The Right and Wrong Way to Use Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Agonists
Dhru Purohit Show
Dhru Purohit
4.7 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, we have a special compilation episode where Dhru speaks with several past podcast guests about the pros, cons, and best practices for taking Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonists. Dhru sits down with JJ Virgin to get her nuanced take on where these weight loss drugs might benefit those battling lifelong obesity and metabolic disorders. He speaks with Calley Means to get his insights on how these drugs are approved, the dirty tactics behind their marketing, and the agenda behind their streamlined FDA approval for obese teens.
In a sneak peek of his upcoming episode, Dhru asks Dr. Gabrielle Lyon about what she’s seen in her clients taking Ozempic, the importance of resistance training and monitoring protein intake on these weight loss drugs, and potential side effects. Finally, Dhru highlights an interview with his wellness colleagues, Dr. Casey Means and Dr. Robert Lustig, on how to use Ozempic correctly and strategies to get off it safely.
In this special compilation episode, Dhru dives into: (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):
-Why we’re talking about Ozempic and GLP-1 weight loss drugs (1:10 / 1:10)
-JJ Virgin’s nuanced thoughts on Ozempic (2:52 / 2:52)
-The importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle as an adjunct to Ozempic (5:27 / 5:27)
-Calley Mean’s criticism of Ozempic as a long-term solution to the obesity crisis (17:50 / 15:33)
-Financial corruption within the institutions funding weight loss drugs (20:05 / 17:35)
-Metabolic and comorbidity cost of Ozempic in teens (23:21 / 20:54)
-Dr. Gabrielle Lyon breaks down the best and worst practices around Ozempic (25:21 / 23:16)
-Side effects of Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonists (27:26 / 24:55)
-Dr. Casey Means and Dr. Robert Lustig on how to take GLP-1 agonists the right way (31:16 / 29:11)
-How to come off of them successfully (33:08 / 31:12)
-Evidence-based ways for sustainable weight loss in children (35:40 / 33:45)
Also mentioned in this episode:
-The Top Weight Loss Do’s and Don'ts for Women 40+ with JJ Virgin (episode 407)
-How Does GLP 1 & Ozempic Affect Metabolic Health & Do They Work? | Dr. Rob Lustig & Dr. Casey Means
-A Whole New Level - Levels’ podcast
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| 0:00.0 | What's the right and wrong way to use ozempic and other GLP1 agonist? If you're |
| 0:07.5 | curious about this question, today's compilation episode is a hundred percent |
| 0:12.0 | for you. Welcome to the Drupurot podcast. Each week we explore the inner |
| 0:16.5 | workings of the brain and the body with one of the brightest minds in wellness, |
| 0:20.3 | medicine and mindset. Today we have experts from our community giving their |
| 0:25.7 | honest and nuanced thoughts about ozempic and these other GLP1 weight loss |
| 0:31.4 | drugs. This has been a highly requested episode and today we're specifically |
| 0:37.1 | going to focus on how to use these drugs correctly and how they are largely |
| 0:42.4 | being used incorrectly according to these experts. And I want to address one |
| 0:48.1 | important thing. Today's episode is less focused on whether or not these drugs |
| 0:52.8 | should or shouldn't be used at all when it comes to tackling our obesity |
| 0:58.5 | epidemic. We actually have a few other powerful podcasts that we've linked to in |
| 1:02.9 | the show notes that cover this discussion more in depth that I highly recommend |
| 1:07.8 | listening to after this episode. Instead today knowing that millions of |
| 1:12.6 | patients are already on these prescriptions. My goal is to share some powerful |
| 1:18.0 | insights from our podcast community and the experts that have been on here on |
| 1:22.4 | how to use them the right way if somebody was going to so choose to use them. |
| 1:29.3 | Some of the incredible experts that we have featured today are celebrity |
| 1:33.8 | nutritionist and fitness expert JJ Virgin. We have entrepreneur and health |
| 1:38.6 | advocate Callie Means who's here to remind us how the reliance on these drugs |
| 1:43.5 | especially for our children could take our nation completely sideways. We have a |
| 1:48.6 | sneak preview from our upcoming interview with Dr. Gabriel Lyon and in this |
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