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FROM THE STUDIO
Video lessons with Dr. Tahir
Five-minute explainers you can watch before or after a visit. Each lesson is educational only and is not a substitute for a consultation.
Foundations
What Is a Peptide, Really?
A plain-language starting point: amino acids, receptors and why shape is everything.
Regulation & Safety
The FDA Peptide Update
Category 2, the July 2026 advisory committee votes and what still has to happen before compounding changes.
Metabolic & Obesity Health
MOTS-c: Can a Peptide Mimic Exercise?
What a mitochondria-made peptide does in animals, and why human evidence is still early.
Regenerative & Cellular Health
SS-31: A Peptide That Targets Mitochondria
The first FDA-approved mitochondria-targeted drug, and why that approval is narrower than headlines suggest.
Regenerative & Cellular Health
Humanin: A Natural Peptide Linked to Cell Survival
A mitochondria-derived peptide, what the lab data show and what they do not.
Metabolic & Obesity Health
A Peptide Called Tesamorelin
The growth-hormone-axis agent with an approved fat-reduction indication.
Regenerative & Cellular Health
Recovery, Performance & Peptide Education
Repair peptides, sport rules and how to separate animal data from human results.
Regulation & Safety
Breaking News in Peptide Medicine
Dr. Tahir’s quick read on the latest regulatory and research headlines.