevity. But what’s the real cost? I explain what peptides actually are, how synthetic versions differ from the ones your body naturally produces, and why the lack of human research should give us pause. We’ll also look at emerging concerns — from contamination and mislabeling to potential long-term effects on metabolism, hormones, and even cancer-related pathways. Right now, millions of people are experimenting with compounds that are often unregulated and not well studied in humans. At the end, I share what I personally do to stay lean, strong, and energized at 48 - without peptides, hormones, or drugs. --- --- --- What I Eat In A Day https://youtu.be/D1kPl9injXw My Bloodwork Review https://youtu.be/qigwrWJEo6Q --- --- --- If you can't get fresh heart & liver in your diet, try our 100% grass-fed desiccated beef organs at Heart & Soil: https://shop.heartandsoil.co/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID Looking for a healthy and delicious snack? This is why I created Lineage Provisions. Giving you real foods in the most convenient way. Check us out: http://lineageprovisions.com/psmdyt --- --- --- 00:00 Intro 01:07 The Hype 02:27 What are Peptides? 04:29 My Beef with Peptides 05:38 GLP-1s 09:15 Do THIS First 10:16 FREE Diet Resources 14:26 Hormonal Dangers 17:55 Recovery Peptides 20:20 Growth Hormone Secretagogues 24:09 Melanotan 24:58 Exercise Mimetics 25:10 Outro --- --- --- STUDIES https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35755926/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39509151/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11944337/ https://www.52hrtt.com/jieke/n/w/info/A1761618097934 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38170701/ https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2416394 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(25)00295-0/fulltext https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feature/beyond-glp-1-the-next-wave-of-weight-loss-medication-innovation https://iapam.com/retatrutide-warning-glp-1-providers https://www.uab.edu/news/research-innovation/the-glp-1-revolution-what-uab-researchers-are-discovering-about-how-these-drugs-work https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(25)00614-5/fulltext https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01-08-new-study-finds-stopping-weight-loss-drugs-linked-faster-regain-ending-diet https://healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/news/2025/08/new-study-raises-questions-about-how-ozempic-affects-muscle-size-and-strength https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/glp-1s-may-increase-risk-osteoporosis-gout-new-research-finds-rcna261024 https://globalrph.com/2025/11/bpc-157-and-tb-500-background-indications-efficacy-and-safety/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12446177/ https://www.orthoandwellness.com/blog/the-peptide-gamble-a-doctors-warning-on-bpc-157-and-tb-500 https://www.orthoandwellness.com/blog/bpc-157-update-and-deep-dive-miracle-healing-peptide-or-hidden-danger https://lifewellmd.com/bpc-157-peptide-a-doctors-honest-review-benefits-safety-and-fda-status-2026/ https://www.orthoandwellness.com/blog/tb-500-exposed-the-risks-outweigh-the-benefits https://www.usada.org/spirit-of-sport/bpc-157-peptide-prohibited/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5632578/ --- --- --- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulsaladinomd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsaladinomd2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulsaladinomd Send a message to the team: [email protected] --- --- --- Dr. Paul Saladino received his medical degree from the University of Arizona Medical School. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Saladino is a licensed physician in California, but he no longer practices in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Saladino and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Top Comments (10)

@Walcingham509 2026-04-11

"Everyone wants healing until medicine shows up in the form of discipline " Hippocrates

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@ThundrHeir 2026-04-11

FDA approves medicine that literally gets recalls all the time 👀

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@ciprianolopez7559 2026-04-11

You as a doctor know how corrupt the government FDA and big pharmaceutical and how them making money determines if something is safe

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@IAmTheEggMan111 2026-04-11

The problem with shutting down gray market peptides is that FDA will never ever approve any of these peptides so that people can actually use them. People want the product in FDA is standing in the way

68 8 replies
@braincancerwarrior 2026-04-11

Paul, I take 1mg of Reta a week, visceral fat is way down, body fat down, blood pressure down VLDL down , strength has increased … I eat a Whole Foods ketogenic diet, sauna every day and exercise. As young as your source is legit, I truly think Reta is as valuable as creatine. That being said I plan on cycling off of this after a few month. Another amazing item I saw was my biological age went down 3 years in a month. You should really try to understand what Reta dues for chronic inflammation and look at rodent studies of tumor shrinkage with Reta…. It’s pretty amazing stuff. I’ve been beating brain cancer for 14 years and this is my latest weapon

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@RobertWilliams-ie4pl 2026-04-11

I eat 80% carnivore for over 5-6 years, I exercise eat whole food. I gained weight. I’ve moved to peptides and am finally losing fat and still exercising.

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@jdub1139 2026-04-11

I've read where 1 out of 8 people are now on a GLP1. Before starting a peptide, I was not just overweight, but I also had a HbA1c of 6.2 (borderline diabetic). My triglycerides were very high at 500. I had high cholesterol, high LDL and low HDL all while regularly going to the gym. I also drank regularly (bourbon and beer). I tried every diet in the book. I've been on Zepbound 5mg for almost two years and lost 43 pounds. It turned off my craving for alcohol which has basically gone to zero. I haven't had a bourbon in almost 2 years. Same with beer. I started doing intensive strength training every other day, upped my protein intake, added creatine, stopped eating fast food and it has all made a huge difference. My HbA1c is now 5.2. Triglycerides are less than 100 and my cholesterol is normal. I've had no side effects, and I know for certain that this drug has saved my life (2 of my family members have died of heart attacks in the last few years). I also go to sleep early and get up early 7 days a week which I never used to do and it has vastly improved the quality of my sleep. No regrets here.

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@WorldsWildestFacts 2026-04-11

There is so much anecdotal evidence for bpc-157

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@Smartinez8282 2026-04-11

That’s why when you do decide to go the peptide route you get 3rd party testing

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@mikeuptegrove 2026-04-11

I’ve had great success on the Wolverine stack. I had a grade 5 pec major tendon detachment, and had it repaired. I was surfing in 15 weeks post op. I’m now 7 months post op. I feel 100% and have for 2 months. I’m on my 3rd cycle of the stack. And this will be my last. The recovery for my injury is 1 year. I decided to do everything I could to speed up my recovery. As a side effect, the stack has also healed my gastrointestinal autoimmune disease completely. For the last 13 years I had to limit my diet to carnivore. This was trial an error for my own survival that led me to carnivore. I had great success on carnivore no doubt. But any small deviation, even half a decade into the diet, could send me into a tailspin with gut issues. For the first time in a decade I can eat ice cream and hot sauce, and can also eat after 3pm without it destroying my sleep. That said, I’m still primarily carnivore and have been successful with carbs again. Not that I want or crave carbs, but they’re at least an option again. NO BS! I’m 44 and between 12-15% body fat and surf 4 hour sessions everyday no problem, even after a pec major detachment surgery. As a side note, I’ve had tiny skin cancers on my face for 15-20 years; tiny tiny scabs that never healed. The Wolverine stack at first did seem to make them flare up, but then they went back to the state they’ve been at for nearly 2 decades. It could’ve be the angiogenesis. Idk. I recently went in, after 2 decades ignoring them, and had them frozen off. Another side note: the autoimmune disease I believe I acquired from the DOD forcing me to take MMR three times as a term of employment! That’s when all my problems started. I had some recession in my hairline that could’ve been brought on by the gastro autoimmune disease. The wolverine stack, nearly a decade later seems to be regrowing my hairline to some degree…or it’s that it healed my gut and now I’m not under stress from zero carbs and a decade of meat and high activity levels like surfing regularly.

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