How this site is made

Peptide Breakdown is one person's attempt to write down what the published research on peptides actually says, in plain English, with every claim linked to its source.

Who writes it

My name is Sam Ralston. I live in Ventura County, California, and I build software for a living. I am not a doctor, a pharmacist, or a research scientist, and this site does not pretend otherwise.

I started reading the peptide literature because the public conversation about it was split between vendors selling vials and forum posts with no sources. Neither told me what the studies showed. So I read the studies.

How a page gets written

Every compound page starts with a PubMed search and a list of the studies that exist. I read the abstracts and, where the full text is available, the methods and results. I note what kind of study each one is: a human trial, a small human study, an animal study, cell work, or a user report. That grading is what the evidence meter at the top of each page shows.

I use AI writing tools to help draft and to keep the structure consistent across pages. I then check every sentence against the cited source and rewrite anything the source does not support. If a study is only in rats, the page says rats. If I could not find a human trial, the page says so.

Pages are re-checked when new studies appear or when a reader sends a correction. The "last checked" date under the byline is real.

What this site does not do

• It does not sell anything, and it has no affiliate links, sponsorships, or vendor relationships.
• It does not give dosing advice. Where doses appear, they are the doses used in the cited studies, reported as history, not instruction.
• It does not recommend that anyone use a research peptide. Most of the compounds covered here are not approved for human use anywhere.
• It is not medical advice. Talk to a clinician who knows your history before acting on anything you read here.

Corrections

If you find an error, a claim without a source, or a study I missed, write to editorial@peptidebreakdown.com. Corrections are the fastest way this site gets better, and I answer every one.

For anything else: contact@peptidebreakdown.com.