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Unbiased Science

Peptides: Know What Amino? (with Dr. Leigh Baxt)

Unbiased Science

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

4.4644 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jess and Sarah welcome peptide expert Dr. Leigh Baxt to examine the current peptide trend in the wellness industry.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Unbiased Science, where we bring scientific method of the madness.

0:22.4

We're your hosts, Dr. Jess Steyer and Dr. Sarah Scheinman.

0:27.0

And today, we are talking about the P-word, because it is all over our feeds.

0:35.3

Of course, I am talking about peptides. Just to tee this up, so I usually do

0:41.2

a little bit of a public health debrief, right? But I will make it, I'll make it relevant to the

0:47.9

topic at hand and can't wait to introduce you to our special guests. But before I do,

0:52.1

here is a headline from NPR. This was last month.

0:57.6

The wellness world is eager for RFK Jr.'s promised move on peptides. So this is huge.

1:05.9

Peptides are huge in the wellness world. You have folks like Joe Rogan has gone on his podcast talking about how they've

1:13.7

changed his life. And RFK Jr. also feels that they're, you know, that they're very good for us.

1:23.5

And has said that he, well, he signaled that he is expecting the FDA to change the status,

1:31.7

basically to loosen some restrictions on peptides in the next couple of months.

1:38.2

And we'll talk about this more, but there are some other things in the works with compounding pharmacies where you might be able to

1:45.8

get peptides who's those. So let me stop talking and let's introduce our very special guest,

1:52.2

Dr. Lee Baxed, who is an unbiased scientist. She is a regular contributor to unbiased science.

2:00.5

Yes, yes.

2:01.8

And has established herself as kind of the peptide queen on social media right now.

2:07.6

So we are super, super fortunate to speak.

2:11.1

Petty queen.

2:12.2

Oh, God.

2:13.0

I don't know if I want that.

2:14.0

It just makes me think of that lady who who's like the worm, the queen.

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