Dr. Alexandra Sowa
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Potentially leanness, right? It's not about thinness.
That is the million dollar question. The majority of people will not get off these medications. And that is because we are treating a chronic disease. And if I treat you for any other chronic disease, no one really asks me, when do I get off of these? We have an understanding generally when we start a medication that you may need this for life.
That is the million dollar question. The majority of people will not get off these medications. And that is because we are treating a chronic disease. And if I treat you for any other chronic disease, no one really asks me, when do I get off of these? We have an understanding generally when we start a medication that you may need this for life.
That is the million dollar question. The majority of people will not get off these medications. And that is because we are treating a chronic disease. And if I treat you for any other chronic disease, no one really asks me, when do I get off of these? We have an understanding generally when we start a medication that you may need this for life.
And you might need to add in a second medication over time as your disease progresses. So people don't want to hear that.
And you might need to add in a second medication over time as your disease progresses. So people don't want to hear that.
And you might need to add in a second medication over time as your disease progresses. So people don't want to hear that.
Weight bias. People still want to think that this is willpower and that if they do enough and try enough and eat well enough and exercise enough, that they can somehow... Be smarter than this drug. There are people who can come off of it. You will have to do the work and you will probably fit into a pretty particular box. You will be someone who put on weight in a short period of time.
Weight bias. People still want to think that this is willpower and that if they do enough and try enough and eat well enough and exercise enough, that they can somehow... Be smarter than this drug. There are people who can come off of it. You will have to do the work and you will probably fit into a pretty particular box. You will be someone who put on weight in a short period of time.
Weight bias. People still want to think that this is willpower and that if they do enough and try enough and eat well enough and exercise enough, that they can somehow... Be smarter than this drug. There are people who can come off of it. You will have to do the work and you will probably fit into a pretty particular box. You will be someone who put on weight in a short period of time.
You will be somebody who might have been on a medication that caused weight gain and you are going to be willing to Lift heavy weights. You are going to build up that muscle mass and bring down that body fat. But even then, you are not a failure if you cannot come down or off of these medications. And so anybody who is considering this needs to have this conversation.
You will be somebody who might have been on a medication that caused weight gain and you are going to be willing to Lift heavy weights. You are going to build up that muscle mass and bring down that body fat. But even then, you are not a failure if you cannot come down or off of these medications. And so anybody who is considering this needs to have this conversation.
You will be somebody who might have been on a medication that caused weight gain and you are going to be willing to Lift heavy weights. You are going to build up that muscle mass and bring down that body fat. But even then, you are not a failure if you cannot come down or off of these medications. And so anybody who is considering this needs to have this conversation.
And this is where I get worried about Diese asynchronen Plattformen und Medikamente, die nur als Skinny-Fix verwendet werden. Die Leute haben diese Gespräche nicht. Also müssen wir informiert sein.
And this is where I get worried about Diese asynchronen Plattformen und Medikamente, die nur als Skinny-Fix verwendet werden. Die Leute haben diese Gespräche nicht. Also müssen wir informiert sein.
And this is where I get worried about Diese asynchronen Plattformen und Medikamente, die nur als Skinny-Fix verwendet werden. Die Leute haben diese Gespräche nicht. Also müssen wir informiert sein.
Ja, und ich würde sagen, dass die Studien für eine Beleuchtung davon, ein bisschen lecker sind. The GLP-1 medication affects cascades that really do bring down inflammation. And people will tell you all the time, they just feel less inflamed. And you'll say, well, what does that mean? My joints hurt less. My body hurts less. I feel less. I feel more like myself.
Ja, und ich würde sagen, dass die Studien für eine Beleuchtung davon, ein bisschen lecker sind. The GLP-1 medication affects cascades that really do bring down inflammation. And people will tell you all the time, they just feel less inflamed. And you'll say, well, what does that mean? My joints hurt less. My body hurts less. I feel less. I feel more like myself.
Ja, und ich würde sagen, dass die Studien für eine Beleuchtung davon, ein bisschen lecker sind. The GLP-1 medication affects cascades that really do bring down inflammation. And people will tell you all the time, they just feel less inflamed. And you'll say, well, what does that mean? My joints hurt less. My body hurts less. I feel less. I feel more like myself.
And when I say inflammation too, well, inflammation comes from blood sugar oftentimes. And that's what drives heart disease and 16 types of cancer and diabetes. Dementia. So we will, I believe, in about 10 years time have the studies that tell us actually this lowering of inflammation is preventing dementia.