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Biomedical Scientist Debunks The Biggest Peptide Myths on Reddit
Are peptides legit? Biomedical scientist Dr. Andrea Love deep-dives into Reddit to break down peptides and separate fact from fiction. Watch as Andrea covers the hailed ‘Wolverine’ stack, anti-aging peptides, sex-maxxing and the safety of peptides (including negative side-effects). #Peptides #Reddit #WIRED Check out more from Dr. Andrea Love: Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on…
@AyAy008
October 2, 2026 at 6:41 pm
“THE GOYIM MUST NOT USE ANYTHING THAT _MAY_ IMPROVE THEIR BODY & HEALTH”
@haydukethor
October 2, 2026 at 6:42 pm
Today is a good day not to get a tattoo
@erictaylor5462
October 2, 2026 at 6:42 pm
4:20 This has been an issue for a very long time.
@britishknifecrimes
October 2, 2026 at 6:53 pm
giantbrownballs
@Nomhare
October 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Also there’s one thing that often gets ignored: effectsdmay vary. Meaning that what X experieces, is not what Y experiences. And what doctors XY say, does not mean patient Z CAN’T have effects. This is not to support peptide use without talking to your doctor etc(and for thelove of pete, stop using stuff until you do if it makes bad stuff happen :p ), it’s to add the note that you can’t take anyones word on what WILL happen, while doctors generally have the best idea of what is most likely to happen.
As an example; if i take hair supplements, and get a lucious supershiny set of hair, it doesn’t mean bob will get anything. I might be a hyper respondertoXYZ,bob might be immune to ZYX. And ican’t stress this one enough; even IF someone decides to ignore their doctor’s notes on the dangers and does it anyway on their own dime, tell your doctor. They might not approve, and they can’t stop you, but they need to KNOW so they can keep you safe if something goes wrong. Nothig has to cahnge, but themknowing is a free safety net.
@KenderOh
October 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Something about “It’ll kill ya, AND cause liver failure” got me
@dr.andrealove
October 2, 2026 at 9:20 pm
😂 yeahhhh probably should have reordered the thoughts in my brain. But I’m sticking with it.
@Teitenair2
October 2, 2026 at 7:09 pm
What kind of dumbass goes to REDDIT for medical advice.
@viv.
October 2, 2026 at 7:19 pm
Please keep having Dr. Love on the channel! She is so refreshing
@Charango123quena
October 2, 2026 at 7:21 pm
I wonder how someone falls up ? I love how people keep saying ‘falling down’ . It’s a tautology 🤪
@Hintonbro.
October 2, 2026 at 7:24 pm
She’s so good at this..
@ValdeyH
October 2, 2026 at 7:24 pm
Love Andrea
@kxem16
October 2, 2026 at 7:25 pm
mmmm, I can now call “some” people “Peptide/s” instead of being an idiot or other certain no no words (if you know you know 😉)
@ItsMatchu
October 2, 2026 at 7:35 pm
i have an academic crush on her
@christophero3869
October 2, 2026 at 7:37 pm
“It’ll kill ya. And cause liver failure.” Well, I don’t want liver failure so I’ll avoid that mushroom.
@Freya-t7e
October 2, 2026 at 7:39 pm
So, vaccines no, but illegal, untested peptide injections yes? Humans, I swear…🤦♀️ ….
@HollowSignalRecords
October 2, 2026 at 7:43 pm
Beautiful AND intelligent… 👍
@aeternus1989
October 2, 2026 at 8:04 pm
I think its worth considering that the anecdotal positive effects of the compounds might be plagued by placebo effect, so some of these people might aswell injected themselfs with NaCl solution for the same effects.
@LocalBoyPhotography
October 2, 2026 at 8:08 pm
I’m all in on the Dr. Andrea Love love. I bet she’s a demon in the sack.
@UbergamR447
October 2, 2026 at 8:08 pm
Love her 🙂
@theworldreviewed8527
October 2, 2026 at 8:19 pm
KPV and SS31 are wonderful peptides that are FDA approved. These have made worlds of difference in my life
@EricLS
October 2, 2026 at 8:34 pm
“Peptide” is like “Salt”
Sodium Chloride: explosive metal and extremely toxic element mixed together= table salt
Lead Sulfate: Toxic heavy metal and flammable rock mixed together= also a salt, but you _really_ don’t want it on your table
@ohotnitza
October 2, 2026 at 8:36 pm
5:11 Jon oliver did an episode on supplements and found some contained just sand. Literal pills of sand. So yeah. That’s why we have the FDA folks.
@AC-cg4be
October 2, 2026 at 9:12 pm
“The smart thing to do is stop injecting that substance into your arm.”
New to Reddit, huh? Smart is not something I would associate with Reddit.
@brunolopes7311
October 2, 2026 at 9:23 pm
The WIRED idiots like to choose their own “Biomedical Scientists”….. I wonder why….
@pentagram4745
October 2, 2026 at 9:23 pm
My friend recommended BPC 157 for my GERD. Good thing I was really sceptical of it and did not go through with it.
@alinamartiniuc7998
October 3, 2026 at 8:48 am
I love your content, and you look amazing! (But why are you shouting?)
@godofpebbles
October 3, 2026 at 8:50 am
A peptide is when Pepsi have a baby with tidepods
@neonhvit
October 3, 2026 at 9:12 am
She a baddie & and a milf
@luismart7714
October 3, 2026 at 9:27 am
Spoiler alert: no peptide-user will be swayed by anything she says.
@MatterOfTrooth
October 3, 2026 at 10:02 am
Downvote for the “Covid shot is safe and effective” comment. GFY!
@Raz.C
October 3, 2026 at 10:02 am
She so purdee!! I love watching her talk about anything!
@Raz.C
October 3, 2026 at 10:32 am
Important note:
It’s possible that those painful, red lumps in her skin are a result of her *incorrectly* injecting the substance subcutaneously, rather than into the muscle (intramuscular/ IM). ALL subcutaneous injections leave painful, red lumps on the skin. *HOWEVER,* it’s also possible that she’s got an abscess!! I’d choose a hole in the head, rather than an abscess!!
@-Anunnaki-
October 3, 2026 at 10:37 am
She’s so hot I’d do whatever she says I don’t even need to know the details.
@demigodess
October 3, 2026 at 10:59 am
this woman is so full of herself it’s impossible to watch. if you watch this congratulations you’re braindead
@TheBadAdvices-e5k
October 3, 2026 at 12:05 pm
I’m so grateful to WIRED for bringing on experts like this to make sence of the garbled mainstream media bs.
@DallasNatureLover
October 3, 2026 at 12:48 pm
There is sometimes good info in Reddit but there are a number of quackery and anti science sub Reddits
@DallasNatureLover
October 3, 2026 at 12:52 pm
I wouldn’t say these people posting on Reddit are “buying unapproved peptides” – I’d say they are buying vials of liquid online and injecting the liquid.
@DallasNatureLover
October 3, 2026 at 12:57 pm
I got on Amazon to buy toothpaste tablets in order to reduce the number of liquids I pack when I travel. There are numerous “fluoride free” toothpaste tablets! The pervasiveness of science ignorance is frightening.
@jordang7479
October 3, 2026 at 2:09 pm
Every time I see peptides advertised in something i hear that Idiocracy scene play in my head with the word ‘electrilites’ replaced with ‘peptides’ “What are peptides?! Do you even know!?”
@mikew1956
October 3, 2026 at 2:52 pm
That is no joke about melanotan II though. Back in the 90’s when I cared about tanning, I used it. It did increase libido and made “something” spontaneously up, all the time. I’m a dishwater blonde, and, it also made my facial hair very dark brown. Off topic, or maybe on-topic. IMO, I always thought that is why Hulk Hogan, back then, had that black beard all of a sudden and acted like it was a character choice.
@chiaracoetzee
October 3, 2026 at 3:43 pm
Guys I heard Coke contains citric acid and I love Coke so I started drinking every acid
@hoofhearted4
October 3, 2026 at 4:07 pm
I want to know the cross over between the people who were afraid of the Covid Vaccines and are pumping themselves full of random peptides
@_CRU_X_
October 3, 2026 at 5:04 pm
2:11 In that order?
@danvzla2
October 3, 2026 at 5:33 pm
Do you think the fda should be able to test them all so scientists can make decisions about which ones are good and which ones are bad
@masterprocrast
October 3, 2026 at 5:39 pm
Wait so the poison cap mushroom will kill me AND then cause liver failure. The latter doesn’t seem like a problem if the former happens.
@nousername8162
October 3, 2026 at 5:44 pm
yeah ngl this is kinda convincing me to try peptides lmao
noone who is shooting this stuff up thinks its 100% safe, theyre doing it because the studies that would determine if its safe or has any effect will take literal decades to complete.
@TimboMobo99
October 3, 2026 at 6:13 pm
I’ve had long COVID for 4 years now. The internet is full of cures and the medical profession don’t know what it is, never mind how to treat it. I’m trusting the professionals!
@Mehrunzebub
October 3, 2026 at 6:40 pm
And these people who are full on just injecting this stuff are probably also anti-vax. SMH.
@rehpotsirhC-o5p
October 3, 2026 at 8:11 pm
The type of woman that kicks nothing but random facts at a party. I love that type of female ❤😍😘😉
@TheBestRegalBeagle
October 3, 2026 at 8:11 pm
I am also a microbiahlahgeist with a PhD in whatever you said and I can tell your viewers, confidently, that what they already believe is right and they shouldn’t listen to you. But they should send me money for my DustMAXX supplements that are only 180 dollars a month. That’s only 6 dollars a day! They don’t even contain sawdust* They prevent hair loss, stubby toes, cleft ear, microcarcinoma, parental abandonment, tooth loss, and erectile dysfunction**
*may contain trace or large amounts of sawdust.
**claims not evaluated by the FDA, the NIH, or God.
@dbersacola1869
October 4, 2026 at 5:14 pm
141 definitely causes spontaneous erections similar to Viagra or Cialis
@factorfitness3713
October 4, 2026 at 5:45 pm
I’m starting to think collective human stupidity comes and goes in waves. We’re on a strong upswing right now – it started with people voting in Ronald Reagan and will continue through . . . ???
@Ratigan2
October 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm
“But GiantBrownBalls, responds…”
@TournesolHuel
October 4, 2026 at 8:07 pm
So you all to know, Dr. Andrea Love has 7 kitties. Now no doubts left, she’s perfect. 🙂
@Bono_w-x
October 4, 2026 at 8:09 pm
Thank you Dr Andrea. As a peptide myself, it’s refreshing to see someone qualified actually explain what is a peptide!
@danielvaldez2203
October 4, 2026 at 8:24 pm
3 minutes in I already have an issue. Although Wolverine was played by Hugh Jackman on the silver screen. Wolverine and the X-Men have been around for decades prior in comic and animated form. So just saying it’s not all Hugh Jackman. And the comics are some of Marvels best.
@RobBlackPhotos
October 4, 2026 at 8:33 pm
I am convinced that all the “bro” comments are CCP bots
@rachell1931
October 4, 2026 at 11:59 pm
So we’re just back in the days of hawking patent medicine? Step right up! Get your snake venom here!
@angeladeluna
October 5, 2026 at 3:21 am
When i started zepbound my libido shot up like crazy. It was worse than when I was a teenager. I was insatiable and multiple O’s became easy and frequent.
@ttskaff
October 5, 2026 at 5:55 am
Interesting fact about the FDA advisory committee. Those on the committee that voted yes for the peptides were hand picked by RFK Jr and all of them are in the wellness and rejuvenation business. All of them stand to profit off of this decision as they will sell them through their businesses.
@juanpontif7577
October 5, 2026 at 9:11 am
This person is an FDA shill
@bobevans2329
October 5, 2026 at 10:06 am
kill me _and_ cause liver failure? no thanks
@curemedcom
October 5, 2026 at 10:16 am
On the ‘Wolverine stack’ (BPC-157 + TB-500), one update most threads miss: in July 2026 an FDA advisory committee voted 8 to 6 to recommend BPC-157 for the 503A compounding list, against the agency’s own staff assessment — non-binding, and it is still not an approved medicine or a lawful supplement anywhere. The published human evidence adds up to fewer than 30 people, none in a placebo-controlled study; the first placebo-controlled trial (120 adults with a hamstring strain, registered on ClinicalTrials.gov) started in February 2026 and reports in 2028. Anything sold as ‘research use only’ is not made or checked for human use.
@demolitionwoman-boop
October 5, 2026 at 10:26 am
17:36 100% agreeing with the overall point but also want to mention that compounding pharmacies are not in and of themselves sketchy. There are legit reasons compounding may be needed, such as correct dosage not being commercially available, delivery type causing an allergic reaction, etc.
@skiinginmt
October 5, 2026 at 10:40 am
WTF are peptides? This sounds like “low T”
@skiinginmt
October 5, 2026 at 10:46 am
*with
This sounds like the raw liver diet that turned out to be an unbelievable amount of anabolic steroids.
@AntonChigurh666
October 5, 2026 at 12:17 pm
I like the fact that they’re willing to test it on themselves instead of rats and dogs
@ShiningEyeBrigade
October 5, 2026 at 2:28 pm
Good timing re: Pete Davidson interview.
@bickle1247
October 5, 2026 at 2:57 pm
Fake typing sound effects drive me crazy
@Sesheria1
October 5, 2026 at 3:49 pm
Say it with me people, vaccines are NOT A SHIELD, they are INTEL and BOOTCAMP for viruses.
@lavenderpants8695
October 5, 2026 at 5:00 pm
I took the Wolverine Stack after my bicep repair surgery. It worked really well, and I also dont recommend it. Tendon and muscle healed quickly, but it doesnt do anything for nerve regeneration, which is the longest part of healing. So my muscles and nerves healed at different times, and ultimately the nerve is what regenerates and builds muscle. So my recovery time was the same as if I hadnt taken it.
@lavenderpants8695
October 5, 2026 at 5:06 pm
I have heard several people i know take Melanotan 2 to darken themselves instead of doing tanning beds, and half said it made them nauseated, and the other half said their libido went through the roof. I dont get how that happens but I know tok many people that took it not expecting that to be a side effect and it absolutely was.
@snigs5T5
October 5, 2026 at 5:41 pm
The depth of stupidity to take these rando chemicals but not take vaccines…
@rozaj2002
October 5, 2026 at 9:01 pm
I’m loving this series . so much BS around
@MeegMaster
October 5, 2026 at 9:02 pm
Wired continues to kill it! Keep it up, y’all. I can’t get enough of the debunks and AI fact checking videos!
@OGValleyGurl76
October 5, 2026 at 11:31 pm
Have you heard about the Plague virus that was was accidentally released in Russia today?
@deepwaterlife48
October 6, 2026 at 12:40 am
i may be 39 and all but can we all agree to stop calling things maxxing? its stupid. the end.
@David_Baxendale
October 6, 2026 at 9:20 am
Is it really a big difference between evidence and what the internet is claiming, or evidence and what people selling these products are claiming, either directly of via “users in comments”?
Most of the areas where people gather have turned into area where someone is going to try to make money out of other people.
We are going to have to acknowledge that some people will just think what they want, they will not be moved by facts, evidence and some will actually inject themselves with things based on that.
This is nothing new, the internet just allows them to gather in numbers, they were always there, we all knew one or two (and on any given topic, maybe we are one of that one of two) but now they are together and louder.
@sergerea
October 6, 2026 at 9:59 am
Biomedical scientist with a PhD in immunology and microbiology…pffff…who doesnt have one of those, amr?
I know, i know bad joke, YOU are a GOD, thank you for all your answers 🥰🥰🥰
@alexpartyka7547
October 6, 2026 at 12:21 pm
I don’t like when a professional sticks me, what lunatic is injecting themselves
@leo-dower.at.github.go.c
October 6, 2026 at 1:46 pm
😮
@lennard02
October 6, 2026 at 4:36 pm
Doctors: there’s no Evidence
People of the internet: I am the Evidence
@jonathanpaynter7159
October 6, 2026 at 9:08 pm
I love Dr. Love! Hilarious, intelligent, sarcastic and hilarious! If i was designing a scientist, this is what I’d create in my lab!
@dr.andrealove
October 8, 2026 at 6:55 am
That is quite a compliment, thank you!
@lumosprep
October 6, 2026 at 9:23 pm
I love Andrea
MUST WATCH!!!!!!
@BB-Ozymandias
October 7, 2026 at 8:57 am
The moment you said insulin is a peptide, this whole talk became disputable, and it’s clear that you lack the knowledge and you got into this topic only recently. Especially when you start talking about the complexity of the molecule, that is where you go wrong, and that is where you basically lean on peptide hormones – which is exactly what insulin actually is – it’s completely different to a peptide in workings and in secretion as well in the body.
The main difference in complexity between a peptide and a peptide hormone comes down to structural length and functional systems.
So, talking about complexity, the difference is it’s not just huge. They are basically different classes:
• A peptide is a simple primary structure (a straight chain or basic loop). It rarely folds into complex 3D shapes, which is exactly what you show, on your stupid computer screen of you! I don’t even know what molecules you are showing. I’m also not interested in looking at them.
• A peptide hormone, like INSULIN, Oxytocin and other, can have complex tertiary or quaternary structures (folded 3D shapes or multiple chains bound together).
And then going on Reddit, where 80% of the people are idiots, to debunk claims they make. Jesus Christ, you can look at every f*cking subreddit and find the same idiocracy!
What are you doing in this video 🤷🏻🤦🏻, besides dragging your own name’s credibility through the mud, which hopefully sticks.
Please leave my internet!
@BlueDino-w9d
October 7, 2026 at 3:58 pm
The crazy thing is that she has such a large cult fan base.
@trentoncarr
October 7, 2026 at 9:26 am
I have 3 hours of human data for PT-141, dangerous stuff.
@mehregankbi
October 7, 2026 at 9:49 am
She is both knowledgeable and cool with those tatoos. A good combo.
@Wayzor_
October 7, 2026 at 10:30 am
They’re some really stupid people in this world who have access money.
@GRA2048
October 7, 2026 at 11:07 am
Poking big peptide, eh? 😉
@vampyre.libidine
October 7, 2026 at 11:17 am
I love peptides ❤
@ShaunBrown8378
October 7, 2026 at 12:36 pm
The word CERTAIN is one word, no break in the cadence. Not Cer’ain. Sorry it just bothered me listening to her.
@MrReedMiester
October 7, 2026 at 4:01 pm
Why didn’t they get a medical doctor? I get that she’s a researcher and PhD, but her expertise isn’t medicine, is it?
@hanzeemer
October 7, 2026 at 4:21 pm
Shrill
@faustcircuitsttv
October 7, 2026 at 5:41 pm
lady talks about pt-141 but doesn’t know that it was created because of the side effects of melanotan?
@AlanKurtz-I
October 7, 2026 at 7:06 pm
Agreed with your analysis of peptides – common sense, but a big fat NO regarding the COVID vaccines. Do a thorough check through the VAERS website (you may have to use the Wayback Machine) and you will find a substantial increase in COVID vaccine related adverse effects, but and worse, a substantial increase in deaths directly associated to the vaccine; more than any other vaccine. The term “Safe & Effective” was / is a mantra used by governments and the medical communities to justify and pressure the population into taking the shot. If you want to remain truthful and objective in your podcast (as with other matters) look more thoroughly and objectively at the real VAERS data – and that’s just the stuff that’s been reported.
@theorganicshadow
October 8, 2026 at 12:06 am
Her videos are always so so good. This peptides episode is so timely too since a lot of people are at risk of falling for wellness industry shenanigans.
@billcoady4333
October 8, 2026 at 8:55 am
Awesome video. Reminds me of one of my favorite snarky comments. Q: What do you call “alternative medicine” that works? A: Medicine.
@starbasemymms2097
October 8, 2026 at 9:55 am
I put peptides heavy on the bs scale when rfk jr was started pumping it.
@nutritionbyelsa
October 8, 2026 at 10:08 am
BEST video on peptides… love that you stay objective and already shared this with like 9 people ❤
@reganlau5094
October 8, 2026 at 10:12 am
She needs to replace RFK Jr.
@daveduffy2823
October 8, 2026 at 11:07 am
Jeez, these snake oil salespeople don’t quit. Next thing you know, taking mercury will come back. Bio hacking is some of the stupidest stuff I have ever seen.
@Tellis086
October 8, 2026 at 12:40 pm
I LOVE me some Dr. Andrea Love 😏 lol. She’s so intelligent and such a cutie.
@zacharymyers6392
October 8, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Her: “Deathcap mushroom. It’ll kill ya.”
Me: *shrug*
Her: “And cause liver failure.”
Me: W-W-W-WHAAAAT???
@citizaxx
October 8, 2026 at 2:06 pm
YOU NEED TO DO MORE VIDEOS WITH NO GLASSES…HOLY CRISS MISS…DORBS LOL
@fredbloggs4829
October 8, 2026 at 5:44 pm
If you could just talk louder. I can’t quite hear you!
@龙jijun
October 9, 2026 at 7:27 am
If you have requirements regarding both quality and price, finding a reliable Chinese supplier is crucial.
@stevenbayliss7864
October 9, 2026 at 11:00 am
Why is she shouting?
@natania8347
October 9, 2026 at 12:21 pm
so why dont they test them properly in humans so they can be approved then….
@stanleybacklund5614
October 9, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Not going to change anyone’s minds about the stuff with this dismissive / demeaning attitude
@domdela5217
October 9, 2026 at 4:45 pm
I wish more stupid people would take these peptides. The world will be a smarter place.
@phila_in_motion
October 9, 2026 at 6:55 pm
people are so dumb!!!!!!! wow
@aliengeo
October 9, 2026 at 7:48 pm
5:59 I really appreciate her clarification here: it has _limited_ use in _specific_ applications. So much of the “wellness” sphere acts like everyone’s health needs are interchangeable, when they aren’t.
@seraph82
October 10, 2026 at 9:19 am
Lmfaaaooo at the mRNA vaccine comment. That like saying rain doesn’t make people wet. It’s been proven over, and over and over. It’s like someone didn’t pay annnny attention when like 7 prominent conservative antivaxxer radio show hosts croaked during the pandemic, or that while Fox News pushed vax denialism on air, the people producing it all took the vax and were all much better off than the smooth brains they were hypnotizing with pure BS.
@tyroneja2929
October 10, 2026 at 2:13 pm
Reads out loud giant brown balls and doesn’t even flinch
@hillbournesian
October 11, 2026 at 12:15 am
Thank you Science Tina Fey!
@Yupppi
October 11, 2026 at 1:35 am
I don’t quite understand how peptides sound like they’re classified as supplements and not prescription medicine.
But the comment about shooting random peptides by random guy online is spot on irony given that likely many of those people were extremely opposed to covid and other vaccines.
@SuperTirade
October 11, 2026 at 10:21 am
People take peptides beacuse they have had awful experiences with the corrupt big pharma industry. So they turn to “alternative meds” beacsuse the system has lost those peoples trust.
@casc-ws3gb
October 11, 2026 at 1:06 pm
7:11 for menopausal women and all these blokes are now taking it 😂😂😂
@BethDebertin
October 11, 2026 at 1:46 pm
It’s the latest iteration of shiny-object syndrome. All people need is a new science word they haven’t seen before, and that becomes the new thing that will fix everybody’s perceived problems — or rather, the thing they can take until the problem gets better on its own. Before this it was omega-3 and antioxidants. After that it was protein. Now it’s “peptides”. In a few months it’ll be something else.
@SpookyMang
October 11, 2026 at 4:14 pm
Tl;dr: if you have a good source for it, there’s nothing definitive yet, but data looks promising, proceed at your own risk