Should You Take BPC-157 Peptides?
Brad Stanfield
Jan 30, 2025
Episode description
People are reporting dramatic effects from BPC-157 in terms of injury healing and performance enhancement. So should you start taking it?
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Here are the links to the research papers referenced in the video:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/092842579390038U
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0024320594007969
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00110-4
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9065615/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20388964/
https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/52839
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34324435/
https://www.usada.org/spirit-of-sport/bpc-157-peptide-prohibited/
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-017-0173-z
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2651845
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Video edited by Troy Young
Script by John Milliken
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Mindsip insights from this episode:
Discover BPC-157, a synthetic peptide for healing
BPC-157, or Body Protection Compound 157, is a synthetic peptide derived from a natural protein found in stomach acid.
Acknowledge lack of human trials for BPC-157 effects
Despite its popularity and anecdotal hype, there have been no randomized clinical trials to date on the effects of BPC-157 in humans.
Utilize BPC-157 to enhance healing through inflammation reduction and angiogenesis
In animal studies, BPC-157 appears to aid healing by reducing inflammation and promoting the formation of new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis.
Enhance muscle performance with betaine supplementation
Betaine, also known as trimethylglycine (TMG), is an extensively studied supplement found to significantly improve muscle performance and workout quality.
Utilize creatine monohydrate to enhance high-intensity exercise capacity
The International Society of Sports Nutrition concluded that creatine monohydrate is the most effective nutritional supplement for increasing high-intensity exercise capacity.
Avoid BPC-157 due to unknown risks and regulations
Taking BPC-157 is risky because its safety in humans is unknown, the products are unregulated, and it is banned for competitive athletes by the US Anti-Doping Agency.
Critique flawed human study on BPC-157 findings
The single human study on BPC-157 was a tiny, retrospective study on knee pain without a control group, making its findings unreliable.
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