Peptides: The Science, Uses & Safety | Dr. Abud Bakri
Huberman Lab | Jun 01 2026 | 02:48:37
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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Read the show notes at hubermanlab.com.
Thank you to our sponsors
AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman
Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman
Lingo: https://hellolingo.com/huberman
Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman
LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman
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
Disclaimer & Disclosures
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