Test tube absorbance comes from unreacted glutathione and sample interferences
Why This Matters Peptides have exploded in popularity across the wellness, biohacking, and sports medicine communities
Rather than suppressing the entire immune response, these peptides can potentially shift the balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes, promote regulatory T cell function, and restore tolerance mechanisms that have broken down in lupus
When someone comes in with recurring tendon pain, for example, the functional medicine lens might explore things like: Training load and recovery habits Protein intake and collagen support Vitamin C, zinc, copper, and other cofactors involved in tissue repair Sleep quality and stress hormones Blood sugar swings and inflammatory triggers Gut issues that can interfere with nutrient absorption In such cases, combining BPC-157 with other therapies such as bioidentical hormone therapy or exploring desiccated T3 functional medicine thyroid treatment could provide more comprehensive results