Episode 238: Ozempic & Wegovy: Weight Loss Magic?

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Today Erin is talking about Ozempic and Wegovy, popular medications used for Type 2 Diabetes and weight loss.

Today is *not* a show to convince you to do anything or not do anything. Instead, Erin recorded this for people interested in these drugs to better help you understand the potential risks, and for practitioners to better help their clients/patients understand these medications.

Erin also provides ways to naturally increase the GLP-1 hormone in the event that you don’t want to spend thousands of dollars injecting yourself every week with a pharmaceutical.

We hope this helps you better understand these super popular drugs, and if so - please share it with friends & family who are talking about it.

In this episode:

How are Ozempic and Wegovy different? [2:50]

What is the mechanism of action of Ozempic and Wegovy? [3:29]

GLP-1: what does it do? [9:14]

How do Ozempic and Wegovy help you lose weight? [13:57]

The downsides (and why playing the long game matters) [16:01]

How to naturally increase GLP-1 & Satiety [27:33]

Specific macronutrients to enhance GLP-1 [29:36]

Specific foods to include to increase GLP-1 [35:41]

Resources mentioned:

Carb Compatibility Project™ (Available for free within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)

Study Links:

GLP-1 agonism stimulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and browning through hypothalamic AMPK

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)amide and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide secretion in response to nutrient ingestion in man: acute post-prandial and 24-h secretion patterns

The Effect on Glucagon, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1, Total and Acyl-Ghrelin of Dietary Fats Ingested with and without Potato

Revisiting the role of protein-induced satiation and satiety

Improvement of Glucose Tolerance by Food Factors Having Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Releasing Activity

Bile Acids Trigger GLP-1 Release Predominantly by Accessing Basolaterally Located G Protein–Coupled Bile Acid Receptors

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