You've probably noticed every single influencer talking about peptides, but are they safe? And if they are,

why isn't your doctor talking about them? Can a little injection really boost fat loss,

help you to age slower, remove inflammation, help your body to heal, eliminate pain? Can injection

increase your libido, make you tan, and help you to lose weight? Have you

heard about the Barbie peptide, the one that makes you look tan, increases your sex drive, and

helps you to lose body fat? And what's the difference between skincare that has peptides in it? Cosmetics

have peptides in it, protein powders with peptides, peptides that multi-level marketing

companies are selling and influencers, and peptides like OZempic-Wagovi, or even insulin.

What is a peptide?

Is it safe?

What do we need to know about it?

And where do we need to exercise extreme caution?

What's hype? What's real?

What should we try? What shouldn't we try?

Answers to all of that and more here today on the Shalene show.

By the way, if you are new to my show, I should probably just tell you that I am not a doctor.

I'm not an expert. I'm just an expert. I'm just a girl.

I'm just a girl who's very curious about all of these things. I've got ADHD, which means I can

hyper focus and do a lot of research. And I've done a deep dive into peptides because probably like

you, I've noticed everybody and their brother in the last couple of years has been talking about peptide.

So I want to start with a little story.

Just a few weeks ago, I go out to dinner with one of my friends.

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