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The Heidi St. John Podcast

The GLP-1 Explosion: Truth Behind the Hype

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and semaglutide are everywhere right now and so is the fear surrounding them. Are they dangerous? Are they a breakthrough? And why is the internet so divided?

Today I’m joined by Drs. Mark and Michele Sherwood from the Functional Medical Institute to talk honestly about what GLP-1s actually do, who they’re designed to help, and why so much of the conversation online is driven by hype and fear instead of facts.

We also dive into ketones, blood sugar and mood swings in kids, snoring and sleep apnea, hormones for men in their 40s, cold plunges and saunas, and why so many people are struggling with anxiety right now. Most importantly, we talk about how to become “hope dealers” in a culture that profits from fear.

If you’re looking for clear thinking, practical health wisdom, and encouragement in a noisy world, this episode is for you.

Prime Sponsor: No matter where you live, visit the Functional Medical Institute online today to connect with Drs Mark and Michele Sherwood. Go to homeschoolhealth.com to get connected and see some of my favorites items. Use coupon code HEIDI for 20% off!


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, this is Heidi St. John. Welcome to today's podcast. I'm glad you guys are here. Two of my favorite people on the planet are joining me today. Doctors Mark and Michelle Sherwood are going to be dealing a little bit of hope. We're going to talk current events, ketones, g-l-p-1s, and whatever else comes to our mind. So if you guys need a little bit of encouragement, this is the episode for you. This is the Heidi St. John podcast. Stick around. I think you're going to be encouraged.

0:32.0

Thank you guys for listening today. I always start these episodes off by saying a great big thank you to the sponsor

0:39.5

of today's podcast, which of course is the Functional Medical Institute. But I don't need to go

0:43.8

very far to thank him today because the founders are here and we're going to be answering

0:47.2

your questions. Dr. Mark and Michelle Sherwood. Hey, welcome back. Hey, thank you. We're it is glad. We're glad to be back.

0:55.8

I told you before we started. You guys are just so darn cute. You never age. I don't hardly ever see you, Michelle, with your hair down. So cute. I want to jump into, let's start a little bit. There's a lot of things I want to talk about. And we've got several listener questions to get to. but in the green room I was just saying there are a lot of people stressed out right now right we got

1:14.2

operation and we've got several listener questions to get to. But in the green room, I was just saying there are a lot of people stressed out right now, right?

1:13.9

We got Operation Epic Fury happening.

1:17.3

We've got, you know, all kinds of unrest at home, I think, in a lot of ways we're watching

1:23.0

the continue fallout inside the conservative movement, lots and lots of discord and dyspepsia,

1:30.4

I think you could say, with regard to what's going on. And I would love to have you guys just

1:36.1

speak into how people can find their peace, find the peace of God in the midst of all this,

1:42.5

and maybe some things that we can do to sort of maintain mental health

1:45.5

and not not fall down I'm super concerned I got to say

1:50.1

falling down every conspiracy theory rabbit hole known to man like it's starting to

1:56.7

it's starting to make me cringe a little bit. All of the conspiracy theories and the,

2:01.6

and people who are just glued to their influencers 24 hours a day to the point where their

2:08.6

marriages are suffering, their relationship with their kids are suffering, they're not getting

2:11.4

outside, not getting exercise. What say you guys? Well, I think you kind of set the tone for what our position has been.

2:19.7

We've kind of had to think through this because we're living in the same world everybody else is,

2:22.9

you know, and so we are as quote unquote hope dealers. What are we doing? So honestly,

2:27.3

we've had this discussion, Heidi, a lot. Okay, so first of all, what is our purpose?

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