This is really the tricky part. I find myself having peptide conversations with people and telling them to not take my word for it because it sounds like it's too good to be true, especially factoring in how low the risk is with them comparative to traditional pharma meds. Remember when Tylenol was said to be 100% safe?
The problem is that as soon as they start the independent research journey they are met with advertisements presented as scientific fact. The oral versions of peptides are trending VERY strongly in social media and search results due to how much money is backing them. My fear is that lots of people who would go on to benefit from peptides are going to take the oral path (w/o knowing the difference in efficacy, those pushing orals will tell you they're just as good as injecting or not mention that part at all conveniently) and have limited if any results. They'll likely just assume peptides are snake oil like they assumed when they heard me saying how good they were. Understandably so.
There's really not a way to overcome the harsh environment that is our gut. Even for things like long chain aminos that normally live in the lining of the same gut. They're protected by a mucosal layer that does a good job of shielding them from those conditions. If you just throw them in you might as well be chucking them into a vat of acid. It's quite literally the same thing.
These are the same peptides they tell us to not even shake because they're so delicate.
Summary: I wouldn't hold out much hope that a way to deliver these effectively will be introduced in our lifetimes, if ever. That's also the reason we take 400-600mg of Ibuprofen because most all of it won't survive digestion to end up in your blood stream. The same meds injected or taking intravenously only need tiny fractions of the same oral doze to be effective.
