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BPC-157: Your Body’s Powerful Protector

Peptide therapy is no stranger to the world of medicine; insulin has been available since the 1920s, and since then, the field of peptide therapy has expanded to include other well-known treatments like vasopressin and oxytocin. With more than 150 peptides in development, this area of medicine that mimics and supplements our naturally produced peptides is only going to grow.

One form of peptide therapy becoming increasingly popular is BPC-157, and it’s because it has numerous uses. Whether you want to support your heart’s health, ease inflammation, prompt a smoother recovery from surgery, or keep your brain agile as you age, BPC-157 can help.

Key Takeaways

  • BPC-157 is a peptide that protects the body and exhibits a promising safety profile.
  • The benefits of BPC-157 include aiding wound healing, increasing blood flow, boosting the immune system, reducing inflammation, supporting GI health, and preventing cognitive decline.
  • BPC-157 is available from Kiya Longevity as a capsule, oral spray, or drink blend.

What is BPC-157?

BPC-157 is a peptide fast being considered an all-around solution. Whether you need to heal your gut, ease inflammation, or heal from surgery, BPC-157 has been touted as a solution.

BPC-157 is a short peptide chain that helps to regulate autoimmune responses (keeping the immune system from entering overdrive) and maintain cellular function. The BPC part of BPC-157 stands for ‘Body Protective Compound’ because that is precisely what BPC-157 does: it protects your body.

There are many potential mechanisms of BPC-157, including interactions with endothelial or nitric-oxide-generating systems, an influence over dopamine, serotonin, opioid, and GABA metabolism, or by directly aiding repair, blood flow, angiogenesis, regrowth, and remodeling. With all these potential mechanisms of action, it’s easy to see how BPC-157 has so many applications to our health and well-being.

Additionally, BPC-157 has been shown to have a good safety profile in its testing on lab animals, which equates to fewer side effects.

The Benefits of BPC-157

BPC-157 is hailed for its wide-reaching benefits, which can make it an appealing supplement for those looking to improve their health. Let’s take a deeper dive into some of the benefits that BPC-157 offers.

Promotes Wound Healing

When you have an injury, such as a tendon sprain or tear, the lingering pain and mobility impediments as your body heals can leave your sense of well-being depleted for months. Even more, one injury can increase the risk of another.

BPC-157 has shown promise in accelerating musculoskeletal soft tissue wound healing, which can include tendons and ligaments. These benefits are seen whether the wound is from direct trauma or a result of surgery.

Not only does this allow BPC-157 to speed up the healing process, but it can also result in a better recovery that leads to a greater chance of returning to your prior performance level.

Increases Blood Flow

BPC-157 has been associated with angiogenesis, or the growth of new blood vessels, offering more methods by which blood can be transported throughout the body to your vital organs. Additionally, BPC-157 produces a vasodilation effect, which means it causes the blood vessels to open up (dilate), letting more blood flow through. This not only increases blood flow but also results in lower blood pressure.

As expected, greater blood flow and lower blood pressure are both appealing for heart health. Additionally, more blood flow leads to greater nutrient transportation, which can explain the acceleration in wound healing seen with BPC-157.

Improves GI Health

One of the most common applications of BPC-157 is to improve your gastrointestinal health. BPC-157 has been shown to exhibit a wound-healing effect on the GI tract while also providing endothelium protection and angiogenic effects, even in severely impaired situations. These findings support its applications in the management of irritable bowel disease (IBD).

Reduces Inflammation

Inflammation can hinder healing and produce pain, but BPC-157 exhibits anti-inflammatory effects.

With the help of BPC-157, you can move more freely and without pain.

Boosts Immune Function

BPC-157 may help to boost your immune system, keeping you from getting sick.

BPC-157 activates the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), which is an enzyme that, when activated, leads to nitric oxide release, tissue repair, and improved vascular integrity and immune response. Knowing this, BPC-157 may help to boost your immune function, making you more resilient to infection.

Protects Against Cognitive Decline

Looking to protect your brain from the effects of aging? BPC-157 may help.

Research has shown that BPC-157 resolves neuronal damage and prevents deficits in memory, locomotor skills, and coordination. Not only does this keep your brain strong as you grow older, but the improvement in coordination also helps to prevent falls due to imbalance.

The Challenge in Procuring BPC-157

As with many naturopathic supplements, while it’s possible to procure BPC-157 on your own from an online retailer such as Amazon, it can be hard to tell if what you’re ordering is truly what you receive.

These compounds are not yet FDA-approved, meaning they are not held to the same labeling and manufacturing standards. As such, their label may falsify how much BPC-157 is within the formulation, leading to substandard dosing and minimal results.

Knowing this, it’s crucial that you purchase a quality form of BPC-157, which is why we have taken the time to find five potent formulations for you with three different methods of ingestion.

The most standard form of BPC-157 is through an oral capsule, which you take up to twice a day. We have both the Kiya Longevity BPC-157 and the Integrative Peptides BPC-157 Pure. Both of these formulations contain 500 mcg of BPC-157.

For an added boost, Kiya Longevity’s BPC-157 with Curcuprime offers greater absorption of BPC-157—it is the only product of this blend on the market.

Integrative Peptides offers a BPC-157 Oral Spray, which may be more appealing for those who struggle to swallow capsules. Their Gut Feeling drink blend provides another way to take in BPC-157, among other ingredients supporting a healthy gut, including Immune Peptide A2, inulin, and immunolin.

Whatever method you prefer for your supplement, we have a quality formulaton available.

BPC-157: Protecting Your Body’s Health

BPC-157 offers a way to improve your health and well-being, whether you’re looking to aid healing, prevent disease, or ease pain. Kiya Longevity offers many different formulations of BPC-157 so that you can find one that fits best with your lifestyle.

As naturopathic practitioners, we find the greatest success when combining peptide therapy, such as BPC-157, with tried-and-true naturopathic interventions, including reducing stress, addressing nutrient imbalances, improving sleep, emphasizing exercise, and quitting smoking and other harmful lifestyle habits. When combining these healing therapies, your body gets all the help it needs to restore its optimal functioning.

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