S3 Ep168: GLP-1 Drugs- The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic™ and Wegovy™ do a great job at helping folks lose large amounts of weight, but there is emerging evidence that the benefits go well beyond achieving a healthy weight. And then there is the dark side…can they also harm? 
In this episode, Dr. Alexandra Sowa, an internist who is certified in obesity medicine, and the author of the just published book The Ozempic Revolution: A Doctor's Proven Plan for Success to Help You Reverse Obesity, End Yo-Yo Dieting, and Protect Yourself from Disease discusses the impact of the GLP-1 drugs throughout the body. 

• How GLP-1s work
• New drugs on the horizon
• Benefits beyond weight loss
  • Cardiovascular health
    Kidney health
    Brain health
    Sleep Apnea
    Liver health
    Addiction management
    Cancer
    Depression?
    Eye Health
    Thyroid problems
    Hair loss
    Muscle loss
    Maximizing success
    Maintenance
    Compounding pros and cons
    
    
• If any doctor can prescribe a GLP1 
• The advantage of seeing an obesity specialist
• Advocating for insurance coverage

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Dr. Alexandra Sowa
Dr. Alexandra Sowa is a dual board-certified physician in internal and obesity medicine and author of the groundbreaking book The Ozempic Revolution. With over a decade of clinical experience, Dr. Sowa has become a leading voice in metabolic health, specializing in GLP-1 medications and their transformative role in tackling obesity and chronic illness.

 
 
 Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. She is the Medical Director of Community Education and Outreach for Midi Health. 


Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.

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