Can Ozempic Fix Our Obesity Crisis?

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Dr. Mark Hyman

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 29 December 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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View the Show Notes For This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal Get Ad-free Episodes & Dr. Hyman+ Audio Exclusives Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonists like Wegovy have exploded as “miracle weight loss drugs.” But as the research unfolds, we’re quickly discovering that these drugs are not risk free and come with some very concerning side effects. In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I dive deep into the complexities of Ozempic. From nationwide shortages, high costs, the lack of insurance coverage, and severe, somewhat common, side effects, I explore the hurdles of Ozempic and question if it's truly a sustainable solution to our growing obesity crisis. This episode is brought to you by Mitopure and Cozy Earth. Support essential mitochondrial health and save 10% on Mitopure. Visit TimelineNutrition.com/Drhyman and use code DRHYMAN10. Right now, you can save 40% when you upgrade to Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to CozyEarth.com and use code DRHYMAN. Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Current and potential uses for Ozempic and GLP-1 (6:42 / 4:01) Common side effects from Ozempic (8:48 / 6:07) Understanding the obesity and chronic disease crisis (9:33 / 6:52) Long-term risks associated with Ozempic (14:47 / 12:06) Combatting the idea that obesity is genetic (17:54 / 15:13) Can you be healthy at any size? (20:37 / 17:55) How traditional medicine misses the mark in addressing obesity (24:36 / 21:55) Clinical research findings of Ozempic use (31:44 / 29:03) Addressing the root cause of obesity and type 2 diabetes (35:34 / 32:53) Mentioned in this episode Dr. Hyman’s Free Sleep Masterclass Function Health The 10-day Detox Diet Connect with Dr. Mark Hyman on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's episode of the doctor's pharmacy.
0:03.0	These drugs can cause permanent damage, as I mentioned,
0:05.0	bowel obstruction, gastrophesus, pancreatitis, loss of appetite.
0:09.0	The side effects are not trivial.
0:10.0	They occur in half of all the people in these studies and severe side effects occur in 10%.
0:17.0	Hey everyone, it's Dr Mark.
0:19.0	Now my goal is for me as healthy as I can for as long as possible and now in my 60s I have never felt more energized and I'm
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0:34.9	powerhouse within ourselves. It's called the mitochondria. Every aspect of health and
0:39.1	well-being comes down to mitochondrial health. Wherever you look at the body, the immune system, the brain, the
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