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The Most Overrated Peptides
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· 4/7/2026, 6:03:43 PM
The Most Overrated Peptides from huntershealthhacks@mail.beehiiv.com on 2026-04-07T22:03:43.000Z Happy Tuesday! I just dropped a brand new podcast on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/ODWpYYPTB_8) and [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2rgubyfKMo6O6ITPfGQf9J?si=Kvee606jRrGoQqJCtxYPqw). Youtube: These Peptides Are Overrated (Here's What Actually Works) (https://youtu.be/ODWpYYPTB_8) This one might ruffle some feathers. I break down the five most overrated peptides. And before anyone gets fired u
The Most Overrated Peptides
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· 4/7/2026, 6:03:43 PM
The Most Overrated Peptides from huntershealthhacks@mail.beehiiv.com on 2026-04-07T22:03:43.000Z they are working for you. And I am definitely not telling companies to stop selling them. What I am saying is that, for most people, better tools are available right now. Same price range. Better results. Better mechanisms. Better long-term outcomes. If you are curious, go test these peptides yourself. Maybe you get a great result and prove me wrong. That is part of the fun of this space. We are all
The Most Overrated Peptides
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· 4/7/2026, 6:03:43 PM
The Most Overrated Peptides from huntershealthhacks@mail.beehiiv.com on 2026-04-07T22:03:43.000Z was FDA-approved in 1997 and became the most commonly prescribed growth hormone secretagogue in anti-aging clinics for years. The problem is we have so many better options now. Sermorelin does stimulate GH release, and there is real clinical data behind it. But the half-life is very short, and the GH pulse it produces is brief and relatively weak. Many users report underwhelming results even after mo
The Most Overrated Peptides
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· 4/7/2026, 6:03:43 PM
The Most Overrated Peptides from huntershealthhacks@mail.beehiiv.com on 2026-04-07T22:03:43.000Z in the pituitary and stimulate growth hormone release. They were popular in early peptide communities because they were inexpensive and readily available. The problem? GHRP-6 can cause ravenous, near-uncontrollable hunger within 15 to 20 minutes of injection. That is the opposite of what most people want when they're trying to manage body composition. It also significantly elevates prolactin and cort
People mistakenly believe peptides are only good.
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· 5/8/2026, 4:10:03 PM
People mistakenly believe peptides are only good. from bryanjohns0n@substack.com on 2026-05-08T20:10:03.000Z View this post on the web at https://bryanjohns0n.substack.com/p/people-mistakenly-believe-peptides People mistakenly believe peptides are only good. Peptides can be bad, too. They can cause adverse effects. Some dangerous. I did a peptide experiment and measured its effects in my body. The results are complicated. I tried a peptide called CJC-1295. It pushed my growth hormone up by ~8x.
People mistakenly believe peptides are only good.
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· 5/8/2026, 4:10:03 PM
People mistakenly believe peptides are only good. from bryanjohns0n@substack.com on 2026-05-08T20:10:03.000Z was wrecked and I felt continuously awful. My REM sleep dropped by 23%. REM is when your brain processes memories and repairs itself. Less time for my brain to repair itself. During the experiment, I never felt rested and always fatigued. Why we chose CJC-1295 with DAC. Some will say we picked the wrong peptide. They will say I should have used a different version, CJC-1295 without DAC, m
Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do.
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· 4/23/2026, 4:30:59 PM
Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do. from bryanjohns0n@substack.com on 2026-04-23T20:30:59.000Z View this post on the web at https://bryanjohns0n.substack.com/p/everyones-injecting-peptides-almost I'm stacking two peptides with opposite side effects and testing whether the downsides cancel while the benefits don't. Tirzepatide didn't work for me. I'm already top 1% on glucose control and body composition, so the marginal upside was small. And even at 2
Fwd: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do.
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· 4/24/2026, 9:43:16 AM
Fwd: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do. from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-04-24T13:43:16.000Z return to baseline in a couple weeks, not worth it. > > So I'm testing whether I can stack two peptides with opposite side effects and get the best of both worlds. > > Tirzepatide: metabolic optimization, yet raises my HR and can disrupt my sleep. > > CJC-1295 (a GHRH agonist that drives my own GH and IGF-1): growth and repair, but can blunt my glucose control
Fwd: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do.
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· 4/24/2026, 9:43:16 AM
Fwd: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do. from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-04-24T13:43:16.000Z return to baseline in a couple weeks, not worth it. > > So I'm testing whether I can stack two peptides with opposite side effects and get the best of both worlds. > > Tirzepatide: metabolic optimization, yet raises my HR and can disrupt my sleep. > > CJC-1295 (a GHRH agonist that drives my own GH and IGF-1): growth and repair, but can blunt my glucose control
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity
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· 5/2/2026, 4:58:06 PM
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-05-02T20:58:06.000Z ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Derek from Research Radar <derekpruski@substack.com> Date: May 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM -0400 To: tjphuhs@gmail.com Subject: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity > A postbiotic that targets the upstream cause of aging — and why almost nobody in the peptide world is talking about it > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity
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· 5/2/2026, 4:58:06 PM
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-05-02T20:58:06.000Z ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Derek from Research Radar <derekpruski@substack.com> Date: May 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM -0400 To: tjphuhs@gmail.com Subject: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity > A postbiotic that targets the upstream cause of aging — and why almost nobody in the peptide world is talking about it > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Non-GLP Fat Loss Compounds Ranked
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· 5/5/2026, 6:03:45 PM
Non-GLP Fat Loss Compounds Ranked from huntershealthhacks@mail.beehiiv.com on 2026-05-05T22:03:45.000Z It works. It is just the weakest of the GH peptide family and has been outclassed by tesamorelin, CJC, and ipamorelin. If it is what you have, fine. If you are choosing fresh, pick something else. **Setmelanotide.** An MC4R agonist that absolutely will suppress your appetite. The problem is the nausea. I took 250 micrograms and felt fine for about 6 hours. Then the nausea hit and lasted a day o
Why Some Peptides Sting More Than Others: The pH Explanation
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· 3/28/2026, 11:54:20 AM
Why Some Peptides Sting More Than Others: The pH Explanation from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-03-28T15:54:20.000Z and feel milder. Others sit lower and sting more. Tesamorelin — approximately 4.5 to 6.0 Tesamorelin is a 44 amino acid GHRH analog — meaning it mimics the hormone that signals the pituitary to release growth hormone. Its solutions typically land in the 4.5 to 6.0 range. At the higher end of that window it begins approaching a more tolerable distance from tissue pH, which is why
Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity
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· 5/2/2026, 11:16:56 AM
Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-02T15:16:56.000Z logically with other interventions. It doesn’t compete with peptides, exercise, or other longevity tools. It addresses a different layer of the cellular machinery. What I think holds it back from broader awareness: it’s not flashy or new, no instant subjective effect like a stimulant or peptide cycle. Effects are slow and structural, measured in weeks to months. Marketing has been dom
GLP-1 Shaming
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· 4/20/2026, 6:03:00 PM
GLP-1 Shaming from huntershealthhacks@mail.beehiiv.com on 2026-04-20T22:03:00.000Z Happy Monday! Peptides are all the rage these days. It seems like everyone and their neighbor is jumping on the optimization train. But are peptides and HRT cheating? I don’t think so. In fact, specifically referring to GLP-1s, I would argue that you are using one of the most powerful longevity tools we have ever discovered. But try telling that to the neighbor who gives you the side-eye at the mailbox. Or the cow
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity
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· 5/2/2026, 4:58:06 PM
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-05-02T20:58:06.000Z all downstream of mitochondrial decline. A compound that addresses the upstream cause has multi-system effects. > The human data is real. This isn’t a “rodents only” story. We have multiple placebo-controlled human trials with measured outcomes in muscle biopsies, plasma biomarkers, and functional performance. > It pairs logically with other interventions. It doesn’t compete with peptid
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity
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· 5/2/2026, 4:58:06 PM
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-05-02T20:58:06.000Z all downstream of mitochondrial decline. A compound that addresses the upstream cause has multi-system effects. > The human data is real. This isn’t a “rodents only” story. We have multiple placebo-controlled human trials with measured outcomes in muscle biopsies, plasma biomarkers, and functional performance. > It pairs logically with other interventions. It doesn’t compete with peptid
Fwd: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do.
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· 4/24/2026, 9:43:16 AM
Fwd: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do. from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-04-24T13:43:16.000Z ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bryan Johnson from Bryan Johnson <bryanjohns0n@substack.com> Date: Apr 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM -0400 To: tjphuhs@gmail.com Subject: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do. > I'm stacking two peptides with opposite side effects and testing whether the downsides cancel while the be
Fwd: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do.
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· 4/24/2026, 9:43:16 AM
Fwd: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do. from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-04-24T13:43:16.000Z ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bryan Johnson from Bryan Johnson <bryanjohns0n@substack.com> Date: Apr 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM -0400 To: tjphuhs@gmail.com Subject: Everyone's injecting peptides. Almost no one is measuring what they actually do. > I'm stacking two peptides with opposite side effects and testing whether the downsides cancel while the be
Why Peptide Cycles Look Like a Slope, Not a Light Switch
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· 3/29/2026, 9:14:23 PM
Why Peptide Cycles Look Like a Slope, Not a Light Switch from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-03-30T01:14:23.000Z View this post on the web at https://derekpruski.substack.com/p/why-peptide-cycles-look-like-a-slope Most researchers picture peptide effects like flipping a switch. You dose, it works. You stop, it’s done. That mental model is going to set you up for frustration. The reality is much closer to a slow incline and a slow decline — a gradual ramp up, a peak somewhere in the middle, and
Non-GLP Fat Loss Compounds Ranked
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· 5/5/2026, 6:03:45 PM
Non-GLP Fat Loss Compounds Ranked from huntershealthhacks@mail.beehiiv.com on 2026-05-05T22:03:45.000Z Happy Tuesday! Most folks would agree that the GLPs are the kings of fat loss, with retatrutide holding the title belt. But what if GLPs are not on the table for you? What if you are cycling off? What if you want to stack other compounds so you don’t have to crank your GLP dose into the stratosphere? I just dropped a brand-new video and podcast episode where I rank **20 non-GLP-1 fat-loss**** c
Fwd: Men vs. Women Peptide Dosing
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· 2/26/2026, 1:00:26 AM
Fwd: Men vs. Women Peptide Dosing from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-02-26T06:00:26.000Z cascade, not “replace” sex hormones Many peptides hit a threshold where a higher dose gives less extra benefit Real clinical research often uses unified dosing and watches outcomes, not gender labels Now the exceptions, because there are always exceptions. If a peptide or compound causes side effects that are consistently more severe in one group, dose titration is warranted. GLP-1 nausea sensitivity is a common
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize
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· 5/6/2026, 2:59:21 PM
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-06T18:59:21.000Z brain concentrations achieved with subcutaneous dosing are lower than other tissues. Use this section as a “promising direction” rather than “established outcome.” The Less-Discussed Applications A quick rundown of areas where SS-31 has preclinical research that almost never gets talked about: Hearing loss. SS-31 has been studied for noise-induced and age-related hear
Fwd: PNC-27: The Research Peptide That Targets Cancer Cells Directly
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· 3/25/2026, 12:16:52 PM
Fwd: PNC-27: The Research Peptide That Targets Cancer Cells Directly from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-03-25T16:16:52.000Z be drawn beyond what controlled research settings have produced. > The Takeaway for Beginner Researchers > PNC-27 is one of the more conceptually elegant compounds in the research space. Rather than broadly attacking any fast-dividing cell, it uses a two-step mechanism: find cancer cells by their own defense protein, then exploit the structural vulnerability of their membrane t
Fwd: PNC-27: The Research Peptide That Targets Cancer Cells Directly
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· 3/25/2026, 12:16:52 PM
Fwd: PNC-27: The Research Peptide That Targets Cancer Cells Directly from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-03-25T16:16:52.000Z be drawn beyond what controlled research settings have produced. > The Takeaway for Beginner Researchers > PNC-27 is one of the more conceptually elegant compounds in the research space. Rather than broadly attacking any fast-dividing cell, it uses a two-step mechanism: find cancer cells by their own defense protein, then exploit the structural vulnerability of their membrane t