291. The GLP-1 Side Effect Nobody Warns You About

0:00You've heard of Azempic.

0:01You've probably heard of Manjaro.

0:02Maybe you've even heard people call these medications game changers, and they are.

0:06People were losing 10, 12, 15% of their body weight in a clinical trial.

0:10That was unprecedented for a medication.

0:12These are the most powerful weight loss medications ever developed.

0:15And that power comes with a responsibility that most people are not being told about at the prescriber's office.

0:21Today, we're talking about GLP-1 medications specifically.

0:24How we got here, why the newest generation is unlike anything we've ever seen, and the two things every single person on these drugs needs to be doing that most prescribers are not even mentioning.

0:35In some studies, reductions in lean mass accounted for 40 to 60% of the total weight lost.

0:41That is not a weight loss win.

0:43That is a metabolic loss that will affect your resting energy expenditure, your strength, your functional health, and your ability to keep the weight off long term.

0:51If you're on a GLP-1 medication right now and you're not lifting and you're not prioritizing protein, you are losing lean muscle and you will spend years trying to rebuild it back.