Peptide therapy is gaining popularity amongst doctors, people with chronic diseases, and scientists worldwide. It is a new treatment that can relieve multiple health conditions like autoimmune diseases, chronic diseases, or skin and cognitive disorders. It is a regenerative medicine, and if you are considering this for any of your health issues, first know what it is all about. This blog is a small guide talking about everything related to peptide therapy. 

What is peptide therapy?

Peptides are chains of amino acids carrying out multiple functions like immunity building, regulating metabolism, growth development, and more in human beings. The body must have adequate peptide levels to ensure your health is at optimal levels. Peptide therapy restores this number of peptides in the body, stimulating the cellular regrowth system. It is specific and highly potent. In peptide therapy, you usually get injections, but you can also administer them using other methods. Peptides are of different kinds and are available for treating multiple health issues. Did you know peptides are naturally available in multiple foods, too, like:

  • Meat
  • Milk
  • Fish and shellfish
  • Eggs
  • Flaxseed and hemp seed
  • Wheat
  • Beans and lentils
  • Soy
  • Oats

What Can Peptide Therapy Do?

Peptide therapy has many health benefits, which vary by type. You can distinguish them from one another using their amino acid sequence. Many studies undertaken by scientists and healthcare professionals show that peptide therapy can help in:

  • Lower high blood pressure
  • Improve the function of the immune system.
  • Reduce inflammation
  • Strengthen the skin barrier to fight bacteria and promote healing.
  • Prevent blood clots.
  • Function as antioxidants
  • Additionally, they play a crucial role in cellular communication. They can exchange and activate information with multiple receptors. They do this by triggering messaging. 
  • Compounds and hormones release and influence multiple bodily processes. 

Types of peptide therapy and their benefits

IPAMORELIN (CJC 1295)

It is useful for helping build muscle mass and lose weight. It stimulates the production of human growth hormone, which can result in weight loss. Bodybuilders most commonly use it. If you combine them with exercise and the correct diet, it can help you lose weight.

BPC 157

This peptide is popular for promoting joint recovery. It does so by improving healing, promoting damage repair, and ensuring the growth of healthy tissues. It also works as an antioxidant.

CREATINE PEPTIDE

Creatine peptide improves strength while building muscles. Creatine protein powders are popular among bodybuilders and athletes. But they can cause digestive issues. On the other hand, creatine peptide helps you grow muscles, boosts energy, and is easier to digest. 

COLLAGEN PEPTIDE

It slows down aging while improving skin hydration and elasticity. Studies suggest it can stimulate melanin production, offering protection against sun damage. Moreover, they can help promote faster wound healing by reducing inflammation. 

Benefits of peptide injections (why they are better than oral supplements)

  • Peptide oral supplements are not as effective as peptide injections. Why? Because the pills pass through your digestive system before your body can absorb them. They have a shorter amino acid chain, the digestive system can break them down easily, and the absorption rate of the pills is 50% or even less. This makes injections better.
  • The FDA regulates injections better than oral supplements, so you cannot be assured of their safety. However, when a qualified healthcare professional gives you a peptide injection, there are higher chances of it being safe and showing results. 
  • Peptide injections deliver these shorter amino acids directly to your bloodstream. They do not enter your digestive system, so their absorption rate is high. Also, the body starts using them right away.
  • Oral supplements sometimes take a while to digest. Thus, their effect starts late, too. 

Conclusion

To conclude, peptide therapy is promising for certain health issues as it can target particular biological functions and pathways. Like every treatment, it has benefits and side effects, and you should know about them before you start treatment for any ailment. The side effects are usually pain at the site of injection, an allergy reaction, or even a hormonal imbalance. Therefore, it is necessary to take peptide therapy only after consulting a healthcare professional.