Longevity & Anti-Aging

The $2.2B Race to Sell You Prescription BPC-157

Leerink pegs compounded peptides at a $2.2B telehealth market and Hims jumped 10% on the FDA vote. What the prescription route means for price and timing.

Are Peptides Legal in the US? What the FDA Vote Means

Most peptides aren't FDA-approved drugs — which isn't the same as illegal. The plain-English answer, and what the FDA's July vote did and didn't change.

FDA Panel Backs 6 Peptides for Compounding, Rejects DSIP

FDA advisers backed 6 of 7 peptides for compounding — Semax and Epitalon included — and rejected DSIP, all over staff objections. Every vote tally.

FDA Peptide Panel: Members Sell BPC-157, TB-500

AP flagged FDA's peptide panel for members who sell BPC-157 and TB-500. Here's how the July 23-24 vote actually broke down — 6 of 7 recommended.

Buy Peptides With Crypto: Vendors & Discounts

Card networks keep dropping peptide sellers, so crypto is now the default. Which vendors take Bitcoin, who adds a crypto discount, and how it works.

Peptides for Long COVID: What the Trials Show

BPC-157, MOTS-c and microdosed GLP-1s are marketed for Long COVID while semaglutide and tirzepatide trials run. What's studied, what isn't.

Peptide Bioregulators: The Khavinson Family

A clear-eyed map of the Khavinson bioregulators — what each synthetic peptide has real evidence for, and what actually belongs to the tissue extracts.

Best Peptides for Mitochondrial Health

6 mitochondrial peptides ranked by trial evidence — what each targets, who uses it, and what community sources actually report.

Cardiogen Results: What to Realistically Expect

There is no human timeline data for Cardiogen. What community sources report, why it's mostly theoretical, and how to read it honestly.

Testagen Results: Week-by-Week Timeline

Testagen has no human trials at all — so what shapes its reported timeline? Labeled community reports and the Russian short-course convention.

Prostamax Results: Week-by-Week Timeline

Prostamax has no human efficacy trial — so what drives the reported timeline? Preclinical chromatin data and labeled community reports, week by week.

Bronchogen Results: Week-by-Week Timeline

Bronchogen has no human efficacy trials — so what drives the reported timelines? Rat COPD-model data and labeled community reports, week by week.

Cardiogen Reconstitution: 20mg Mixing Chart

A 20mg Cardiogen vial plus 2mL bacteriostatic water gives 10mg/mL. Because community doses are tiny, dilution choice matters. Charts, storage, and steps.

Where to Buy Cardiogen: Price & Vendor Guide

Cardiogen sells as 20mg vials at roughly $2.50-$3.50/mg. With thin evidence, COA quality matters most. How to verify a vendor before you buy.

Where to Buy Testagen: Price & Vendor Guide

Testagen is a synthetic KEDG tetrapeptide — not testosterone, not a steroid. How to read a 447 Da COA, dodge the Testoluten mix-up, and what it costs.

SLU-PP-332 Reconstitution: Vial Mixing & Oral Cap Notes

Ion's 30 mg vial is the only injectable path. Oral caps need no mixing — but the published bioavailability question changes the math entirely.

Cardiogen Dosage: Community Protocols Explained

There is no trial-established Cardiogen dose. Community sources cluster around low-dose subcutaneous courses. The reconstitution math, explained.

Testagen Dosage Chart: 10-20 Day Course Protocol

A synthetic testis tetrapeptide with no validated human dose — and no steroid. What research-chem sources report, plus the extract-vs-synthetic caveat.

Prostamax Dosage Chart: 10-20 Day Course Protocol

A synthetic prostate tetrapeptide with no validated human dose. What research-chem sources report for short courses, plus the extract-vs-synthetic caveat.

Bronchogen Dosage Chart: 10-20 Day Course Protocol

A synthetic bronchial tetrapeptide with no validated dose. What research-chem sources report for short courses, plus the extract-vs-synthetic caveat.

Cardiogen Benefits: What the Research Shows

Cardiogen is marketed for the heart, but its evidence is a handful of Russian cell studies. What the AEDR peptide research supports — and what it doesn't.

Testagen for Reproductive Support: The Evidence

Testagen is marketed for testis and reproductive support, but its one verified study isn't about reproduction at all. What the KEDG peptide research shows.

Prostamax for Prostate Health: The Extract Caveat

The prostate-health reputation behind Prostamax belongs to a tissue extract, not the synthetic KEDP peptide. What the research actually reported.

Bronchogen for Bronchial Repair: Rat COPD Data

Bronchogen's lung-repair reputation traces to rat COPD models and bronchial cell cultures — not human trials. What the research actually reported.

Testagen Side Effects: What the Evidence Shows

Despite the name, Testagen isn't testosterone — and its near-zero side-effect claim rests on almost no independent data. Here's the real picture.

Prostamax Side Effects: What the Evidence Shows

Its originators claim near-zero side effects, but independent safety data barely exists. What the research shows — and the risks it leaves out.

Bronchogen Side Effects: What the Evidence Shows

Its makers claim near-zero side effects, but independent respiratory safety data barely exists. What the rat studies show — and the risks left out.

AICAR Side Effects: What Human Trials Reported

The only human safety data comes from failed cardiac trials: uric-acid spikes, transient kidney effects, infusion-related low blood pressure.

Testagen Reconstitution: 20mg Vial Mixing Chart

Testagen has no validated human concentration. See how community resources describe mixing the 20mg vial, plus syringe-unit math and storage limits.

Prostamax Reconstitution: 20mg Vial Mixing Chart

Prostamax has no validated human concentration. See how community resources describe mixing the 20mg vial, plus syringe-unit math and storage limits.

Bronchogen Reconstitution: 20mg Vial Mixing Chart

Bronchogen has no validated human concentration. See how community resources describe mixing the 20mg vial, plus syringe-unit math and storage rules.

AICAR Reconstitution: 50mg Vial Dilution Chart

AICAR has no validated human concentration. How community resources document 50mg-vial dilution math, syringe units, and 28-day storage.

Where to Buy Prostamax: Price & Vendor Guide

Prostamax is a synthetic KEDP tetrapeptide, not the Prostatilen prostate extract. How to read a 487 Da COA and spot the mix-up before you buy.

Where to Buy Bronchogen: Price & COA Guide

Bronchogen is a synthetic AEDL tetrapeptide, not a bronchial extract. How to read a 446 Da COA, avoid the mix-up, and what a vial really costs.

Where to Buy AICAR: Price & Vendor Guide

AICAR is a WADA-banned research chemical with no proven human benefit. What COA, purity, and identity checks actually matter before you buy.

Where to Buy Glutathione: Form & Vendor Guide

Injectable, buccal, or liposomal -- the form you pick matters more than the vendor. Per-mg pricing, COA red flags, and what to avoid.

AICAR vs MOTS-C: Two Paths to AMPK

AICAR and MOTS-C flip the same AMPK switch by two different routes. Both show promise in mice, neither is proven in humans. The mechanism split.

MOTS-C vs Metformin for Longevity: Key Differences

One is a 70-year-old diabetes drug, the other a mitochondrial peptide found in 2015. How MOTS-c and metformin compare on evidence, safety, and cost.

SLU-PP-332 vs MOTS-c: Two Exercise Mimetics

Synthetic ERR pan-agonist vs mitochondria-encoded AMPK activator. Same goal, opposite philosophies, and the stack rationale that ties them.

SS-31 vs MOTS-c: Mitochondrial Peptides

SS-31 stabilizes cardiolipin, MOTS-c activates AMPK — different targets, different results. Full comparison with dosing and research.

SLU-PP-332 + Retatrutide Stack: Eat Less, Burn More

Triple-agonist appetite suppression + ERR pan-agonist mitochondrial output. Why community references frame it as the cleanest mechanistic pair.

SLU-PP-332 Bloodwork: 7 Labs Researchers Track

Lactate may be the marker that tells you if ERR pan-agonism is doing anything. Cardiac, metabolic, and liver labs published preclinical work tracked.