What Are Peptides

Peptides Explained Tiny Chemical Messengers, Explained Clearly Peptides are short chains of amino acids. Many well-known hormones are peptides, including insulin, oxytocin, and GLP-1-based medications like Ozempic. Think of amino acids as the letters of the biological alphabet: a peptide is a short word, while a protein is a full sentence or paragraph. Because peptides […]

Exploring the Power of Peptides

Patient Education • Informational Only Exploring Peptides: What They Are, What the Research Says, and What’s FDA-Approved A plain-language overview from MedClub by Dr. Jenn MedClub by Dr. Jenn  |  Palm Beach, FL  |  Updated October 2026 Read This First Peptides are a broad category. A few are FDA-approved prescription drugs for specific uses. Many […]