Puzzled About Peptides?

The useful part

Remember the 90s cult classic Death Becomes Her where Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn take a magic potion that makes them look and feel younger? Peptides seem to be today's version of that magic potion — or at least that's what a growing number of influencers online want you to think. A quick scroll through social media shows people raving about "wellness" peptides with robot names like BPC-157 as the fountain of youth.

How it works

• The injectable concoctions, also known as synthetic peptides, are said to heal injuries, slow aging, boost lean muscle, clear brain fog and more.
• Hopefully the thought of injecting anything into your body gives you proper pause.
• Peptides have been in the spotlight recently after an FDA-advisory panel recommended loosening restrictions on six peptides to help treat different health conditions.
• There are 20 amino acids in the body that serve as building blocks for proteins.
• founder and CEO of the Hormonal Health Institute and member of HealthyWomen's Women's Health Advisory Council.

What to take from it

Your body makes peptides — there are more than 7,000 naturally occurring peptides in the human body — and pept...

Details worth keeping

Of course, you can't believe everything you read on the internet.