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Peptides: The Science, Uses & Safety | Dr. Abud Bakri

01 June 2026 2:48:22 Scicomm Media

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About this episode

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.

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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

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