New Hope for Lowering the Risk of Dementia
Just this week, I was asked by a colleague to comment on a fairly technical article, and I was struck by the exact wording used in its opening question: Are cardioprotective glucose-lowering agents associated with reduced risk of dementia? I spend a fair bit of time reviewing and replying to questions and requests from our […]
The Truth: Diet and Exercise Vs. Obesity Medication
If there’s still some doubt in your mind about whether you can lose more weight with a simple diet and exercise program than you can with the highly popular new weight-loss medicines, then you should pay some attention to the following quote that puts this issue to rest once and for all. According to Dr. […]
News: Zepbound (tirzepatide) Approved to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The weight-loss drug Zepbound is the first FDA-approved prescription medicine to help treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Zepbound, or tirzepatide, originally received approval in November 2023 to treat obesity. It’s now a new rival to Novo Nordisk’s popular drug, Wegovy. The FDA has now given the green light for tirzepatide to treat obstructive sleep apnea […]
Improve GLP-1 Weight Loss With Healthy Weight Pack
The weight loss effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications like Wegovy are well known. In studies, patients taking a 2.4-mg dose of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy, lost about 6% of their body weight in 12 weeks and 12% in 28 weeks. Combining targeted ingredients like those provided by the Healthy Weight Pack with GLP-1 can […]
Natural GLP-1 Supplements: Do They Match Wegovy’s Power?
With the rising popularity of weight-loss drugs, some wellness companies are promoting supplements that they claim can boost the levels of natural GLP-1 that can control hunger and promote weight loss. These products target people who are looking for a weight loss solution that isn’t as expensive as GLP-1 injections, which in most cases are […]
Understanding and Managing Semaglutide Side Effects
Our friendship group contains a woman we call our very own Kim Kardashian. She knows about all the latest beauty and weight loss trends when they’re just whispers on the market and is always the first to try them. This bombshell had been talking about Ozempic for years before the shortage. Eventually, she was one […]
There’s growing confidence that GLP-1 meds are safe in pregnant women
One of the most frequent cautions that drug companies print on the Product Information leaflet that comes with their product says something like, “This medication has not been tested to be safe in pregnant women and should only be used in consultation with a healthcare provider.” It’s important to understand that this statement is not […]
The Gila monster gave the weight-loss revolution its bite
It’s currently estimated that over one-half of the adult US population is either overweight or obese. Being overweight means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 25 and 30. Obese means a BMI higher than 30. This statistic shouldn’t be taken to indicate neglect by the healthcare, research, or pharmaceutical industry. In reality, enormous attention […]
Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Tirzepatide
Interrupted breathing during sleep, technically known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), is a fairly common problem that has, until now, been difficult to address with pharmaceutical treatment. OSA has one quite special characteristic, in that people living with the condition often don’t know that they have it because it occurs only when they are sound […]
Do GLP-1 drugs stop working? Myths, facts and strategies
If it hadn’t been for the crisis that hit the world when COVID-19 broke out in 2020, I believe that the revelations about the new weight-loss drugs would have reached the top of the list of the most talked-about health issues in the current decade. It has garnered the highest level of public interest and […]
