{"id":32132,"date":"2025-09-08T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/?p=32132"},"modified":"2025-09-08T20:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:07:31","slug":"anti-aging-therapies-the-peptide-sermorelin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/08\/anti-aging-therapies-the-peptide-sermorelin","title":{"rendered":"ANTI-AGING THERAPIES: THE PEPTIDE SERMORELIN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019ve written about peptides in a previous <a href=\"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/26\/peptides-as-aphrodisiacs-big-pharma-rescues-your-sex-life\">Health Tip<\/a>; the most famous peptides on the planet being the two GLP-1 meds, semaglutide and tirzepatide. GLP, by the way, stands for \u201cGlucagon-Like-Peptide\u201d, glucagon being a hormone produced by your pancreas that raises your blood sugar. GLP-1 does the opposite, lowering your blood sugar, triggering weight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another famous peptide is insulin, now in its 101<sup>st<\/sup> year of clinical use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But other peptides can build muscle mass, reduce fat, improve energy, improve sexual function, accelerate healing, strengthen immune function, increase natural HGH (Human Growth Hormone Production). If you read that list again, it sounds like access to such a miracle drug would be a \u2018fountain-of-youth\u2019. And, yes, \u2018anti-aging\u2019 is their main clinical use (although \u201coff-label\u201d and without FDA approval).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two most commonly prescribed anti-aging peptides are<strong><em> Sermorelin and<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Ipamorelin.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A little more about Growth Hormone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth hormone itself is a peptide, produced in your pituitary gland, the master gland sitting majestically in a curve of bone at the bottom of your brain called the <strong><em>sella turcica <\/em><\/strong>or <strong><em>Turkish saddle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not much bigger than a grape, your pituitary controls your thyroid, adrenal, and sex glands (ovaries\/testes). Sorry to say your growth hormone levels decline as you age, 15% a decade starting in your thirties. Symptoms of this decline: decreased sense of well-being, declines in muscle mass, bone mass, sexual function\/interest, low energy, and memory. Your only \u201cincrease\u201d is abdominal fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s really no good way to measure growth hormone levels, no reliable blood test. Just accept the fact that your growth hormone levels will drop and either live with it or get to work and do something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One step forward, growth hormone-wise, are either of the peptides <strong><em>Sermorelin<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Ipamorelin<\/em><\/strong> which stimulate the pituitary gland to increase growth hormone production naturally. These will help you burn fat, increase muscle mass, increase cellular repair, increase bone mineral content, and recover from your workouts sooner. If you\u2019re trying to lose weight, you\u2019ll do so at a faster rate. Research gives the nod to <strong>sermorelin <\/strong>for consistency; bodybuilders seem to like ipamorelin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sermorelin<\/strong> appears to be superior for overall anti-aging parameters. We order it for you from the same compounding pharmacy that\u2019s been our source for GLP-1 injections. The medication is shipped to your home and you then schedule a visit at a WholeHealth Chicago office to learn self-administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The usual dose is 200 mcg\/day (women), 300 mcg\/day (men) five days a week. Most patients notice improvement within a month and continue to feel improvement with prolonged use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do I need peptide therapy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re 30-40-ish or younger, and your diet is healthy, you\u2019re pretty disciplined about exercise, and you feel good, then probably not<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re over 40, and you feel yourself slowly going to seed. As in the Leonard Cohen lyric, if you \u201cache in the places you used to play\u201d, it might be a good time to consider <strong>sermorelin<\/strong>. Oh, by the way, I see sermorelin tablets for sale online. Don\u2019t waste your money. Peptides need to be injected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in peptide therapy, schedule with a <a href=\"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/our-practitioners\/index\">WholeHealth Chicago practitioner<\/a>. We\u2019ll review the protocol and order <strong>sermorelin<\/strong> from the compounding pharmacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be well,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Edelberg, MD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve written about peptides in a previous Health Tip; the most famous peptides on the planet being the two GLP-1 meds, semaglutide and tirzepatide. GLP, by the way, stands for \u201cGlucagon-Like-Peptide\u201d, glucagon being a hormone produced by your pancreas that raises your blood sugar. GLP-1 does the opposite, lowering your blood sugar, triggering weight loss. 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