FDA Bans the 'Fountain of Youth' Peptides to Protect Big Pharma Profits

If America is going to ever get healthy again, we need to confront and tackle the Peptides are making headlines all over the world. I’m not surprised because peptides work like a natural life-extending fountain of youth and DNA repair kit.

They protect against disease, inflammation, oxidation, and age-related degeneration. They may even extend healthy lifespan by up to 40%!¹

And that makes Big Pharma nervous. After all, they count on prescribing drugs for chronic disease in order to keep billions flowing into their coffers. So they got their friends at the FDA to “take a closer look” at peptides.

Now the FDA wants to take away your access to these natural life-changers. They’re talking about banning many compounded peptides that millions of health-conscious people rely on.

But even if their ban succeeds, you can still take advantage of your body’s own natural peptide power.

Why The FDA Is Attacking Peptides

It’s no secret that the FDA constantly rigs the system to benefit their Big Pharma buddies. They’re doing it again here... Working behind the scenes to ban peptides despite their proven benefits.

To be clear, what they want to ban are compounded peptides like the kind I’ve been prescribing to patients for years. These are the peptides that are custom created by a compounding pharmacy — one that makes tailored treatments for individual people rather than just selling mass produced drugs.

That will clear the way for Big Pharma to create patented versions of peptides, like they did with Ozempic — the pharmaceutical version of peptide GLP-1. Then they can charge big bucks for compounds your body normally creates on its own.

Right now, there are more than 80 patented peptide pharmaceuticals being sold worldwide, and hundreds more are being developed. They generate at least $70 billion in annual sales already.² So you can see why Big Pharma would want compounding pharmacies to stop creating custom peptide therapies.

It’s possible this strategy could derail under the new administration. But right now, the ban plan is moving forward. So your ability to get personalized peptides could be at risk.

Your Body Runs On Peptides

Peptides are chains of amino acids, the building blocks of full proteins. The chain can be as tiny as two amino acids or as long as 50. They’re simpler in size and shape than proteins, but just as important to health and longevity. Because they’re smaller, peptides are easier for your body to use — your body breaks down proteins into peptides during digestion.

You probably already know more about peptides than you realize. Common peptides include:

These mini protein chains act as bioregulators for hundreds of natural body processes. Some work like hormones, others like antioxidants. Some peptides regulate enzymes, others form antibodies, and still others control your body’s repair processes. All of them keep your body alive and well. And your body produces hundreds of thousands of them.

It would be impossible to list all the health benefits peptides provide, but they include some of the biggest. Your body counts on peptides to:^3,4

But as we age, peptide production naturally declines. This especially affects your mitochondria and metabolism, leading to age-related disease and chronic conditions.⁵

Peptides regulate the processes that lead to aging, and the drop off leads to increased inflammation, cellular senescence (where cells stop dividing and remain inactive), unrepaired DNA damage, shortened telomeres, and oxidative stress.

Restoring peptides to healthy levels can reverse those problems, rejuvenating every body system and returning youthful wellness and energy.

Get To Know Your Peptides

Every peptide has its own job. And when your body runs low on any one of them, performance falls off. That can lead to accelerated aging, system inflammation, and chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and cancer.

Compounding pharmacies offer (at least for now) custom peptide therapies that pinpoint what’s missing and supply it. Your body knows exactly how to use peptides — they’re part of its natural function. They work with your body systems and gently turn the right switches on and off at the right times. Peptides can have a profound effect on your wellness, energy, sex drive, and longevity.

The most notable life-changing peptides — including some on the FDA chopping block —include:

• PEPITEM. This peptide manages immune cell function. It helps ensure that your immune system doesn’t overreact or underreact. It also helps protect against inflammaging, obesity, osteoporosis, and autoimmune diseases.⁶

• Sermorelin. By stimulating the pituitary gland to produce and release growth hormone, sermorelin increases energy, preserves and strengthens bone density, and builds lean muscle tissue.^7,8,9

• CJC-1295. This incredibly effective peptide works by stimulating the release of your body’s own growth hormone levels. It helps build muscle mass, increase metabolism, reduce body fat, and improve post-workout recovery time.¹⁰

• Selank. Research shows that Selank improves cognitive function and reduces anxiety. It works by protecting brain cells, improving your body’s stress reactions, and increasing serotonin levels to relieve anxiety and depression.¹¹

• Thymosin Alpha 1 (Ta1). This peptide plays a key role in immune cell production and immune system function. Ta1 can restore healthy immunity and improve disease outcomes, along with providing anti-inflammatory and antioxidant protection.¹²

• AOD-9604. At the Sears Institute for Anti- Aging Medicine, we use a unique peptide known as AOD 9604 to help patients eliminate excess abdominal fat. It stimulates the pituitary gland to speed up the metabolism without increasing appetite. But the benefits don’t stop there. AOD 9604 helps your body break down fat, prevent the creation of new fat cells, and trigger the release of fat from fat cells. But it also relieves joint pain, reduces diabetes and heart attack risk, and increases muscle mass.^13,14,15,16

• Kisspeptin. By increasing testosterone in both men and women, this peptide hormone boosts sexual desire and drive.^17,18 But it also plays an important role in protecting the brain against amyloid-beta toxicity that may cause Alzheimer’s disease.^19,20

• BPC-157. Comprised of 15 amino acids, BPC-157 promotes tissue healing of the skin, bones, muscles, joints, and connective tissue.²¹ It can help heal traumatic injuries and speed injury recovery and relieve inflammation in the liver and lungs.^22,23

• Spermidine. By promoting cellular stability, this peptide encourages cell renewal and turnover, delivering anti-aging benefits and increasing longevity.²⁴

• NAD (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, or NAD+). I’ve written to you before about the incredible benefits of NAD, which is critical for energy production and cellular repair. This coenzyme slows and reverses chronic diseases, reduces inflammaging, protects against cognitive decline, and extends healthspan and lifespan.^25,26

• GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1). This naturally occurring hormone regulates blood sugar and stimulates weight loss. Released by the intestines in response to eating, it boosts insulin production, slows digestion to promote feelings of fullness, reduces appetite, decreases inflammation, and protects the heart and blood vessels.^27,28,29

• LL-37. The peptide LL-37 has both pro- and anti-inflammatory functions and plays a key role in the innate and adaptive immune response. It kills infectious bacteria and viruses, promotes wound healing, and may reduce severity of COVID infections and prevent long COVID.^30,31,32

• GHK-CU. Also called copper peptide, this peptide promotes wound healing, hair growth, and skin renewal. It has regenerative and protective properties that help reverse skin aging and improve skin appearance, grow thicker hair, repair free radical damage, and reduce inflammation.³³

• Bremelanotide (PT-141). This promotes sex drive in women, including post-menopausal women. Boosting bremelanotide increases sexual desire and responses and decreases related distress.³⁴

Increasing levels of the right combination of peptides for you can bring on a remarkable health transformation. But it’s crucial to get the exact right amounts of only the highest quality peptide therapy to gain health benefits without causing serious problems.

Even if the FDA is about to limit or remove access to compounded peptide therapies, you can still boost your own peptide levels by making a few simple changes.

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