How wellness clinics bend the rules to supply unapproved peptides and anti-ageing injections

YakobchukOlena/Getty Images Across Australia, “longevity” and “wellness” clinics, most of them online, sell injections that promise to slow ageing, build muscle, heal injuries and help you sleep. This week’s ABC 4 Corners described a doctor prescribing a “stack” of them after a short questionnaire and a phone call. Many are peptides. A peptide is a short chain of amino acids: the tiny building blocks of the proteins in our bodies. A few peptides, such as insulin, are…