I'm Joe Graydon. And I'm Terry Graydon. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.

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Have you ever worried about your weight? Have you considered the new GLP1 drugs? Do they help control cravings? This is the People's Pharmacy

with Terry and Joe Graydon. Today we talk with a former FDA Commissioner. Like many of us, Dr. David Kessler has had trouble controlling his weight over the years. He's utilized the new drugs to overcome his nighttime food cravings.

Dr. Kessler's new book is Diet Dr. Dr. Dr. Kessler's new book is Diet Dr. Dr.. You'll also hear from anthropologist Dr. Herman

Ponsor. His research shows that people around the world have very similar energy needs.

Coming up on the people's pharmacy, the biology of weight, insights from the GLP1 drugs and hunter

gatherers.

In the Peebles Pharmacy Health Edelines,

if the U.S. follows the epidemiological patterns from Japan and Great Britain,

we should expect flu season to go into overdrive soon.

Japan is experiencing an early and unexpectedly severe start to its flu season. By early October, more than 4,000 people had been hospitalized with influenza,

and many schools in daycare centers were closed to slow the spread of the virus among children.

Some health experts worried that the virus is mutating to become spread of the virus among children.

Some health experts worried that the virus is mutating to become more of a threat.

The early arrival of influenza in Japan should not have come as a big surprise.

That's because Australia also experienced an early and severe flu season.

It peaked between June and July much earlier than usual. RSV or respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV2 were also rampant at the same time,

putting the health care system under stress.

British authorities report that the viruses that cause colds are also

prevalent in the UK. Flu is on the rise there. As infections rise in Europe and Asia,

America may not be far behind. Viruses are not the only pathogens worrying public health authorities.

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