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US imports of unregulated injectable chemicals from China doubled in 2025. Science influencers are making millions of dollars pushing unregulated drugs that make you feel like Wolverine. Is anecdotal data from social media leading to an influencer craze of peptides that will cause mass death in the future? To understand the microbiology of the peptides people are injecting, you must first go back to firstear university and understand amino acids. These are the building blocks of proteins. They combine into long chains in your cells which fold in on themselves and based on the forces between each amino acid, they make a shape that causes the function of a protein. Peptides are short chains of
amino acids. Some definitions say a peptide has to be as small as 2 to 50 amino acids in length. Any more than that and it's considered a protein. Peptides or microproins appear naturally within your body and the scientific field has become very interested in them recently. This is because peptides have been ignored by science for a long time. They were essentially so small that scientists were like, well, we'll deal with those later. Plus, new understandings of the human genome allowed us to understand these small genes were actually coding for these small proteins. Yes, there is potential
for a microproin peptide revolution that could be coming soon. We now know peptides can bolster the immune system, control destruction of faulty RNA molecules, protect bacteria from heat and cold, dictate when plants flower, create the toxic punch of venom in some animals, aid in growing cancerous tumors, change heart palpitations, and modify the color of your skin. This is all new science, but there are people who are now injecting themselves with peptides they've bought online. When someone tells you they are taking peptides, the question is which ones? If there are 20 amino acids in total, then say one peptide is only 10 amino acids in length. That is 20 to the 10th power
of combinations. Meaning there are over 10 trillion possibilities of a combination for a 10-chain amino acid peptide to be. So when talking about peptides, we need to get specific. The most popular peptide on the market right now is ompic. Glucagon like peptide 1 or GLP1 is a receptor agonist that many people have likely heard of. What we are about to talk about now is the illegal, unregulated peptides that have not been tested on humans properly that millions of people across the world have started to inject themselves with. We're going to talk about the infamous BPC157. You may have heard of BPC57, which is said to increase strength, endurance, energy, and speed up recovery from
injury. Andrew Huberman has injected himself with it. This guy has taken it. A dude beside you at the gym has likely taken it. It's everywhere. But what exactly is it? One family of peptides that your stomach naturally releases are tfoil factor peptides. They are peptides with a twisted structure that stop them from breaking down in the gut. They help heal intestinal cells and promote cell migration to injuries. The history of this peptide is that a man named Dr. discovered it in 1993. He also currently holds the patent. He began to study the effect of BPC-157 being injected into mice, rats, and guinea pigs. One article states that BBC157 can help with gastric ulcers, heart damage, liver damage,
pancreatic injury, kidney damage, fever, edema, bone fracture, burn, skin wounds, hyper sensitivity reaction, colon injury, radiation injury, red blood cell development, fertility, lactation, tooth damage, several types of central claim that PPC17 improves sperm motility. From the over 200 papers about PPC57's potential positive effects, most of them are coming from this one lab by this doctor sicker. In fact, when you use chat GPT to learn about BPC57, all roads lead back to this one lab. Skeptics and many people within the medical community are very worried about this being cherrypicked data. Not only that, most of this research is all done in animals. There are not proper,
effective, and safe human trials on BPC 157 that exist in the medical community right now. That doesn't mean this might not become an incredible peptide that's used in hospitals, prescribed by doctors in the future for specific things like injuries. But anyone who is taking it now is at extreme risk. This is because the peptide BPC157 is not properly regulated or tested in humans. A recent article came out where someone bought BPC-157 from a trusted source, tested it, and found out it had lead in it. Not to mention that BBC157 and other Tfoil peptides contribute to the movement of cancer cells in human bodies. They are a part of the metastasis process of cancer. Tfphoil peptides have also been
detected in numerous tumors. BPC-157 has been found to increase free radicals and since it is leading to the development of new blood vessels, it could in theory lead to cancer. Many peptides can target human growth hormone to help your body build muscle. But excess growth hormone also increases the risk of some types of cancer. This is why BPC57 needs to be properly studied, needs to be properly regulated before any doctor can prescribe it. You also need large cohort studies in humans to understand the dose response evaluation and understand the clinical significance of these drugs. Right now, there isn't really enough science to even know if BPC57 isn't just functioning as a placebo. As I do this
research and listen to influencer doctors and scientists talk about BPC57. I sometimes think I'm living in like a dystopian era. Why not wait until you know these drugs are safe and can also receive it safely from a regulated pharmacy? People are skipping these steps and becoming human guinea pigs. For what reason? I'm a little unsure. I think it's like to get back to the gym quicker. I think a lot of this has to do to a newer phenomenon called aneic data, which has proliferated on social media, especially in this era of like health and wellness influencers trying to get people to have distrust in doctors and the medical institutions in order for them to make money. Anecdata has become
a true complication of science within the social media age. online. People say it has boosted energy, healed injuries, curbed pain, helped with sleep, or led to rashes, increased fatigue, created depressed moods, and caused vision problems. These are just random comments. There is no way to know if the BPC-157 injection has actually caused these specific results. Social media has now created a huge swath of anecdotes that make people question scientists, doctors, and the medical institutions at large. Since co there has been a huge backlash to vaccines due to aneic data and a recent study of 16,000 people found that for the first time ever more people believe in false statements
unscientific statements than ever before. The study found that 25% of people believe the false claim that vaccines are used for population control. 25% believe that acetaminophen used during pregnancy caused autism. 28% thought raw milk was healthier than pasteurized milk. 31% thought the risk of childhood vaccinations outweighs the benefits. 32% believe the false statement that animal protein is healthier than plant-based protein. 32% believe fluoride and water is harmful or unhelpful to health. And a study from last year analyzed a thousand Tik Tok and Instagram accounts that were promoting a controversial medical screening test and found there was financial incentives for the people within those videos to be misleading
about the product. Taking your health into your own hands means that the influencers get the money and the doctors are ignored. Studies have found that people are taking illegal peptides, unregulated peptides off of gray markets due to increased body dysmorphia and bigexia disorders. Since 1990 to 2021, eating disorders have increased in 20 to 24 year olds. Women still have a higher eating disorder prevalence than men, but overall men are exhibiting faster growth rates. Last year, researchers found that kids who used social media more were far more likely to report feeling dissatisfied with their bodies and have eating disorders compared to kids who didn't. This has led to a growing number
of people aged 20 to 24 taking illegal substances or unregulated peptides off of gray markets. Many scientists and doctors think that bigexia and body dysmorphia could be causing young people to do damaging things to their bodies in the quest to become bigger, stronger, or look better. This leads to the question of why. Why are influencers touting the benefits of peptides online before they've been properly studied? One, people are interested in peptides. You make videos about peptides, people click. The more clicks you get, the more money you make. Two, their whole business model is to make you question doctors and science in general. That's how they sell you AG1 supplements. That's how they sell you at home body
scans. That's how they sell you tech or apps on your phone to monitor your own health. Again, if you're taking health into your own hands, then the influencers make the money, not the doctors. Three, it's a way for people in a world that feels out of control to feel like they have a sense of control, to feel like they have a sense of stability. Your physiology is extremely complicated. Anyone who is telling you that there is a simple fix to your health is someone that you should be skeptical of. And four, I think it's for people to make money and pray on the insecurities that everyone has around their own legacy and death. We've made many videos about the fear of death, but
for most people, this is an extreme anxiety. Even billionaires who have become obsessed with longevity and health know they can't buy their way into immortality. And don't let their messed up mind games get to you. So in the end, before injecting yourself with anything, talk to a licensed doctor in person. Do not listen to what you are being told online. When it comes to BBC 157 or any other unregulated peptide, wait. Wait until they are properly tested in humans and doctors, medical professionals, and scientists feel like they can properly prescribe them to you. Then also if something goes wrong, you are safe legally. It's also important to remember that scientists are not trying to hurt you. Doctors overwhelmingly are
not evil. Even though influencers online in scrubs, working out of private clinics with a vested interest in selling you products may want you to think otherwise. Thank you so much for watching. I'm sure the comments below are spicy. We'll see what happens. Make sure you subscribe for more science videos and we will see you soon. Asser pits.
