KNP453 - The Benefits and Risks of Semaglutide
The Brad Jensen Show
Brad Jensen
4.9 • 792 Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2023
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we'll be discussing semaglutide, a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. We'll be exploring how it works, its benefits, and its potential risks.
I was joined by my good friend and personal hormone Dr. Rachell Russell and her lead nurse Jaclyn White.
Segment 1: What is Semaglutide?
We'll start by explaining what semaglutide is and how it works. Semaglutide is a type of GLP-1 receptor agonist, which means it mimics the effects of the hormone GLP-1 that's naturally produced by the body. This hormone helps to regulate blood sugar levels, among other things. Semaglutide works by binding to the GLP-1 receptors in the body and increasing their activity, which in turn helps to lower blood sugar levels.
Segment 2: Benefits of Semaglutide
Next, we'll discuss the benefits of semaglutide. Semaglutide has been shown to be effective in lowering blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. It's also been found to be effective in helping people lose weight, and it's currently the only medication approved by the FDA for both diabetes and obesity. We'll talk about how it works to promote weight loss, and what the research says about its effectiveness.
Segment 3: Potential Risks of Semaglutide
Finally, we'll discuss the potential risks of semaglutide. Like any medication, semaglutide has some possible side effects, and we'll talk about what those are. We'll also discuss the concerns some people have raised about the long-term safety of semaglutide, particularly in relation to its effects on the thyroid gland.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, semaglutide is a medication that has shown promise in treating both type 2 diabetes and obesity. However, like any medication, it's important to be aware of its potential risks and to discuss them with your healthcare provider. We hope this episode has helped you understand more about semaglutide and its benefits and risks. Thanks for listening!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Q Nutrition Podcast. |
| 0:01.7 | You want to stop shop for all things health, mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. |
| 0:06.1 | On today's episode, I was joined by my personal hormone doctor. |
| 0:11.5 | My name is Rochelle Russell, and she owns an integrated medical facility here called Arlani in Salt Lake, Utah, |
| 0:17.9 | well, a suburb outside of Salt Lake City, Murray, Utah. |
| 0:20.6 | So if you're in the Salt Lake area, you can check that out. outside of Salt Lake City, Murray, Utah. So if you're in the |
| 0:21.3 | in the Salt Lake area, you can check that out. I know a lot of you guys are not in Utah. |
| 0:26.9 | I was, she was also, I was also joined by her main nurse whose name is Jacqueline. And I, and |
| 0:31.8 | we talked about semi-glutide. That is what we discussed. And this is, if you're not familiar what this is, it's a weight loss drug that's really |
| 0:41.3 | caught steam as of late and a lot of controversy around it because, well, like I always say, |
| 0:48.3 | there's no free lunch money. |
| 0:50.3 | There's a lot of side effects that can come up with semi-glutide and oftentimes very strong |
| 0:55.3 | side effects. |
| 0:56.3 | But it does generally help people lose weight. |
| 0:59.3 | And they explained why what the mechanism of action is, why it works, and really who this is |
| 1:05.3 | for and specifically who it's not for. |
| 1:08.0 | You know, I need to make that clear that, you know, I'm not in favor of a lot of |
| 1:14.2 | people doing this, but there is some people that I think can benefit from it. And a lot of |
| 1:19.6 | nutrition coaches just are up on arms that I would say that out loud. This is the truth. |
| 1:25.2 | I have one particular client on it right now who I speak of in the podcast |
| 1:29.0 | who I could not get to budge at all. I've been working with her a long time. We've tried just |
| 1:34.0 | about everything. She is type 2 diabetic. So this I believe semi-glutide because his diabetic drug |
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