Peptides & Passports
Travel Hack so you don't Miss a Beat
One thing I can guarantee you— you won’t find me traveling without peptides, even for just a quick couple of days.
In fact— traveling makes a case for one of the times you may even NEED peptides the most— during times of increased stress response and exposures to taxing conditions.
If you’re new here or new to peptide therapy— we’re talking about clinical peptides, these miraculous little amino acids that deeply improve cellular signaling and upregulate your body’s performance in a wide range of chemical categories… namely immune response when it comes to my personal picks for travel support.
Peptides are typically given via subcutaneous injection with little insulin needles, so traveling with these can feel far more intimidating in the beginning that it really is.
This past week I had a trip to Nashville to a 2-day in-person event with the business mastermind I’ve been a part of for the past 6 months. Just an hour-ish flight, so I packed up my peptides for support and thought I’d share how easy it was, since I always get tons of questions about traveling with peptides.
As far as logistics, the main priority is keeping your peptides temperately cool… or at least “not hot” — that’s literally about it.
In my experience, TSA doesn’t give 2 cares about what you’re carrying on or checking— and yes, I’ve done both, both domestically and internationally. I’ve literally never been stopped for peptides or accouterment, so I simply don’t overthink it!
For peptides that don’t have compounded preservatives involved, you mainly want to keep them away from heat for extended periods of time, so depending on the length of your flight, precautions will vary— but for quick flights and short trips, here’s my methodology:
single-dose prefilled insulin syringes
small insulated cup (currently obsessed with this one)
cold pack that will fit inside said insulated cup
For this 3-day trip, I had prefilled 2 syringes of GLOW peptide blend (TB-500, BPC-157, GHk-Cu) for general inflammation support, since travel in general can be particularly stressful. For me, being back in Nashville (where I recently blew up my old life and had to quickly relocate for reasons of personal safety and sanity… yeah, a story for another day) was more emotionally triggering than I had anticipated, tbh. So I was happy to have the bonus peptide support because I FELT this in my body.
So I packed my peptide cup in my carry on backpack, went right through TSA (I do have Precheck, but don’t believe it matters), and my peptide pals were safe and comfy cool until I reached my AirBnB that afternoon. Easy, peasy!
When I’ve traveled on much longer flights, depending on the peptide— it can sometimes be advantageous to take peptide vials before they’ve been reconstituted, since they’re more resilient to changes in temperature before they’re mixed. This really depends on the length of stay and how many doses per vial… it would make sense to only travel with as many doses as you need, if that makes sense.
Hope this helps encourage you to pack your peptides! No more worrying about feeling well when you’re on the go— it’s adventure time, so have at it!
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