Yeah this sort of stuff has come up several times. I had an article a while back where I was sarcastically mentioning that these drugs should be considered "miracle drugs". It seems the kidney information came from the same SELECT study I covered a while back where they were looking into MACE.
One has to consider whether the weight loss is the important factor in everything happening, or if GLP-1 themselves confer some sort of pharmacological benefit to the kidneys. In the case of the latter it again begs the question as to whether some sort of GLP-1 dysfunction is happening in people that appears to be corrected by these medications.
I hesitate to take these sorts of remarks at face value without understanding why these benefits may be happening.
I'm sortof looking at this as _________ patients need an off ramp. The same question arises with statins, diabetes medications, etc... I think an pathway out lies in integrative, functional and regenerative medicine approaches which incorporate lifestyle, nutrition, detoxification, examining multiple systems of the body... depending on a persons needs, issues, chronicity, complexity. My (somewhat limited) experience in working with pts on GLP-1's tends to focus on treating overall metabolic/hormonal/inflammatory picture, so that when the meds stop they are able to retain the weight loss achieved.
Definitely true for any medication- just for now GLP-1 medications are the huge blockbuster medications so they're getting more attention, but certainly any medication should be considered from the perspective of providing a possible off-ramp. The problem is that an off-ramp means less money for these companies and more healthy individuals.
Or any improved diet and lifestyle really. It may be far more difficult and take much longer but I think it's far more educational if people take avenues outside of seeking out pharmaceutical interventions alone. I think a lot of people on these medications may not understand their relationship with food well and so when they come off they fall back into those same bad habits that got them into that position in the first place.
thank you for your article, i too feel the importance of being fully prepared when taking medicine. Another very important element is the toxins released from fat tissue.
Maybe this link will work https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13455353/Is-Ozempic-Miracle-jab-slashes-risks-deadly-kidney-disease-affects-three-million-Britons-experts-hail-effect-better-dared-hope.html
Yeah this sort of stuff has come up several times. I had an article a while back where I was sarcastically mentioning that these drugs should be considered "miracle drugs". It seems the kidney information came from the same SELECT study I covered a while back where they were looking into MACE.
One has to consider whether the weight loss is the important factor in everything happening, or if GLP-1 themselves confer some sort of pharmacological benefit to the kidneys. In the case of the latter it again begs the question as to whether some sort of GLP-1 dysfunction is happening in people that appears to be corrected by these medications.
I hesitate to take these sorts of remarks at face value without understanding why these benefits may be happening.
I'm sortof looking at this as _________ patients need an off ramp. The same question arises with statins, diabetes medications, etc... I think an pathway out lies in integrative, functional and regenerative medicine approaches which incorporate lifestyle, nutrition, detoxification, examining multiple systems of the body... depending on a persons needs, issues, chronicity, complexity. My (somewhat limited) experience in working with pts on GLP-1's tends to focus on treating overall metabolic/hormonal/inflammatory picture, so that when the meds stop they are able to retain the weight loss achieved.
Definitely true for any medication- just for now GLP-1 medications are the huge blockbuster medications so they're getting more attention, but certainly any medication should be considered from the perspective of providing a possible off-ramp. The problem is that an off-ramp means less money for these companies and more healthy individuals.
What exactly do these poorly understood, stupid expensive drugs accomplish that a strict keto diet wouldn't do just as well?
Or any improved diet and lifestyle really. It may be far more difficult and take much longer but I think it's far more educational if people take avenues outside of seeking out pharmaceutical interventions alone. I think a lot of people on these medications may not understand their relationship with food well and so when they come off they fall back into those same bad habits that got them into that position in the first place.
Agreed, far more difficult, ant least initially, and people want easy.
thank you for your article, i too feel the importance of being fully prepared when taking medicine. Another very important element is the toxins released from fat tissue.
I have been saying exactly the same thing for quite awhile. It frustrates me that people want to remain chained to a pharmaceutical. : (
i dont think they actually want it. but many seek a magic wand solution.
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