The Peptide Lie: What a Drug Developer Reveals About the Compounds Everyone Is Injecting | Dr Leigh Baxt

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Peptides are being marketed as solutions for everything from injury recovery to longevity, but what does the science actually say? In this episode, Dr Leigh Baxt joins me to break down what peptides are, how drug development really works, and why so many of the claims circulating online are running far ahead of the evidence. We explore the difference between approved peptide medicines and unregulated products sold online, why anecdotes are not enough, and what people should understand before putting these compounds into their bodies. What We Cover What peptides are and why they are not new FDA-approved peptide drugs versus unregulated peptides sold online Why scientists are concerned about…