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Dr. Abud Bakri, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and expert in the science and clinical use of peptides. We discuss the history, uses, sourcing and safety of BPC-157, GHK-Cu, pinealon, epithalon, GLP-1s, retatrutide, melanotan and growth hormone-promoting peptides. We discuss the gap that exists between animal and human data and meaningful differences in the sources for different peptides. For those interested in peptides, Dr. Bakri provides a grounded look at the science, risks and uncertainties shaping the field today.
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/LKUoSIM
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Abud Bakri
00:03:33 What are Peptides?, Receptors
00:06:26 BPC-157, Discovery, Animal Proteins
00:11:19 BPC-157, Animal Data, Regeneration
00:12:27 Sponsors: Eight Sleep & Lingo
00:14:51 BPC-157, Regeneration & Healing, Neurological Effects
00:19:27 Adverse Events, Clinical Trials & Legality of BPC-157
00:29:41 GLPs & Compounding Pharmacy; Peptides & Gray Market
00:35:25 Manufacturing, Compounding Pharmacies, Gray Market, Black Market
00:41:32 Peptides & Tumor Growth?; Angiogenesis
00:45:17 Sponsor: AG1
00:47:01 Pharmaceutical Patents, Clinical Trials for BPC-157, Potential Outcomes
00:54:19 BPC-157 Healing, Patient Experiences
01:01:22 Physician Counsel, FDA Legality, Malpractice
01:07:25 Pinealon, Epithalon, Discovery; Sleep & Cognitive Performance, Risks
01:18:17 Sponsor: Function
01:19:55 Pineal Age Deterioration, Epithalon, Eye Health
01:29:38 Thymus, Age Shrinkage; Thymosin Alpha-1, Immune Function
01:38:13 TB-500; Pet Health; Thymic Peptide Doses, Thymulin, Zinc
01:49:13 Sponsor: LMNT
01:50:33 GHK-Cu (Copper GHK), Collagen
01:55:32 Illness Recovery, Thymic Score, Tool: Blood Test & Immune Cell Counts
02:04:01 Growth Hormone Secretagogues, Age Decline, Cancer Risk, Insulin
02:15:36 GHK-Cu, Topical Cream, Red Light Therapy
02:20:25 GLPs, Discovery, Physical & Cognitive Long-Term Effects, Fertility
02:33:53 Retatrutide; Drug Patents & Nomenclature
02:39:03 Peptides: Women Reproductive Disorders; TBI, Neurologic Effect; Safe Sources
02:45:34 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
#hubermanlab #science #health #peptides
Disclaimer & Disclosures: hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
Dr. Abud Bakri, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and expert in the science and clinical use of peptides. We discuss the history, uses, sourcing and safety of BPC-157, GHK-Cu, pinealon, epithalon, GLP-1s, retatrutide, melanotan and growth hormone-promoting peptides. We discuss the gap that exists between animal and human data and meaningful differences in the sources for different peptides. For those interested in peptides, Dr. Bakri provides a grounded look at the science, risks and uncertainties shaping the field today.
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/LKUoSIM
Thank you to our sponsors
AG1: drinkag1.com/huberman
Eight Sleep: eightsleep.com/huberman
Lingo: hellolingo.com/huberman
Function: functionhealth.com/huberman
LMNT: drinklmnt.com/huberman
Huberman Lab
Instagram: instagram.com/hubermanlab
Threads: threads.net/@hubermanlab
X: https://x.com/hubermanlab
Facebook: facebook.com/hubermanlab
TikTok: tiktok.com/@hubermanlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman
Website: hubermanlab.com
Newsletter: hubermanlab.com/newsletter
Dr. Abud Bakri
Website: abudbakri.com
Substack: abud.substack.com
X: https://x.com/AbudBakri
Instagram: instagram.com/Abud_Bakri
Threads: threads.com/@abud_bakri
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/abud-bakri-md-a3975a193
YouTube: youtube.com/@AbudBakri
Timestamps
00:00:00 Abud Bakri
00:03:33 What are Peptides?, Receptors
00:06:26 BPC-157, Discovery, Animal Proteins
00:11:19 BPC-157, Animal Data, Regeneration
00:12:27 Sponsors: Eight Sleep & Lingo
00:14:51 BPC-157, Regeneration & Healing, Neurological Effects
00:19:27 Adverse Events, Clinical Trials & Legality of BPC-157
00:29:41 GLPs & Compounding Pharmacy; Peptides & Gray Market
00:35:25 Manufacturing, Compounding Pharmacies, Gray Market, Black Market
00:41:32 Peptides & Tumor Growth?; Angiogenesis
00:45:17 Sponsor: AG1
00:47:01 Pharmaceutical Patents, Clinical Trials for BPC-157, Potential Outcomes
00:54:19 BPC-157 Healing, Patient Experiences
01:01:22 Physician Counsel, FDA Legality, Malpractice
01:07:25 Pinealon, Epithalon, Discovery; Sleep & Cognitive Performance, Risks
01:18:17 Sponsor: Function
01:19:55 Pineal Age Deterioration, Epithalon, Eye Health
01:29:38 Thymus, Age Shrinkage; Thymosin Alpha-1, Immune Function
01:38:13 TB-500; Pet Health; Thymic Peptide Doses, Thymulin, Zinc
01:49:13 Sponsor: LMNT
01:50:33 GHK-Cu (Copper GHK), Collagen
01:55:32 Illness Recovery, Thymic Score, Tool: Blood Test & Immune Cell Counts
02:04:01 Growth Hormone Secretagogues, Age Decline, Cancer Risk, Insulin
02:15:36 GHK-Cu, Topical Cream, Red Light Therapy
02:20:25 GLPs, Discovery, Physical & Cognitive Long-Term Effects, Fertility
02:33:53 Retatrutide; Drug Patents & Nomenclature
02:39:03 Peptides: Women Reproductive Disorders; TBI, Neurologic Effect; Safe Sources
02:45:34 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
#hubermanlab #science #health #peptides
Disclaimer & Disclosures: hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
