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Claim Check

CBL-514: What's Being Shared vs What the Trials Show

A viral post says CBL-514 makes fat cells self-destruct and cuts visceral fat. Carl checks each claim against the abstract, the trial records and the published papers. Education only.

19 Oct 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades Peptide Labs: a dosing tab on every research-only product, and no lab reports, 4/10

A fair post on why a lab certificate alone isn't enough, then no lab reports at all, and a dosing tab on all 14 research-only products.

15 Oct 2026 · 12 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades Regen-X: no dosing and accurate trial numbers, but no lab reports at all, 6/10

The first SA shop with no dose guides anywhere, and trial numbers that check out. But no lab report for any product.

15 Oct 2026 · 8 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades Lekker Peptides: careful guides, then dosing schedules in the shop, 6/10

Accurate citations and an honest legal guide, next to injection schedules on research-use products and medicines with an open Add to cart.

15 Oct 2026 · 9 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades JP Supplements: the best-sourced shop I've graded, still with a dose calculator, 8/10

Our own shop, graded on the same rules: every post sourced and an honest lab wall, sold next to a dose calculator and injection kits.

15 Oct 2026 · 9 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades JP Beauty: the most self-critical writing I've graded, but no proof yet, 9/10

Our own shop, graded on the same rules: sourced, honest writing, but no lab reports and two injectable vials anyone can buy.

15 Oct 2026 · 7 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades Peptide South Africa: excellent evidence writing, plus a dose guide, 7/10

The most careful, source-checked regulation writing of any SA seller, on the same blog as injection-dose guides and a paid dosing programme.

15 Oct 2026 · 9 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades Protopep: real references, wrong links, 5/10

More real sources than most SA shops, but a citations page that opens the wrong paper 18 times out of 21, and a patient-style case study with doses.

15 Oct 2026 · 8 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades Cronopharm: 119 posts, not one source, 4/10

The biggest peptide blog I've found in SA links to no sources, gets several numbers wrong, and puts dose tables on “not for self-administration” products.

14 Oct 2026 · 8 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades White Rabbit Labs: “no dosing guidance”, then dosing anyway, 4/10

The best research-only disclaimer in SA, then dose schedules, injection tips and benefit lists on research-use products, and no lab reports.

14 Oct 2026 · 8 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades Research Peptides SA: “Human Subjects” on research-only vials, 3/10

The fine print says not for human ingestion. The product pages say Human Subjects, the FAQ contradicts itself on lab reports, and the big health claims fail a check.

14 Oct 2026 · 8 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

Carl grades LEO-24: real lab reports, wrong fridge, 3/10

Their lab reports check out. Their guides say to keep vials in the fridge at room temperature, cite nothing and skip every side effect.

14 Oct 2026 · 7 min readRead →
Carl grades SA

How I grade peptide suppliers

Five questions, three supplier checks, dated evidence and right of reply. The same rules for every shop, JP included.

Method · 4 min readRead →
Carl grades JP

Carl grades JP: the GLP-1 explainer, 6/10 then 9/10

JP took a 6 for their GLP-1 explainer, rewrote it with trials, side effects and sources, and earned a 9. Both reviews, side by side.

14 Oct 2026 · 5 min readRead →
GLP-1 Companion

What to Eat When a GLP-1 Kills Your Appetite

Smaller appetite on a GLP-1? Simple, nutrient-dense meals and snacks that keep protein, fibre, fruit, veg and fluids up when you can only eat a little.

9 Oct 2026 · 4 min readRead →
GLP-1 Companion

On a GLP-1? The nutrients that matter

The vitamins, minerals and protein worth knowing about when you're eating far less.

Guide · 5 min readRead →
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