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.
If you want to understand what peptides actually are and how they differ from ordinary supplements, start with our overview guide: What are peptides?
Peptides have moved quickly from specialized clinical use into mainstream wellness marketing. That shift has created a serious gap between what the evidence shows and what sellers claim. The American Medical Association covered this directly in 2026, when Dr. Anthony Tam, MD — a family and sports medicine physician with Henry Ford Health and team physician for USA Wrestling, USA Cycling, and USA Volleyball — explained the evidence problem plainly:
"Unfortunately, many of these products have not been thoroughly tested or reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration, so we don't have data from trials. A lot of these newer peptide injections are promoting anti-aging and improved healing and recovery." — Dr. Anthony Tam, MD, Henry Ford Health / AMA (2026)
Dr. Tam also noted that for one prominent newer peptide in recovery use, the most cited human study involved just 10 to 12 people — a sample size that illustrates how thin the human evidence base currently is for most compounds promoted by wellness clinics.
This is the gap ArePeptidesGood.com is built to fill: clear, sourced reporting on what is and isn't actually known, presented without the financial incentive to oversell. We report what the research shows; we don't tell you whether to use any peptide, and we never will. That guidance belongs with a licensed physician who knows your medical history — not a website. See our guide on peptide safety and how peptide legality works for a fuller picture.
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.
No. This site does not sell peptides and does not accept payment from peptide vendors. Some pages link to licensed telehealth providers, and we may earn a referral fee if you sign up through one of those links — that relationship is disclosed on every page where it exists. We do not link to research-use-only (RUO) vendors as a place to buy peptides.
Because that's what people are actually asking about. Compounds like BPC-157, TB-500, and GHK-Cu are widely discussed online and are available through grey-market channels, whether or not this site covers them. Our job is to give an accurate picture of the evidence and the legal status — not to pretend those conversations aren't happening. We are not a substitute for a physician's advice on any of these compounds.
We say so, specifically. If an effect has only been demonstrated in animal studies, we say that. If human evidence is limited to a single small trial, we report the actual sample size and what the researchers concluded. Uncertainty is not a reason to skip a topic — it's the most important thing to communicate accurately, which is exactly what sources like our peptide safety guide and the safest route to try peptides are built to do.
Email hello@arepeptidesgood.com. If a claim, a source link, or a regulatory fact is wrong or out of date, we fix it and update the last-reviewed date on the affected page. Regulatory status in particular can change; we'd rather hear about it than have a stale fact live on the site.
If something on this site is wrong, out of date, or unclear, we want to know. Email us and we'll look into it.