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#098 - Healing Potential: The Science Behind BPC-157
The regenerative potential of peptides has become a hot topic in health optimization circles, and BPC-157 stands at the forefront of this conversation. Derived from a protective protein found in gastric juices, this synthetic peptide is generating serious buzz among both biohackers and clinical practitioners for its versatile healing properties.
BPC-157 (Body Protection Compound 157) works by accelerating healing processes in muscles, tendons, ligaments, and even nerves and gut tissue. What makes it particularly effective is its ability to stimulate angiogenesis—creating new blood vessels that deliver healing resources directly to injured areas. From athletes recovering from sports injuries to individuals with chronic gut inflammation, the applications span a surprisingly wide range of health concerns.
While robust animal research shows impressive benefits for healing torn tendons, reducing inflammation, and regenerating tissue, the human clinical data remains limited. However, substantial anecdotal evidence suggests BPC-157 helps users regain mobility, reduce pain, and recover faster from both old and new injuries. Available as both subcutaneous injections and oral supplements, results typically appear within days to weeks, with most people experiencing maximum benefit within two months.
Safety appears promising, with no reported serious side effects, but quality matters tremendously. The market contains many counterfeit products, so purchasing from trusted sources is essential. For optimal results, consider BPC-157 as part of a comprehensive approach rather than a standalone solution—combine it with proper nutrition, adequate sleep, and appropriate exercise. Ready to explore what this remarkable peptide might do for your recovery and regeneration? Consult with a knowledgeable healthcare provider who understands integrative approaches to determine if BPC-157 could be right for you.
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Speaker 2:Because there is a lot of animal research that's out there that shows huge benefit when it comes to healing torn tendons, reducing gut inflammation and even starting to regenerate some neurons. The problem on the human data side is there's not a ton of human data with it, but there is a lot of anecdotal evidence of people who have been taking this and they're feeling better with their shoulders and their knees and all those old and new injuries seem to be healing much quicker and they're getting back to that range of motion that they once had and they're being able to go around pain-free. But I think it's also important to understand and recognize that there is no one product that will work for every single person. There's no such thing, because every person is different in our makeup, and that's true whether it's a prescription product, whether it's a supplement or whether it's surgery, because people react different in different scenarios, because our bodies are not the same.
Speaker 1:Hey everyone and welcome back to another episode of the Frontline Health Podcast by Centurion, where we share health news, tips and insights to help you take ownership of your health. My name is Evan Patrick. With me is our founder and CEO, troy Duhl. We're here to tell you guys about the science and hype around the powerful regenerative potential of BPC-157.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I'm excited about to dive into this one, because BPC-157, I can't really talk today. It's been gaining some serious attention and you hear it among biohackers, but you're even seeing it in clinical settings, which is pretty cool because it's shown up to really be one of the most versatile healing agents we've had in quite a long time, if everything really fulfills its full potential, for sure.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and, like you said, there's a wide swath of individuals who are interested in it. Everyone from people on TikTok to, like you said, those more clinical settings, are interested in BPC-157. So why don't we start with the basics? What is BPC-157 and why is it getting so much buzz from so many different people?
Speaker 2:Yeah, so BPC-157 actually stands for body protection compound 157. It's a synthetic peptide that kind of originally derived from a protective protein in our gastric juices. So they pulled it out of the stomach. But what's amazing is its ability to kind of accelerate the healing in our muscles, tendons, ligaments, and they've even seen some benefit in nerves and the gut lining itself.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so that's a wide range of benefits. There we're talking about recovery, which is always something that individuals are looking for, more of regeneration and resilience all in one peptide.
Speaker 2:Absolutely, and what it really seems to do is. One of the other things is it helps create new blood vessels, which we know more blood flow to an area is going to create more healing, because it's bringing more healing properties to that specific area.
Speaker 1:So who is actually benefiting from and using BPC-157?
Speaker 2:Man? That's a great question, but we've seen it all across the board. You've seen it from athletes who are trying to recover from injuries. You've seen it from patients who may have leaky gut and chronic inflammation. So I've even heard people anecdotally using it for tendinitis, for post-surgical healing, for people who have irritable bowel syndrome and then some with brain fog and even some mild neuropathies that are going on. But the exciting thing is they're continuing to explore and find more and more out about this particular peptide that really seems to bring value and benefit to a whole range of individuals.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it sounds like the benefits are very wide, but one of the things that people want to know anytime there is something new out there is is it safe? So what should our listeners know before they jump in and decide? You know, I want to improve my recovery, I want to improve my regeneration and or heal faster, improve my gut health. Whatever benefit they're looking for, what do they need to know before they just jump on it and start taking it? We also know there are different forms of it, so what is it that they should know?
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think that's a great question and a first step in really taking ownership of your health, especially when it comes to BPC-157. The good news is, so far we haven't seen any reported serious side effects. It's non-toxic and it doesn't seem to interfere with any hormone levels, so that's great. But because it's not FDA approved, the source truly matters, where you get this from. So you need to be looking and make sure that you're getting a trusted supplier, because there are a lot of fakes that are out on the internet, with some being called BCP 157, and others that say they're BPC 157, but they never actually show the ingredients on their listing when you're trying to buy from it, and if you find some that are less than $70, then you're probably not finding the real stuff and you're not getting the real stuff. So certainly be on the watch out for those things. Make sure that you can see the label clearly that it's been tested and that it is BPC 157.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and this is really challenging for people, I think, to discern. You know, is this reputable or not? Because people make all kind of claims on the Internet. Like you said, a good indication a lot of the fakes we've seen out there somebody selling a bottle for $20 or something like that, which, as you said, you cannot get something like BPC-157 and sell it and turn a profit for less than $70. You've explained to me kind of before, not only with BPC-157, but with other supplements out there, that you know, sometimes there are even companies that exist for the sole purpose of jumping on one of these trends and they'll have like a cheap fake of whatever it is and then they will ride that train out until people start to catch on to them and then they will just disband and then look for the next opportunity. So it's really important for people to make sure that they're getting this stuff, or really any health product, from a reputable, trusted company.
Speaker 2:Absolutely, and I think that's something that doesn't just happen in healthcare. My wife was talking about it this weekend. She had some lamps that she saw. She thought it was a reputable website and then all of a sudden found out that she can't return it because it wasn't the exact one that she ordered and it didn't work out. But in this case, when you're talking about something that you're taking into your body, make sure that you're doing the due diligence to get the right product, get the right amount, and make sure what's in it is actually in it and it's from a trusted source for sure.
Speaker 1:So is this science backed, or is this just one of those trends that is out there and everybody's going crazy about and then it's just eventually going to die down?
Speaker 2:It's.
Speaker 2:Honestly it's a little bit of both, because there is a lot of animal research that's out there that shows huge benefit when it comes to healing torn tendons, reducing gut inflammation and even starting to regenerate some neurons.
Speaker 2:The problem on the human data side is there's not a ton of human data with it, but there is a lot of anecdotal evidence of people who have been taking this and they're feeling better with their shoulders and their knees and all those old and new injuries seem to be healing much quicker and they're getting back to that range of motion that they once had and they're being able to go around pain-free. But I think it's also important to understand and recognize that there is no one product that will work for every single person. There's no such thing, because every person is different in our makeup, and that's true whether it's a prescription product, whether it's a supplement or whether it's surgery, because people react different in different scenarios, because our bodies are not the same. The other thing to keep in mind is it is in what's called a regulatory gray area. It's not a banned product, but it's also not considered an approved product, but it is legally used by physicians and wellness clinics under medical supervision.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's interesting you bring up the robust animal research, how there's been a lot of that but no human trial as yet. I was listening to another podcast. Our friend Dr Jordan Vaughn was speaking on this podcast and he was talking about how, basically, if a mammal is taking this, there's not usually that much difference that's going on in how the body is responding to it. So he was kind of advocating for if you see a newer product out there that's showing great benefit, it's not showing that it's causing harm. In this animal research and you have people who have used it and there's there's really a preponderance of anecdotal testimonies out there of people talking about how it works. It's probably going to be safe and beneficial. So people don't need to necessarily just write something off just because there's been animal research but not human trials yet, because it takes years and years and lots of money in order for it to reach those human trials.
Speaker 2:Absolutely. I think that's a great point because there are also a lot of products out today that don't have as much research as BPC-157, but we've approved them and brought them to market without all the same data that we have for BPC-157. And there's anecdotal evidence against products that are on the market as well as anecdotal evidence for it. So, looking at the evidence as a whole and making sure that all of it is pointing towards A is it safe? And B is there value in us taking it is always the best way to go when you're talking about a product.
Speaker 1:And, as we even saw in one of our recent health headlines, that in 2022, I don't remember the exact percentage, but it was nearly half of the products that the FDA approved were approved based off of a single study. So, you know, we have to do our own research and use common sense with these things when deciding if something is for us.
Speaker 2:Absolutely.
Speaker 1:So getting more into the specifics, how are people taking BPC-157?
Speaker 2:There are really two main ways that we know of that people are taking it. One is subcutaneous injection, so you can actually inject it into your abdominal area, or through oral capsules. Those seem to be the two main ways and most people are going to feel the results from this within a couple of days to a couple of weeks and kind of depending on the severity and the protocol that you're under, it could be up to two months, and that's where you want to make sure that you're continuing to take it and see what the results are, and if you're not getting anything after a couple of months, there's a pretty strong likelihood that you're not going to have any results at all.
Speaker 1:So something that I think is important for us to touch on here is why would somebody take this product orally versus through an injection?
Speaker 2:A lot of it comes down to convenience, because we know that if you're taking something orally it's not as painful to inject it as injecting it. So that's part of it. The other thing is there's a belief that if you're taking it from an injection you're getting more of that into your body and into your bloodstream and it's not having to pass through the gut. So you do have that as well. So you may get greater effects if you're taking it via injection than you do the oral capsules. There are also some studies that recommend, or that have suggested, that if you take it orally you see greater gut improvement than if you do subcutaneously. But if you're looking for the muscle and tendon and ligament regrowth and regeneration, there are some that are saying the subcutaneous does better than the capsule. Now we've seen a little bit of both, but that seems to be kind of the difference in those two.
Speaker 1:Yeah, thank you for sharing that and maybe you want to touch on for a minute. Mm, hmm, yeah, thank you for sharing that and maybe you want to touch on for a minute. You know we have. We are, we believe, in BPC 157 and have developed our own version of this product to be taken orally. We've added a couple of ingredients, the arginine and bioperine, to kind of help with this absorption, which I really am not seeing many other products out there on the market that have added these two ingredients. So can you speak to that a little bit and explain? You know, with this oral version of BPC-157 that we've come out with what led you to include arginine and bioperin along with BPC-157?.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I mean both arginine and the bioperin in studies have shown that it helps with the increased absorption of BPC-157, but it also helps with bioperin. In particular helps with increased absorption of so many other supplements that are out there. So the idea of adding those into this particular BPC-157 only helps ensure that you're getting as much into your body as you possibly can and it's going to be used by your body without it being destroyed in the gut or within the intestine. So that's the idea is, how do we get more of it into our system without necessarily having to take an injection? And most of the studies suggest that arginine and bioperin will help improve that ability and then hopefully give you better results as a whole from taking the product.
Speaker 1:Thank you for that, and who is it kind of recommended for BPC-157 for them to start taking it?
Speaker 2:for them to start taking it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I mean, I think it's anybody who has been struggling with chronic injuries, anybody who has post-op surgery or any type of gut issues. But we always recommend, especially with something like this, that is part of not just the sole thing that you're doing, but as part of a larger plan. So make sure that you understand it's not necessarily a magic fix, but take it for about 12 weeks. Then you want to be off of it, cycle off of it for about a month, allow your body to recover and hopefully at that point you can stop taking BPC-157 altogether because your body has done what it needs to do, you've supported it and it's able to recover and you can move on.
Speaker 2:We do always recommend going to get that professional advice from a physician, typically a functional medicine physician or somebody who's familiar with BPC-157, because it's relatively new. Every doctor does not know a lot about BPC-157. So you do have to find doctors who know about it, who are familiar and then can help you create a plan that will work for your particular scenario whether that's an old injury, whether it's a new injury, and you just kind of design a plan that's going to work for you just kind of design a plan that's going to work for you.
Speaker 1:So the bottom line BPC-157 can be a powerful tool to help people with recovery, but only when used wisely.
Speaker 2:Absolutely and I think that's the case with anything, whether we're talking about prescription medications or supplements that we still have to keep the fundamentals in place make sure that we're eating right, make sure that we're getting plenty of sleep, Make sure that we're rehabbing if it's an injury and we're not overdoing it with our exercise, but we're also not just stopping altogether and making sure that it becomes a part of the plan and it doesn't become that crutch that it seems like most of our culture likes to do, which I think we're all guilty of doing, that We'd love to just take one pill and not have to do anything and be back to a hundred percent, but unfortunately that's not the way our bodies were designed. We have to have the whole package together in order for it to work.
Speaker 1:That's right Well to our listeners. Thank you for joining us for this episode of the Frontline Health Podcast. If you're curious about peptides or considering BPC-157, talk to a trusted healthcare provider who understands integrative medicine. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, drop us a review and feel free to check out our BPC-157 product that is on our website, wwwcenturionhealth. Until next time, we always encourage you to go out and take ownership of your health, because you are your best health advocate. We'll see you next time. If you enjoyed what you heard today on the podcast, please consider leaving us a review. We would love to hear your feedback and connect with you further. Please consider leaving us a review. We would love to hear your feedback and connect with you further. You can also follow us on Instagram, x Tik TOK and YouTube, and for safe, effective and affordable health and wellness products made in the USA, visit wwwcenturionhealth. Thanks for listening. We'll see you next time.