A small, independent information project that answers the honest questions people actually have about peptides, sourced from the FDA, major medical institutions, and peer-reviewed research. Here's who writes it, how we source it, and how we make money.
ArePeptidesGood.com exists because most of what's written about peptides online falls into one of two traps: hype from someone selling a vial, or blanket fear with no nuance. Neither is useful if you're actually trying to figure out what's true.
We do one thing: explain what the research, doctors, and regulators actually say about peptides — what a given peptide is, what evidence exists for it (and in which species), whether it's approved, and how the legal and safety picture works. We do not sell peptides, and we never link to or recommend "research use only" (RUO) vendors as a place to buy. Where we mention licensed telehealth providers, that's clearly disclosed below.
We're not selling peptides, so we have no reason to oversell them. Six rules govern everything we publish.
Every factual claim traces back to a named authority: the FDA, a major medical institution (Harvard Medical School, the AMA, Cleveland Clinic), or peer-reviewed research. Never a supplement brand or an anonymous forum.
We say plainly when a result has only been shown in mice or rats. "Promising in a rat study" is never presented as "proven in you."
We won't claim a peptide cures or fixes anything, and we won't pretend the whole category is a scam. Zero health claims, on any page, ever — just what the evidence shows.
Every page shows when it was last reviewed. That date reflects an actual re-check of the sources and current regulatory status, not a cosmetic bump.
Where we link to a paid telehealth provider, it's a licensed medical provider, it's disclosed as an affiliate link, and it never changes what a page says the evidence shows. We never link RUO vendors as a place to buy.
If a claim, a link, or a regulatory fact is wrong or out of date, we fix it and update the "last reviewed" date. Email hello@arepeptidesgood.com to flag anything.
Every statistic, quote, and regulatory claim on this site links to the specific page it came from. In practice that means we draw on a small set of authoritative source types:
If we can't find a real, verifiable source for a claim, we don't publish the claim. We never invent a statistic, a quote, or a source URL — a missing citation is better than a fake one, and a dead link gets fixed or removed the moment we find it.
Health & science writer. Dana researches and writes the guides on ArePeptidesGood.com, focused on translating FDA guidance, medical-institution reporting, and peer-reviewed research on peptides into plain English.
Dana is not a doctor, nurse, or other licensed clinician and does not give medical advice. Every clinical claim on this site is attributed to, and sourced from, a named physician or medical institution, not to Dana's own opinion. Questions or corrections: hello@arepeptidesgood.com.
ArePeptidesGood.com does not sell peptides. Some pages contain links to licensed telehealth providers, and if you sign up through one of those links, we may earn a referral fee. That's the only way this site makes money.
Two rules govern every affiliate relationship:
This disclosure follows FTC guidance on affiliate marketing. If you have questions about a specific link, email hello@arepeptidesgood.com.
If something on this site is wrong, out of date, or unclear, we want to know. Email us and we'll look into it.