Peptides: The Ultimate Body Hack?

Science Vs

Spotify Studios

Science, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 12.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Peptides are huge right now. Influencers are telling us they can work wonders for all sorts of stuff. Struggling with an annoying injury that won't heal?? Belly fat that's pissing you off? Low energy? Gut issues?? There’s a peptide out there for you. People are buying peptides off the internet and injecting themselves with them, saying it's life changing. But away from the internet hype, there is actually a potential revolution happening in medicine around peptides. So we’re finding out what scientists are excited about here, and we look deeply at the science behind two massive peptides: BPC-157 and MOTS-c. And we’ll also look at the risks: Could peptides give you cancer? On this episode we talk to Dr. Hassy Cohen, Dr. Keith Baar, Dr. Dhruv Khullar and Dr. Cory Mayfield to get to the bottom of this. Find us on Youtube! We're at https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceVsPodcast Find our transcript here:https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsPeptides In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Peptides are everywhere right now (03:56 ) What are peptides? (04:39 ) The peptide revolution in medicine (09:56) MOTS-c: Should you take it? (15:56 ) BPC-157: Can it heal you? (26:33) What are the risks? This episode was produced by Wendy Zukerman, with help from, Rose Rimler, Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, Meryl Horn and Michelle Dang. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Video editing and sound mix by Bobby Lord. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Thanks to the researchers we spoke to for this episode including Dr. Dana Lis, Dr. Pouya Faridi and Dr. Timothy Piatkowski, as well as the Australian Science Media Centre. A big thanks to Joseph Lavelle Wilson and the Zukerman family. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman, and this is Science Burses, the show The Pits Facts Against Internet Phenomena.
0:05.8	Today on the show, peptides.
0:10.5	Here are the top five peptides I'd recommend to glow up before summer and flex on your ex, respectfully.
0:20.0	Well, then you know that peptides are everywhere right now. Peptides, you want to know more about peptides? Look at my stash. I'm really into peptides. Peptides are huge right now. No matter what you're struggling with, an injury that won't heal, belly fat that's pissing you off, low energy, gut issues, there is a peptide for you.
0:39.4	People are buying this stuff off the internet, injecting themselves with it, and saying that
0:44.1	it's life-changing.
0:45.5	I have never been this confident, felt this good, looked this good, you want to be on these.
0:51.8	For the uninitiated, there are many different peptides out there that people are injecting.
0:56.7	But one of the biggest and most popular is called BPC 157.
1:02.4	It's a fan favourite of Joe Rogans, Andrew Huberman has injected it into his back.
1:07.7	People often take it alongside another peptide in what's known as the Wolverine
1:12.3	Stack. Not so much because it makes you hairy, I wish, but because it's supposed to help heal
1:18.6	injuries fast.
1:20.1	There's one peptide that seems to be good for everything, and that's BPC-157.
1:24.6	BPC 157 is primarily known for healing, but it has a massive ability to heal your guts as well.
1:32.9	It's so effective.
1:34.3	I mean, I can't even begin to tell you.
1:37.1	Another popular peptide out there is called MOTC.
1:40.7	Folks on it are saying they're losing weight, getting energy, and they reckon it's even going to make them live longer.
1:47.5	There is a peptide that works like a workout you never actually did, and it's called MOTC.
1:52.5	You are leaner, you are more vascular, and your muscle definition is better.
1:56.3	My eyes are like open, wide, my rain is fiery i am so clear guys it's like you have unlimited energy
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