# Can peptides keep you young and buff? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-that-rash-512468/can-peptides-keep-you-young-and-buff Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-that-rash-512468/can-peptides-keep-you-young-and-buff.md Podcast: [What's That Rash?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-that-rash-512468) Published: 2026-02-24T14:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/peptides-muscle-recovery-anti-ageing/106381292 Audio file: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/i0/Z/c5.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-s-that-rash-512468/episodes/can-peptides-keep-you-young-and-buff Duration seconds: 1380 ## Resource Unless you're in certain corners of the internet, you won't be aware of the peptide craze promising to grow your muscles and slow ageing. That's because your average GP won't be printing a prescription for these injectable drugs, like BPC-157 or melanotan. Norman and Tegan discuss why there's so much fan fare over unproven peptides with some potentially nasty side effects. References: Effects of Topical Copper Tripeptide Complex on CO2 Laser–Resurfaced Skin Don’t risk using tanning products containing melanotan - TGA Melanotan‐associated melanoma Melanotan II: a possible cause of renal infarction: review of the literature and case report Melanotan II: a possible cause of renal infarction: review of the literature and case report Melanotan-induced priapism: a hard-earned tan – BMJ case study BPC-157: Experimental peptide prohibited - US Anti-Doping Authority Effect of BPC-157 on Symptoms in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis: A Pilot Study Safety of Intravenous Infusion of BPC157 in Humans: A Pilot Study Intra-Articular Injection of BPC 157 for Multiple Types of Knee Pain General practitioner disqualified for inappropriately prescribing peptides If you enjoyed this episode, check these out! Can collagen supplements keep your skin supple? Should you be flexible enough to touch your toes? Can you zap yourself buff with electrical muscle stimulation? ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-s-that-rash-512468/episodes/can-peptides-keep-you-young-and-buff/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-that-rash-512468/can-peptides-keep-you-young-and-buff.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.