Here’s a project for RFK Jr

Vaccines have proven efficacy and public health value over billions of doses and, in many cases, decades of experience world-wide. And yet, the Secretary of HHS insists on calling into question vaccine safety.

Yet under his nose, Americans are experimenting with unproven and potentially dangerous peptide injections.

“Here’s a new trend that sounds unwise: buying unregulated substances from dealers in foreign countries and injecting them into your body.

 

“And yet, grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names like BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 – have developed a devoted following among biohackers and health optimizers.

 

“Across platforms like Discord and Telegram, users are claiming these peptides help with everything from injury recovery, athletic performance, weight loss, mental function, better sleep and younger-looking skin.”

Look, semaglutides are peptides and, after considerable testing and experience have been shown to have value in diabetic and/or obese individuals. But not all peptides are created equal.

“While some injectable peptides are entirely foreign to the human body, others, like BPC-157 and TB-500, are synthetic versions of proteins that naturally occur in us, where they play a role in tissue and cellular repair.

 

“Those two are popular because when you combine them, they’ve been given the exciting name ‘Wolverine stack’, based on the supposed similarities to the film character’s regenerative properties,” says Taylor.

 

“But just because a protein has a natural role in the body doesn’t mean that a lab-made version will confer extra benefits. “Those two compounds alone have never been shown to have any benefit to justify them being used therapeutically in humans,” says Taylor.

 

“While preclinical animal and in vitro studies suggest some peptides may help speed recovery from musculoskeletal injuries like fractures and torn ligaments, animal studies don’t always translate to humans.

 

“We’re not seeing data that’s setting the world alight,” says Taylor.

 

“So far, research trials haven’t prompted regulatory agencies to approve these substances or convinced companies to invest in further development. “Obviously [pharmaceutical companies] don’t see it as a market worth the research and development costs,” Taylor says.”

So where is RFK Jr? I hear he gave up injecting heroin. But is he still snorting cocaine off toilet seats? How do unregulated peptide injections make American healthy again, Bobby?

https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/feb/05/injectable-peptides-trend 

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