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This week, The Peptide PhDs are putting your brain on peptides—and no, this is not another scrambled-egg public service announcement. Dr. Mark Bartlett and Dr. Alan Jones break down how peptides and amino acids help create a communication network between the brain and the rest of the body. From the gut-brain axis to inflammation, stress, sleep, nutrition, and muscle signaling, your brain is receiving far more messages than most of us realize.
The pair also digs into emerging research on apelin, a muscle-derived signaling molecule that may help explain why exercise can have such a powerful effect on mood and brain function.
By the end, one thing is clear: exercise is doing a lot more than burning off lunch. Every walk, hill climb, bike ride, and resistance-training session may be sending valuable messages to your brain. In other words, your muscles are talking—so perhaps it is time to give them something interesting to say.
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