From Stomachs to Joints: The Peptide Investigation

Your father-in-law's buddies swear peptides fixed their knees. So we spent three weeks in a research rabbit hole to find out if it's Nobel Prize medicine or MAGA gym bro mythology. Here's what we found: peptides are everywhere (they're literally inside you), some are FDA-approved miracle drugs, and BPC-157 is caught in the middle of a genuine scientific mystery. 00:00 - The Confession: What Started This Rabbit Hole 02:15 - Peptides 101: Proteins, Signaling Molecules, and Why They Matter 04:45 - Historical Proof: Insulin, FDA Approvals, and 80+ Peptide Drugs 06:30 - BPC-157: Isolated from Stomach Acid, Isolated from Evidence 08:45 - The D&D Metaphor: How Peptides Actually Work 10:30 - Real Application: Chronic Hip Mobility and What the Studies Say 13:00 - The Risks: What Could Go Wrong and Why You Can't Buy This at CVS 15:15 - Final Verdict: When Your Dad Might Actually Benefit This podcast episode was fully generated by AI — research, script, voices, and production. Built with Claude, Piper TTS, and automated pipeline tooling.