Lately there has been a lot of talk about peptides and what they may do for a person’s skin, muscles, and health. But what exactly is a peptide?
Naturally occuring in the human body, peptides are a string of amino acids, which are ‘building blocks’ of proteins. Due to medical technology, researchers have been able to mimic some peptides found in the body and utilize them for things such as diabetes, weight management, building muscle, fat loss, and may help with forms of recovery. Many studies have also indicated that your skin may also benefit from peptide supplementation by mimicking protein sequences in collagen. These protein sequences assist in keeping the skin looking youthful.
What Do Peptides Do?
Since there are so many peptides in the human body and a handful currently being mimicked for medical uses, it is safe to say that we can be sure of what certain peptides can offer when being supplemented.
Anti-Aging
Found in healthy skin, Collagen Peptides known as Phyto-Peptides may assist in making collagen and elastin. These peptides also protect your existing collagen from damage. Additionally, Antimicrobial Peptides may reduce inflammation, help wounds heal faster, reduce stretch marks, reduce age spots, decrease scars, and assist with other skin problems associated with again.
Performance
There are a few peptides known to boost the release of key hormones, thus stimulating muscle growth, fat loss, exercise performance, and recovery. The key performance peptides are known as Ipamorelin, Semorelin, BPC-157, TB-500, and CJC-1295.
Ipamorelin
Ipamorelin is a Growth Hormone Releasing Synthetic Peptide (GHRP). This particular peptide mimics your natural hormonal functions by stimulating the pituitary gland and hypothalamus to encourage new production of growth hormone. The benefits of this synthetic treatment may include new lean muscle mass, efficiently burning body fat, increased energy, increased endurance, better sleep quality, improved skin firmness and elasticity, better memory, support bone density, a boosted immune system, and a stronger cardiovascular system.
Semorelin
Semorelin, a man-mand version of a substance that causes the release of growth hormone. This synthetic peptide may help increase muscular development, improved recovery from strenuous exercise, increased energy, increased endurance, better strength, as well as joint and muscle pain relief.
BPC-157
BPC-157 is a fascinating peptide found in and isolated from human gastric juice. This peptide has shown to accelerate wound healing, including tendon-to-bone and ligament damage. Additionally, BPC-157 appears to aid in protecting organs and preventing ulcers found in the stomach. Oftentimes, pain is present when dealing with tendon-to-bone and ligament damage. This is where BPC-157 truly shines as it also is shown to decrease pain in damaged areas.
TB-500
TB-500 being a synthetic peptide is a naturally occuring healing protein found in all human cells known as Thymosin Beta 4 (TB4). Research has shown that TB-500 significantly assists in the healing of muscle, tendon, ligament, joint, and bone injuries. This particular peptide also is shown to assist in the formation of new blood vessels around damaged tissue, aiding in collagen deposition, tissue healing and cell survival. TB-500 also supports muscle contraction, cell mobility, and signaling between cells, offers strong anti-inflammatory properties, supports increase in resistance and strength in muscles and helps maintain connective tissue flexibility.
CJC-1295
CJC-1295, a growth hormone releasing (GHR) AND a growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) synthetic peptide is known for significantly increasing plasma growth hormone and IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor) levels in the body. CJC-1295 is one of the best peptides for growth hormone optimization. Due to the optimization of growth hormone produced by CJC-1295, it is shown to assist in secretion of growth hormone, regenerate and repair cells, improve lean muscle mass, increase bone density, burn excess fat, fight aging, support feelings of well-being, improve skin health, strengthen the immune system, and support cognitive functions.
Content Writer: John Annunziata / The Remedy Health + Wellness
