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Habits and Hustle

Episode 442: The Truth About GLP-1s and Peptides for Weight Loss

Fri, 18 Apr 2025

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Listen to the full episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/habits-and-hustle/id1451897026?i=1000674829479  Are you curious about what peptides like Semaglutide (Ozempic) are really doing in your body? In this Fitness Friday episode on the Habits and Hustle podcast, I talk with Dr. Tyna Moore to discuss today's most talked-about treatments. Dr. Tyna explains how peptides work differently for each person. We also discuss how they're being used to address everything from weight management to recovery, and why some industries might feel threatened by their success.  Dr. Tyna is an expert in holistic regenerative medicine and resilient health with nearly three decades of experience in the medical world. As both a Licensed Naturopathic Physician and a Chiropractor, Dr. Tyna brings a unique perspective to building robust health foundations, having graduated from the National College of Natural Medicine and the University of Western States Chiropractic College. She is also a #1 Best Selling author, international speaker, and host of The Dr. Tyna Show Podcast.  What we discuss: Differences between GLP-1 peptides  How peptides support natural hormone pulsing versus direct hormone replacement When Semaglutide is appropriate for patients  Cycling peptides rather than continuous use  Using low-dose GLP-1s for cardiovascular benefits and mood improvement How peptides can provide a "leg up" for lifestyle changes Industries potentially threatened by GLP-1 success (Big Food, pharmaceuticals, dialysis clinics) Long-term consequences of metabolic dysfunction (joint replacements, dialysis, dementia) Thank you to our sponsor: Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off  TruNiagen: Head over to truniagen.com and use code HUSTLE20 to get $20 off any purchase over $100. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers.  Bio.me: Link to daily prebiotic fiber here, code Jennifer20 for 20% off.  Momentous: Shop this link and use code Jen for 20% off To learn more about Dr. Tyna Moore:  Ozempic Uncovered: https://www.drtyna.com/ozempicuncovered  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtyna/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@drtyna Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagements

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Chapter 1: Who are the hosts and what is the episode about?

1.448 - 4.888 Dr. Tyna Moore

Hi guys, it's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits & Hustle. Crush it.

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7.623 - 27.188 Jennifer Cohen

Are there hidden benefits to GLP-1s that the FDA just isn't talking about? In this Fitness Friday episode of Habits & Hustle, I sit down with Dr. Tina Moore to break down the truth about GLP-1 medications and the hype surrounding them. Dr. Tina is an expert in holistic regenerative medicine.

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27.668 - 59.027 Jennifer Cohen

She shares why these drugs are more than just weight loss tools and how the conversation around them has become very polarizing. This is a short clip from our full interview where you can find the full episode linked in the show notes below. Please listen and comment with anything you like. Enjoy the episode. Before we jump into today's interview, a quick word from our sponsor, BioMe.

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59.547 - 86.556 Jennifer Cohen

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86.796 - 104.684 Jennifer Cohen

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Chapter 2: What are GLP-1s and how do they differ from other peptides?

104.904 - 146.562 Jennifer Cohen

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Chapter 3: How do peptides like Semaglutide and Semoralin work in the body?

146.722 - 165.85 Dr. Tyna Moore

They're both peptides, but they're not at all the same. They don't do the same things in the body. No. They both may have some anti-inflammatory and some regenerative impacts, but they have different mechanisms. What does semoralin do? That's a growth hormone, I believe, releasing hormone peptide. So that'll help you... Your growth hormone declines as you age.

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166.29 - 186.312 Dr. Tyna Moore

And back when I was starting practice, you could still prescribe patients growth hormone, but they would get all pink and puffy. And we don't want to crank growth hormone. So a lot of people, I think, probably in their maybe 50s and 60s, if they've been going to longevity doctors for a long time, probably got some growth hormone. at some point. But the FDA put a snafu on that.

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186.392 - 201.397 Dr. Tyna Moore

And so when I got into practice, I was licensed as a naturopathic doctor in 2008. And my mentor was like, do not prescribe growth hormone. You will get in trouble with the FDA. So I never prescribed it. But I knew people that still were, and I knew doctors that were still taking it or putting their patients on it. And those people would get pink and puffy.

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201.517 - 222.894 Dr. Tyna Moore

And then came peptides many years later, which would help support your natural pulse of growth hormone at the appropriate times. GLP-1s support natural pulsing of insulin at the appropriate times. They actually work on your pancreas to help heal the pancreas and support natural release of insulin when needed.

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223.054 - 233.963 Dr. Tyna Moore

And also on the cellular level, they help the cells, if you will, in the kindergarten version, hear it better. They help the tissues respond to insulin better. And that's just but one mechanism.

233.983 - 238.807 Jennifer Cohen

And so semoralin, you said, so when would someone take semoralin?

Chapter 4: When is Semoralin recommended and how is it used?

239.267 - 261.592 Dr. Tyna Moore

If they've had an injury, I'll use it when someone's really burned out. I'll use it when someone's trying to alter body composition and they just can't get up on it. So this is a great time, I think, as we hit middle age, you know, when people are like, okay, I'm lifting weights, I'm doing all the things, but I'm just not having that anabolic response to the work I'm putting in anymore.

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261.932 - 279.44 Dr. Tyna Moore

we can put them on bioidentical hormone replacement and estrogen and testosterone are going to be supportive to muscle protein synthesis. But sometimes we need to get that growth hormone up a little bit. And so there might be a myriad of reasons. Somebody may have gone through a terrible illness and they're just fried on the other side of it.

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279.56 - 295.572 Dr. Tyna Moore

Long COVID, I'm not saying it's a specific treatment for that, but I think of these post-viral syndromes and people coming out the other side of a big womp with a virus, that might be a time to give them a leg up. But we cycle them and we pulse them. We aren't just putting people on them forever and saying, hey, good luck.

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295.932 - 313.085 Dr. Tyna Moore

We're using it as part of a comprehensive protocol and we're making sure that we're checking off all the boxes and we are making sure that we aren't cranking them up on especially one thing alone. I mean, imagine going on just estrogen or just testosterone or just progesterone only. You'd mess up the whole system, right?

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313.385 - 330.935 Jennifer Cohen

But I think this is what people are doing. They're going just on testosterone and or the samoralin. The reason why I'm asking about samoralin was I've heard a lot of people are prescribed samoralin in my world. You said another one, tree samoralin. Tessamoralin. Are they different also?

331.055 - 337.842 Dr. Tyna Moore

They're a little bit different, yeah, but they both work similarly in that we're trying to get a good pulse and activity out of some growth hormone.

338.203 - 346.572 Jennifer Cohen

Most people – and I feel like it doesn't work for some people. It works for other people. Is that with every peptide? But then GLP-1 seems to work for everybody.

Chapter 5: What are the differences between various growth hormone peptides?

346.832 - 359.842 Dr. Tyna Moore

It doesn't unless – so what's happening is – people are cranking the dose into crazy high levels in the standard dosing. In the standard, you know, big pharma pen version, people are going up to these really high... And some people need that, though.

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359.862 - 363.824 Jennifer Cohen

Are you talking about GLP-1? Yeah, if you... I'm talking about the semoralin and the other one.

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363.964 - 385.264 Dr. Tyna Moore

Right. Well... So peptides are going to work or not. I mean, it's all individualized. Not everything works for everyone. But also, you get much better results when somebody's metabolically optimized. So if you were to come in and take a peptide, we would be able to likely keep, or hormone for that matter, any hormone. If you walked into my office, I'd be like, oh, this is going to be easy.

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Chapter 6: Do peptides work for everyone and how does metabolic health affect results?

Chapter 7: How should peptides be cycled for safety and effectiveness?

279.56 - 295.572 Dr. Tyna Moore

Long COVID, I'm not saying it's a specific treatment for that, but I think of these post-viral syndromes and people coming out the other side of a big womp with a virus, that might be a time to give them a leg up. But we cycle them and we pulse them. We aren't just putting people on them forever and saying, hey, good luck.

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295.932 - 313.085 Dr. Tyna Moore

We're using it as part of a comprehensive protocol and we're making sure that we're checking off all the boxes and we are making sure that we aren't cranking them up on especially one thing alone. I mean, imagine going on just estrogen or just testosterone or just progesterone only. You'd mess up the whole system, right?

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313.385 - 330.935 Jennifer Cohen

But I think this is what people are doing. They're going just on testosterone and or the samoralin. The reason why I'm asking about samoralin was I've heard a lot of people are prescribed samoralin in my world. You said another one, tree samoralin. Tessamoralin. Are they different also?

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331.055 - 337.842 Dr. Tyna Moore

They're a little bit different, yeah, but they both work similarly in that we're trying to get a good pulse and activity out of some growth hormone.

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338.203 - 346.572 Jennifer Cohen

Most people – and I feel like it doesn't work for some people. It works for other people. Is that with every peptide? But then GLP-1 seems to work for everybody.

346.832 - 359.842 Dr. Tyna Moore

It doesn't unless – so what's happening is – people are cranking the dose into crazy high levels in the standard dosing. In the standard, you know, big pharma pen version, people are going up to these really high... And some people need that, though.

359.862 - 363.824 Jennifer Cohen

Are you talking about GLP-1? Yeah, if you... I'm talking about the semoralin and the other one.

363.964 - 385.264 Dr. Tyna Moore

Right. Well... So peptides are going to work or not. I mean, it's all individualized. Not everything works for everyone. But also, you get much better results when somebody's metabolically optimized. So if you were to come in and take a peptide, we would be able to likely keep, or hormone for that matter, any hormone. If you walked into my office, I'd be like, oh, this is going to be easy.

385.364 - 403.679 Dr. Tyna Moore

This is like, you've got good muscle mass. I can tell you're doing all the things. Your skin's glowing. You have good vitality. Wow. I'm like, should I pay you? That was for free. I didn't pay her to say anything. Well, you take care of yourself, you know? I try. So a little bit of hormone, a little bit of peptide is likely going to have a really powerful impact on you.

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